Self-directed workshop Description

Governing in Christ: Provoking the Potential of Presbyterian Polity - Brian Fraser

In a number of interviews among members of the fictive congregation "Knoxville" some of the essential questions about governing in The Presbyterian Church in Canada are discussed. These questions include:

• How Presbyterians in Canada have structured their life and witness through the polity of their denomination;
• How the principles of Presbyterian polity, passed down through the tradition, can guide the way elders use those structures;
• What key challenges confront the mission and ministries of The Presbyterian Church in Canada and how they can be seen as opportunities for better serving Christ; and
• How teaching and ruling elders can increase their awareness of and responsibility for the work and witness of their own congregation.