Columbia Union Executive Committee Makes Appeal on Compliance
3 October 2018 |
A statement dated 2 October from the Columbia Union Executive Committee begins, “The General Conference Administrative Committee’s proposed new system of committees to assure compliance and uniformity within the global church will not result in the unity it seeks.”
The statement is published in full in the union conference’s magazine, the Visitor. The heart of the document is three appeals:
With deep conviction, we submit three appeals:
We appeal to those upon whose shoulders rest the weighty decisions of how to govern and address the needs and realities of a global family of faith, to do so in a way that promotes true biblical unity, healthy dialogue and respect for each and every member of the body of Christ.
We appeal to world church leaders that, rather than creating a compliance structure contrived to keep every member and entity in line, we develop avenues for dialogue, plant seeds of understanding and model Christ-like forbearance in how we treat one another.
We appeal to our brothers and sisters within our union, across our division and around the world, to prayerfully open hearts and minds to possibilities that will free us from this impasse and refocus 100 percent of our energies, efforts and resources on fulfilling The Great Commission.
The entire statement can be read here.
