PCA Historical Center Collection: Donald J. MacNair Papers

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Donald J. MacNair Papers

Manuscript Collection # 19

Dr. Donald J. MacNair in 1964, upon his being named to serve as General Secretary of National Presbyterian Missions.

Box 434

Content Summary: Writings; Correspondence, Borchert - Pett; Early documents from the Association of Evangelical Presbyterian Churches; Mission to North America materials; Church counsel and planting correspondence.

Span Dates: 1963 - 1988

Size: 1 cu. ft.

Access Restrictions: None, except for folder # 40.

Collection Citation: MacNair, Donald J., Papers, Box 434, Folder __: item description, PCA Historical Center, St. Louis, MO.

Related Collections: Churches Vitalized, Inc.; PCA Internship Records; National Presbyterian Missions; The Covenant Presbyterian Church (St. Louis); First Bible Presbyterian Church (St. Louis).

A Career Overview for the Rev. Don MacNair:
Birth: 28 June 1922 - Union City, New Jersey
Education: Elementary School - Ridgefield, New Jersey Junior & Senior High Schools - Englewood, New Jersey College - Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering Seminary - B.D. from Faith Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, PA
Experience: 1944-45:Engineer in SKF Ball Bearing Industries 1946-47: Student Pastor, Camden, NJ 1947-53: Pastor, Bible Presbyterian Church, Coatesville, PA (Directed building of church) 1950-53: Instructor in Homiletics, Faith Theological Seminary 1953-64: Pastor, Covenant Presbyterian Church, St. Louis, MO (Directed building of church) 1955: Vice-Moderator of General Synod for the Bible Presbyterian Church (BPC) 1955-62: Board of Directors, Covenant College and Theological Seminary (1955-61 served as Vice President of the Board) 1956-57: Board of Directors, World Presbyterian Missions 1960-64: Board of Directors, National Presbyterian Missions (1960-64) served as President) 1962-64: Member of the Fraternal Relations Committee, Evangelical Presbyterian Church 1963: Vice-Moderator of General Synod for the Evangelical Presbyterian Church 1964: Moderator of General Synod for the Evangelical Presbyterian Church 1964-82: Executive Director of National Presbyterian Missions for the Reformed Presbyterian Church, Evangelical Synod 1974-99: Board of Directors, Life Care Retirement Facilties 1979-82: Fraternal Relations Committee, Reformed Presbyterian Church, Evangelical Synod 1982: Awarded the Doctor of Divinity degree by Geneva College 1982: Organized Churches Vitalized, Inc. [consulting firm] 1984-89: Coordinator for Theological Education in the Presbyterian Church in America, under the auspices of the Christian Education and Publications Committee 1984-99: Adjunct Professor at Covenant Theological Seminary
Deceased: 3 March 2001 - St. Louis, MO

Finding Aid is normally located in folder number 1 of each box.

