He has to decide whether to hold a synod different from the past, in which bishops have the possibility not only of being listened to but of making decisions.
He has to decide whether to hold a synod different from the past, in which bishops have the possibility not only of being listened to but of making decisions.
The glorious gods sit in hourly synod about thy
particular prosperity, and love thee no worse than thy old father
Menenius does!
This crisis is real. We just listed the 66th church on our Web site that has withdrawn from the UCC since General Synod 25. In my conference, the Southern Conference, we have lost 70 of 300 churches in less than four years. We aim to give churches a reason to stay.
The Synod of Bishops has existed for forty years. In that long span of time it has been for all of us a good school for introducing us to the universal dimension of the Church.
Let us pray that the Holy Spirit illuminates, inspires and guides the work of the synod and pushes us to charity, agreement and the service of the truth.
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