Looking Forward to General Assembly
General Assembly is coming up at the end of July. Yunkyong, Emily, and I are going. We are looking forward to being back in Indianapolis. We are especially looking forward to seeing old friends again.
The big question of General Assembly revolves around the entire "Sense-of-the-Assembly" resolutions. How as a church do we speak with authority on moral issues important to us? How do we respond to war? How do we respond to inequality, hunger, and poverty? Do we not address them? Do we just talk about them? Or do we act?
I'll be clear that I am not decided.
I do think in the time that we live in, a church speaking with authority on anything is kind of a funny idea. Maybe among some in my generation, we see too many churches already attempt to speak with authority, often resulting in plain ol' hypocrisy. I think action would be a more appropriate response to moral issues, but I suppose some of us don't know about our challenges until we talk about them or raise them up. And we do need space to figure out our best course of action, how we are called to respond. So does the current process allow that? Would getting rid of it allow something else to take its place? Or what?
We'll find out.
Advocacy Days This Weekend.
Just a reminder for those folks out there who believe being a Christian means walking with and supporting efforts to bring justice, equality, and compassion into our society, Ecumenical Advocacy Days is this weekend. I've gone two years in a row, and I will miss it if Eunice and I move away from DC. It's just a great opportunity to be a part of the emerging conversations about advocacy and what churches, organizations, and Christians are lifting up.
You can find out about the event here: http://www.advocacydays.org/
In addition, the Disciples and UCC are having a combined event:
On Saturday, March 8th, at 7.45 pm, at the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center in Alexandria, VA (in the Arbors Room), there will be a special event for Disciples and UCC from across the nation. The main speaker will be Dr. Michael Kinnamon, General Secretary of the National Council of Churches. Other speakers include: Rev. Michael Paige from Michigan Park and Rev. Noemi Mena from National City. All local Disciples and UCC are invited to this free event. Light food and drink will be provided. An offering will be taken. Please RSVP to DAWN at dawnccca@comcast.net.
This special event is part of the annual Ecumenical Advocacy Days for Peace with Justice (March 7 - 10, 2008). To register for this conference and/or to get directions to the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center, please visit www.advocacydays.org. Help spread the word!
I'd love to see you out, but if you can't or if you are on the other side of the continent, I'll probably do another podcast of the event, maybe even some video.
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