Subject	Box	File
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church [ARP], 1963, 1976, 1979 – 1981, Correspondence; 1963 Minutes of Synod	434	2
Australian Churches and Denominations, General Information	434	3
Australian Trip, 1977	434	4
Bethel Presbyterian Church, Oakville, MO, 1972 – 1983, Correspondence	434	5
Bethel Presbyterian Church, Oakville, MO, 1982 – 1983, Excommunication of member, Documents and Notes; Restricted Access, Release date May, 2032	434	6
Borchert, Harold, 1977, Correspondence, [1 leaf]	434	34
Consultation on Church Union (C.O.C.U.), 1970, Research Materials and notes; NPM Bulletin article, [24 leaves]	434	7
Covenant College, 1964 – 1982, Certificates of Incorporation; By-Laws; Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws of the Covenant Foundation	434	8
Covenant Presbyterian Church, Cherry Hill, NJ, 1978 – 1980, Church Growth Planning	434	9
Covenant Theological Seminary, 1983, Ministerial Preparation and Placement Program, Planning and Discussion Notes, 6 leaves	434	10
Covenant Theological Seminary, 1985 – 1987, Task Force on Church Planting	434	11
Covenant Theological Seminary, 1988, Evangelism Explosion Program: Correspondence; Curriculum Planning Materials	434	12
Crestwood Reformed Presbyterian Church, Edmonton, Alberta, 1980	434	13
Dedication Services, Sample Programs	434	14
Dunahoo, Charles H., 1983, Correspondence	434	35
Dyrness, Franklin S., 1977 – 1982, Correspondence	434	36
Edmiston, Robert E., 1983, Correspondence	434	37
Egbert, Tom, 1977, Discussion notes, [1 leaf]	434	38
Evangelical Presbyterian Church, 1980 – 1983, [Association of Evangelical Presbyterian Churches]; Correspondence re Use of Name; The Consensus of St. Louis; early brochures and newsletters	434	15
Evangelical Presbyterian Church, 1981, Proposed Book of Government [95 lvs]	434	16
Evangelical Presbyterian Church, 1981, Proposed Book of Worship [46 lvs.]	434	17
Faith Reformed Presbyterian Church, Evansville, IN, 1977 – 1978	434	18
Great Commission Publications, 1979 – 1982, Correspondence, Contract for publication of The Living Church	434	19
Gyger, Terry, 1982 – 1983, Correspondence	434	39
Heritage Reformed Presbyterian Church, Oklahoma City, OK, 1982 – 1983, Correspondence, Draft of Statement of Specific Purpose	434	20
Hill, K. 1975, Counseling Notes, Restricted Access, Release date 2025	434	40
Hughes, James L. [Insurance, Annuities & Relief], 1982 – 1983, Correspondence	434	41
Inner City Missions [RPCES]	434	21
Knight, George W., III, Writings on Church Government: The Church of the New Testament [6 leaves]; Biblical Foundation of the Diaconate [3 lvs.]; Two Offices and Two Orders of Elders, [8 lvs.]; Letter of the OPC to the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands, [2 lvs.]; Office in the New Testament [5 lvs.]; Discussion on the Office of Elder at Grace Church [6 lvs.]; A Form for Excommunication [2 lvs.]; Ordination Vows or Subscription to the Standards [6 lvs.]; Separation from Unbelief [tract]; Class Syllabus for course on Church Government.	434	42
Korean Presbyterian Churches, 1982, Correspondence re Joining & Receiving	434	22
Lausanne Covenant, 1974, text and related articles, Christianity Today, Vo. 18, No. 22, 16 August 1974	434	23
Linton, Dwight, 1982 – 1983, Correspondence	434	43
MacNair, Donald J., 1971, The Birth, Care and Feeding of a Local Church, [175pp.], spiral bound, together with Manual for a Working Relationship Between Presbytery and National Presbyterian Missions, [31pp.]	434	49
MacNair, Donald J., undated, The “Grown Up” Local Church, spiral bound, [164pp.]
MacNair, Donald J., 1978, Manual for Borrowed Elders, [4 leaves]	434	51
MacNair, Donald J., 1978, Manual for National Presbyterian Missions Field Representative, [4 leaves]	434	52
MacNair, Donald J., 1978, Manual for Presbytery Consultants, [6 leaves]	434	53
MacNair, Donald J., 1982, Manual for Theological Training in the PCA [15pp.] and Manual for Presbyteries Developing and Maintaining a Certified Program of Theological Education in the PCA [34pp.]	434	54
MacNair, Donald J., undated, The Missing Dimension in Today’s Church, spiral bound, [113pp.]	434	55
MacNair, Donald J., 1978, Presbytery Evangelist Manual for Presbyteries of the RPCES, [7 leaves]	434	56
MacNair, Donald J., 1979, Apostasy and Ecclesiastical Organizations, [4 leaves]	434	57
MacNair, Donald J., 1980, Mother/Daughter Church Planting Manual of the RPCES, [9 leaves]	434	58
MacNair, Donald J., 1980, Presbytery Evangelist Manual for Presbyteries of the RPCES, [9 leaves]	434	59
MacNair, Donald J., 1985, A Systematic Way to Choose a Pastor	434	60
MacNair, Donald J., Personal Data, Photos	434	48
Malkus, Nelson K., 1973 – 1983, Correspondence [22 leaves]	434	44
Maryland, Miscellaneous [13 leaves]	434	24
Miller, C. John, 1979, Reformed Evangelism Revisited, [32 leaves]	434	45
Mission to North America, 1982 – 1983, Disaster Relief Fund	434	61
Mission to North America, 1982 – 1983, Florida Church Planting Work, Brochures, Correspondence, Reports	434	62
Mission to North America, 1982, Consultation Log for Donald J. MacNair	434	63
Mission to North America, 1982, Field Reports of Donald J. MacNair	434	64
Mission to North America, 1982, Georgia Church Planting, Correspondence	434	65
Mission to North America, 1982, Indiana Church Planting, Correspondence	434	66
Mission to North America, 1982, To Understand God’s Strategy and Become Part of It, spiral bound, [119pp.]	434	67
Mission to North America, 1983, Home Missions Manual; Correspondence	434	68
Mission to North America, 1983, Illinois, Correspondence, 2 leaves	434	69
Mission to North America, 1986, MNA Assessment Team	434	70
Missouri Church Planting, 1981 – 1983, Miscellaneous Correspondence	434	25
New Jersey, Miscellaneous	434	26
Oklahoma Presbytery (PCA), 1982	434	27
Olson, James, International Church Business Management Corporation, 1980 – 1983, Correspondence, Report on Financing Options [30 leaves]	434	46
Pett, Mark, 1977, Correspondence, re DJM considering resignation, [2 leaves]	434	47
Presbyterian Church Development Center, Inc., 1979 – 1981	434	28
Presbyterian Church in the United States (PCUS), 1973 – 1982, Position Papers of Various Individuals and Local Churches re: Separation from the PCUS.	434	29
Promotional Advertising for various local churches	434	30
Regina, Saskatchewan, 1980 Visit	434	31
Vanguard Commission (RPCES), 1971	434	32
Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, PA, 1980 – 1981, Class Outlines for Church Growth and Pastor/Elder classes; Correspondence; Westminster Statement on Justification	434	33

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