ACSWP Requests New Task Force Prospectus Be Obtained Through Presbyteries By Julian Shipp Presbyterian News Service LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Encouraged by the initial response to its new Task Force on Changing Families, the Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy (ACSWP) requests that persons wanting a prospectus for the task force obtain them through their local presbytery office. "A full prospectus with information regarding nominations of task force members is available from your presbytery office," said the Rev. Belinda M. Curry, ACSWP associate for policy development and interpretation. "The Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy invites comments and suggestions on the prospectuses, and nominations for the task force members are due Sept. 1, 1998." Curry said ACSWP is asking Presbyterians to get the prospectus from their local presbytery office because "it is a good way for us to encourage members to build a relationship with their presbyteries by being in touch with them on this initiative." Prospectuses on the Task Force on Changing Families were mailed to the denomination's presbyteries on April 2. A nomination form is attached to assist in the process of selecting members for the task force. Comments on the prospectuses and nominations should be sent to the Rev. Belinda M. Curry, Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy, 100 Witherspoon Street, Room 3042, Louisville, KY 40202-1396. Task force to include up to 12 persons Authorized by the 209th General Assembly, the task force will include up to 12 persons. Curry said the task force's purpose is to examine the issues of changing families and changing social structures that effect families, particularly focusing on the effects of the changes on children. She said the task force will work for two years, during which time it will develop a new policy statement with principles and recommendations to strengthen the church's ministry to contemporary families in both the church and society in the 21st century. The task force will reflect the rich diversity of the PC(USA) and will also, according to Curry, "pursue its work with the understanding that there is a variety of families, including nuclear families, blended families, families with adopted children, single parents, families reflecting different racial and cultural backgrounds, faith traditions and so forth." The task force is scheduled to conduct its first meeting in November 1998. There will also be two to three meetings each in 1999 and 2000, including a synod consultation in November of 2000. ACSWP will then submit the task force's policy statement to the 213th General Assembly (2001), which will act on the document. |
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