Below is a brief comment I received as a part of a recent, rather lengthy, email exchange. It comes from someone who contributes, in a very positive way, to the ministry of this CGGC Region.
The comment is slightly edited to preserve anonymity on every level.
"Regardless of the pastor, what has Conference done for [that church] (and other churches for that matter) that [this congregation] should show them any allegiance?...what do they owe the Conference?"
This is an honest assessment of the how CGGC leadership has functioned in the past, in this Region of the denomination, at the very least.
Trust me. This opinion comes from someone who is informed first-hand. These are the words of an ERCer who is involved and who contributes to the ministry of the Conference in a very real and positive way...
...but this is also someone whose eyes are open.
It suggests a belief that the people who possess Conference authority believe that they are owed allegiance from the congregations,...
...and that they are to be served, not to serve...
...that they are to be submitted to, and not that all in the Conference should "submit to one another out of reverence for Christ."
My friend suspects that they don't deserve allegiance. And, that they are owed nothing.
He might see this in somewhat harsher terms than do I, but...
...I agree that there's something to what he says,...
...and, I'm convinced that many in the ERC share his view.
A question for the near future us how things may change in the near future as far as the behavior of Conference staff is concerned.
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