Don Muir, Associate Secretary, General Assembly Office

William Butler Yeats, the Nobel Prize winning Irish dramatist, author and poet, once stated, “Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.”

by Don Muir
Every now and then I’m asked if it is permissible for Presbyterians to apply for grants from the gaming industry.
In Ontario, for example, people apply to the provincial government’s Trillium Foundation that is …

Don Muir, Associate Secretary, General Assembly Office
Set against the heights of heaven and the depths of some issues facing the church, a question about a motion to adjourn does not likely dominate the thoughts of …

by Don Muir, Associate Secretary, General Assembly Office
Presbyterian congregations need to appoint trustees to sign legal documents, and the like, as directed by the congregation. (See this article for why congregations appoint trustees.) Congregations should …

by Don Muir, Associate Secretary, General Assembly Office
Almost every Presbyterian congregation has men and women who generously consent to serve as trustees. But what do they do?
The Book of Forms states, “The property of the …

by Don Muir, Associate Secretary, General Assembly Office
Each year Presbyterian congregations all across Canada meet in sanctuaries, church halls and basements to examine, debate and approve congregational budgets. By the time you read this page …

by Don Muir, Associate Secretary, General Assembly Office
“I’ve been a member of this congregation for 35 years. I’ve taught Sunday school, sung in choirs and visited in more homes than I can remember. Why do …