Wisconsin Responses

Wisconsin Jerusalem Council Responses

  

1. What values do we hold in common that inform our capacity to live with profound differences in interpretation of Scripture?

 Comments:

• Respect
• Love of God
• Respect for scripture
• Focus on Jesus
• Rev. 12:12
• Calling to lost
• Sense of humor

 

2. What do you have to say to the Senators about the Proposed Amendment?

Comments:

• Do historic study of ABC conflict and resolutions
• Don’t bow to ultimatums
• Examine lost opportunities if we don’t work together
• Is this part of a bigger agenda?
• Is this about power?
• If this Bylaw amendment doesn’t pass, then what?
• Wrong to start listing “sins” in Bylaws, where does it end?
• How will you administer this?
• Vote against this Bylaw amendment
• How to remain faithful to our mission now as a council?

 

3. If God were to show us a way forward together, what would it look like?  What can we imagine?  Is it possible?

 Comments:

• Meal, share some common bread, not others
• Lift up, affirm, embrace what we do hold in common
• Engage in hands-on ministry together
• People speaking truth, naming issues of power
• Stand up, name what is happening
• Possible creative presence at Ministers Council national meeting
• In crisis, near-death experience turn to light
• Wake up call
• Bridge building
• Humility
• Celebrating free church
• Find ways to encourage one another’s ministries
• Find ways to build trust
• Interact with AWAB Council
• Close relationships with councils
• God’s house is big and has many rooms