Majoring in Majors?
It’s Annual Council time. What’s that? It’s when 300 church leaders from all over the world, mostly union presidents, meet to discuss church business. Once every five years they meet outside the North American Division. Conference presidents are told that when Annual Council takes place in their division, they can attend having both voice and vote. So I’ve been privileged to attend before; but not this time. This year they are in Manila, Philippines. World President Dr. Jan Paulsen told them that the Seventh-day Adventist Church is about mission, but it is also about unity. Elder Mark Finley preached that the Seventh-day Adventist Church is about the Bible. They will discuss topics ranging from the church’s structure to the appropriation of its funds, as well as progress made in the church’s mission efforts and its global AIDS ministry. So here’s my question: If you could be a fly on the wall at this the most significant annual meeting of the world church and in times like these, what would you hope our leaders are talking about?
*Maintaining unity in the face of cultural diversity, esp when cultures rub shoulders in the pews
*Theological unity: what are the majors, and what are the minors (which usually cause most of the debates)
*Administrative improvements, how to use our resources (human, financial, etc) more effectively–is a 90+ year old structure the most effective model in the 21st century?
Comment by Stefan Burton-Schnüll — October 20, 2008 @ 4:39 pm
I feel that are leaders should be discussing the times that we are living in and how we can present this present truth to win souls into our church.
Comment by Shirlene Nisbett — October 24, 2008 @ 6:41 pm
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