Going deeper into pc-biz.org, by Tom Letts

If you missed my last post, go back and read it. The site mentioned is a good one. This post deals exclusively with pc-biz.org so read no further unless you are REALLY into web-searches and the GA. Really. Stop reading now. You're still reading? Here we go!

OK, so, there is A LOT of information to sift through here! Were we using paper the initial materials for each commissioner would be more than six inches high, with the final tally closing in on a foot-high stack. It is a crazy amount of material but I've got some helpful hints for using pc-biz.org as a tool for finding what you need.

Remember pc-biz.org is the official website for the 219^th GA. You can click 'register as a new user' if you would like to track overtures and create bookmarks for future reference, or you can just start using the site.

As you search the site you can choose one of two filters (like looking through the whole bookstore or just going to the 'cooking' section). The larger-scoped filter is the event filter labeled '219^th General Assembly.' The smaller one is 'Assembly Committee' (this filter will keep you within the work of a particular committee, and you can change the committee -like leaving 'cooking' and going to 'fiction').

Now, if you are looking at an item and want to keep following it: you must have an account and be logged in, then you can click the 'watch this item' button on the orange bar. Each time you go to the home page you can choose 'I'm watching' in the 'show items' box and your watch listed items will appear, click for the latest activity.

If an item has an attachment (resources for background or further study) you can click 'Additional Resources' in the grey box in the upper right corner of the screen. Browse to the attachment you want and then you can either read it or download it.

Some controversial items to follow:

Marriage -committee 12 -key overtures: [weddings 12-06, 08, 09] [change definition 12-02, 03, 04, 10] [reports: pro change 12-12, pro traditional interpretation 12-13 (a GREAT doc)]

Ordination standards -committee 6 -key overtures: (new standards) 06-06 through 10 and 12 through 17, (traditional standards) 06-02, 03, 04, 05, 18

Muslims and Christians -committee 8 -key overtures: 08-04, 02

Happy hunting. Peace, tl