What will happen to the regional conferences? A little while ago I heard a rumor that the church was seeking to eliminate them. I don't know how true that rumor is, but it is certainly plausible when looking at these possibilities for structural flexibility and realignment.
Any structure that touches the local conference will presumably affect the regional conferences. It is possible that in any structural realignment that we would simply remove them by default rather than address why they came into being and allow all sides to tell why or why they do not desire their continuance.
It may be easier to simply do away with the conference layer and never address the regional conferences directly, but that would probably leave a wound that would fester. I would hope that any plan to do away with the regional conferences would directly address these issues and not sidestep them.
I am all in favor of some sort of structural realignment. We have a bloated structure that needs some trimming in my opinion. I also think that we need to come together and talk about why we created these conferences and come up with a plan for when we will know they are no longer needed.
I don't know if the regional conferences or any local conference is in jepardy today. But once again I thank the church for making all of these resources available on-line and I encourage all members to read and be informed. I could be wrong, but I think that some sort of structural flexibility will be more fully instituted very soon.
I think you raise a very important issue that must be addressed in any realignment process.
ReplyDeleteOn the surface, it seems like shutting down the regional conferences would be a simple way to cut down on the number of conferences and bureaucracy. However, we do need to address why they were created and what function they serve today.
Unfortunately, I think we'd find little progress in race relations and a lack of fair representation in leadership positions. In this regard, regional conference serve an important purpose. However, I think the regional conferences are part of the problem because with them in existence, the "white" conferences don't feel the need to hire black pastors because that's what the regional conferences are for. I don't like that attitude, but I can see how it happens.
No matter what becomes of the re-structuring, the discussion should be underway.
Trevan,
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comments. I agree. I actually think this discussion needs to happen whether we keep them or do away with them.
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