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Description:Why do Disciples of Christ operate by a Design rather than a constitution or bylaws? In 1948, the World Council of Churches (WCC) gathered in Amsterdam for its first Assembly. The theme was “Man’s Disorder and God’s Design.” Human disorder was plain to see in the ashes of post-war Europe and Japan. But the churches had a message of hope: God is building a better world rooted in justice and peace. They called the divine rules of operation for this emerging world “God’s design.”The WCC urged churches to evaluate their structures to ensure that they would be well equipped to join God’s work of transformation. Disciples, influenced by visionary African American church leaders, understood that in the American context this process had to include concrete measures to heal the wounds of legally enshrined White supremacy. Out of this work came a “Restructured” church described in two key documents passed at the 1968 International Convention of Christian Churches (Disciples of Christ): Resolution 44, also known as The Merger Agreement, which brought together the African American National Christian Missionary Convention and the predominantly White International Convention, and The Design of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). A. Dale Fiers, the first General Minister and President, said that Restructure began with the question “What is God’s design for the church?” Rooted in the terminology of that first WCC Assembly, The Design of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) describes a church born in eschatological hope, designed to be a harbinger of God’s new creation, a sign of God’s in-breaking reign of justice and peace.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Seeking God's Design: Disciples' Quest for Unity and Wholeness. To get started finding Seeking God's Design: Disciples' Quest for Unity and Wholeness, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Why do Disciples of Christ operate by a Design rather than a constitution or bylaws? In 1948, the World Council of Churches (WCC) gathered in Amsterdam for its first Assembly. The theme was “Man’s Disorder and God’s Design.” Human disorder was plain to see in the ashes of post-war Europe and Japan. But the churches had a message of hope: God is building a better world rooted in justice and peace. They called the divine rules of operation for this emerging world “God’s design.”The WCC urged churches to evaluate their structures to ensure that they would be well equipped to join God’s work of transformation. Disciples, influenced by visionary African American church leaders, understood that in the American context this process had to include concrete measures to heal the wounds of legally enshrined White supremacy. Out of this work came a “Restructured” church described in two key documents passed at the 1968 International Convention of Christian Churches (Disciples of Christ): Resolution 44, also known as The Merger Agreement, which brought together the African American National Christian Missionary Convention and the predominantly White International Convention, and The Design of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). A. Dale Fiers, the first General Minister and President, said that Restructure began with the question “What is God’s design for the church?” Rooted in the terminology of that first WCC Assembly, The Design of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) describes a church born in eschatological hope, designed to be a harbinger of God’s new creation, a sign of God’s in-breaking reign of justice and peace.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Seeking God's Design: Disciples' Quest for Unity and Wholeness. To get started finding Seeking God's Design: Disciples' Quest for Unity and Wholeness, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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