Affirmation
April 21, 2011 at 2:36 pm 1 comment
A snippet from the FAQ’s regarding the Affirmation of Affiliation:
“The recent Regional Conversations gave those who participated an opportunity to be in meaningful conversations with each other about who we are, what we’re here for, and what it means to belong to Churches of Christ in Vic/Tas. People had the space to ask questions and express opinions. We hope that all churches, whether they attended the Conversations or not, will have accepted the invitation to engage the material. Offers are open for Churches of Christ leaders to meet with church leaders and/or ministers to take the conversations further.
Dialogue about ‘belonging’ and our ‘identity and purpose’ has been underway over the past four years, at Annual General meetings, Dreaming Days (2007 and 2010), as well as a round of regional conversations in 2009.
This dialogue, as well as other conversations, formal and informal, planned and unplanned, have informed the thinking of Council and helped shape the Affirmation document that will be presented at the AGM [available below]. Many changes to wording or concepts emerged; significant changes were made and they are generally outlined in this FAQs paper; some, while important, are too minor to note here.
To give all churches an opportunity to better (or further) engage the issues raised in the Affirmation document, Council is proposing ‘in principle’ support of it as the basis for an agreement at the AGM in May, and that a Special General Meeting be called for a suitable date in October to decide its final shape. Suggestions for initiating local conversations about the Affirmation will also be available.”
See the Affirmation here.
See the FAQ’s regarding the Affirmation here.
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Entry filed under: Covenant/Belonging, Where to from here?. Tags: affinity, Belonging, Covenant, leadership, ministry, mission, movement, spirituality, unity, values.
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Adam Yonley | April 28, 2011 at 6:39 pm
I really like the changes you’ve made. And thanks for the FAQ’s document, it helped to fill in the picture of the journey of the document as influenced by the various discussions that have been had so far.
I find the Affirmation of Affiliation concept to be a helpful way of looking at things. It being an opportunity for churches who have been affiliated for a long time to look at what that means, in regards to their identity, their relationship with Conference and their relationships with other churches.
Speaking of which, has anyone else been challenged by that angle of things? The relationships between our local churches… It’s so easy to not really think about them at all. But as a family of churches that isn’t enough. I’ll be thinking about what my church could do.
Interested to hear what the rest of you think.