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Commission on the Statement of Faith

Commission on the Statement of Faith. Webinar 5 May 2016 5:00 pm EDT. Members of the Commission. Charter of the Commission. Creation of the Commission on the MCC Statement of Faith at General Conference in Chicago, 2013 “to review, renew, and update…” Comprehensive review Consultations

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Commission on the Statement of Faith

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  1. Commission on the Statement of Faith Webinar 5 May 2016 5:00 pm EDT

  2. Members of the Commission Rev. Elder Dr. Candace Shultis (Chair) (USA), Rev. Elder Hector Gutierrez (Mexico), Bryce Rich (USA), Rev. Dr. Karl Hand (Australia), Rev. Dr. Axel Schwaigert (Germany), Rev. Cathy Alexander (USA)

  3. Charter of the Commission • Creation of the Commission on the MCC Statement of Faith at General Conference in Chicago, 2013 • “to review, renew, and update…” • Comprehensive review • Consultations • Dialogue • Complete recommendations by January 31, 2016

  4. How We Have Worked • Face-to-face meetings in Spring 2014 & June 2015 • Monthly calls on Adobe Connect • Occasional newsletters on a variety of topics • Webinars (with at least one more in May 2016) • Participated in a number of Network gatherings for feedback on drafts • Final document presented to the Governing Board in March 2016 • Translations into Spanish, Portuguese & German • July 2016 – General Conference – vote on proposal

  5. Statement of Faith - Preamble Metropolitan Community Churches is one chapter in the story of the Church, the Body of Christ. We are people on a journey, learning to live into our spirituality, while affirming our bodies, our genders, our sexualities. We don't all believe exactly the same things. And yet in the midst of our diversity, we build community, grounded in God's radically inclusive love for all people. We are part of an ongoing conversation on matters of belief and faith, shaped by scripture and the historic creeds, building on those who have come before us. Our chapter begins when God says to us: "Come, taste, and see."

  6. Our Faith "Come, taste, and see." Jesus Christ, You invite all people to Your open table. You make us your people, a beloved community. You restore the joy of our relationship with God, even in the midst of loneliness, despair, and degradation. We are each unique and we all belong, a priesthood of all believers. Baptized and filled with Your Holy Spirit, You empower us to be Your healing presence in a hurting world.

  7. Our Faith We expect to see Your reign on earth as it is in heaven as we work toward a world where everyone has enough, wars cease, and all creation lives in harmony. We affirm Your charge to all of humanity to care for the land, sea, and air. Therefore, we will actively resist systems and structures which are destroying Your creation.

  8. Our Faith With all of creation we worship You—every tribe, every language, every people, every nation. We know You by many names, Triune God, beyond comprehension, revealed to us in Jesus Christ, who invites us to the feast. Amen.

  9. Additional Documents: Commentary on the MCC Statement of Faith Historical Texts that have Shaped MCC Identity Both of these will be a part of the report of the Commission on the Statement of Faith and are available on line, however the only voting item is the Statement of Faith itself.

  10. Procedure for General Conference • Monday, July 4 (afternoon) • Questions and Answers during the Forum on Business • Tuesday, July 5 (afternoon) • There will be 4 steps • Vote on the Statement of Faith– 2/3 in both the Clergy House and Lay House required • Vote to create an Addendum to the Bylaws which creates a ‘MCC Core Documents’ repository on the MCC website and outlines how texts might be added to it • Vote to move the new Statement of Faith to the MCC Core Documents repository • Vote to renumber the remaining sections in the Bylaws Article III (Sacraments and Rites)

  11. You Can Help Us! http://mccchurch.org/commission-on-the-mcc-statement-of-faith/ https://www.facebook.com/mccsof e-mail: faithcommission@mccchurch.net

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