There were blocks of time today when it seemed as though most people had left the General Assembly. The streets were quiet and the buzz of voices in the convention center was almost non-existent. Though it may have felt as though everyone had left the building, this was very far from the truth. The commissioners and delegates spent the day in committee meetings discussing the issues set before them. Each committee meets in a separate meeting room where they can work together and focus on their own committee’s agenda.
At various times in the day, people can sign up to address a committee about topics that may be addressed. Early today, Seattle Presbytery’s Youth Advisory Delegate Hannah Kahl addressed the Youth Committee about helping churches reach out their youth. She spoke about how it is important to reach the youth of the church using the mean of communication they are most accustom to using. Hannah was clear, concise, and to-the-point (she only had 2 minutes to speak), and represented Seattle Presbytery very well.
While our commissioners and delegates were working hard during the day, I visited some of the committees and photographed them in action. See the links to the right to view the photos. It will lead you to our Flickr site. I also tried to capture in pictures some of the booths in the exhibit hall. The exhibit hall is an exciting place to be. It is full of people offering resources from their ministries. They range from missionaries, publication houses, PCUSA ministries, activists, artists and more.
As things pick up in the next couple of days and the committees begin to develop recommendations to bring to the plenary sessions, I expect to have much more to share. In the meantime, if you want to follow the work of the committees, you can access their papers at PCBiz.
Checking in from sunny San Jose,
Heidi Francis
Communications Director, Seattle Presbytery
