Education of the Public 1988 Church of the Brethren Statement Public Education has provided a valuable contribution to an American society seeking freedom, justice, and an equal pursuit of a satisfying life. The ability to realize these goals to an even greater degree depends on keeping and strengthening the education of the public. Many of […]
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1989 Inclusion of Ethnics
Inclusion of Ethnics into the Church of the Brethren 1989 Church of the Brethren Statement Over the past half dozen years the Church of the Brethren has received informal inquiries and formal overtures from numerous non-aligned congregations and persons interested in exploring denominational affiliation. While often representing an ethnic, cultural, or historical background that is […]
1991 Religious Pluralism
Religious Pluralism and Headship of Christ 1991 Church of the Brethren Statement Whereas: We find ourselves in the midst of an ever increasing religious pluralism of non-Christian faiths in our society; and, Whereas: The need for clarity about the uniqueness of Jesus Christ as the Savior of the world needs to be stated by the […]
2009 Controversial Issues
A Structural Framework for Dealing with Strongly Controversial Issues 2009 Church of the Brethren Statement Revision Background The 2002 Annual Conference adopted the following recommendation of the Denominational Name Study Committee: In light of the above process and findings, and considering the Denominational Name Study Committee’s charge from Annual Conference “to respond to the queries […]
2007 Church Business
Unfinished Business 2007 Church of the Brethren Statement 1. Query: Doing Church Business Whereas: it has been very important in our heritage to seek the mind of Christ together in order to do it; Whereas: Robert’s Rules of Order work well in dealing with many issues, yet there are limits to their usefulness in dealing […]
2000 Congregational Structure
Congregational Structure 2000 Church of the Brethren Statement WHEREAS: We, at the Annual Conference level, have not dealt with congregational structure since 1964; WHEREAS: our district has many churches that are struggling with issues around the effectiveness of the commission-oriented structure and the official board-oriented structure; WHEREAS: We, the Church Development Commission, found that congregations […]
1980 Threats to Peace
The Time is so Urgent: Threats to Peace 1980 Church of the Brethren Resolution Times of crisis in the life of the religious community often create landmarks along the pilgrimage of faith. For the children of Israel, the struggle against oppression in Egypt was such a critical time. So too were the times of prosperity […]
1991 Religious Pluralism and Headship of Christ
Religious Pluralism and Headship of Christ 1991 Annual Conference Statement WHEREAS: We find ourselves in the midst of an ever increasing religious pluralism of non-Christian faiths in our society; and, WHEREAS: The need for clarity about the uniqueness of Jesus Christ as the Savior of the world needs to be stated by the church in […]
1981 El Salvador
El Salvador 1981 Church of the Brethren Resolution Whereas the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ calls the church to preach good news to the poor, release to the captives, liberty for the oppressed and the coming of God’s just and peaceable kingdom amid the kingdoms of this world, and, Whereas the Annual Conference of the […]
2015 Resolution on Christian Minority Communities
Christian Minority Communities 2015 Church of the Brethren Resolution “We who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually we are members of one another.” – Romans 12:5 As members of the global body of Christ we are concerned with the destruction of Christian communities in regions where Christians are targeted as religious minorities. […]