Study Committee on Doing Church Business meets, makes plans.

The Annual Conference Study Committee on Doing Church Business held its second meeting March 11-13, at Camp Mack near Milford, Ind. In three days of meetings, the committee spent time in prayer, song, and lengthy discussion, and prepared for the next 12 months' work, reported committee member Matt Guynn.

Results from an initial round of interviewing with conflict and process experts informed the weekend's work. Plans laid by the committee feature extensive information-gathering including interviews, a survey, and a web page. "We recognize that this query isn't just about process," said Guynn. "It addresses a broader and widely shared concern about the spiritual health of the Church of the Brethren."

Committee members also shared in Sunday school, discussion, and worship with Turkey Creek Church of the Brethren near Nappanee, Ind., which sent the query on doing church business, and shared a meal with Turkey Creek pastor Roger Eberly.

The committee will ask this year's Annual Conference for a one-year extension of its work. A listening session is scheduled for Saturday evening, July 2, at the Conference in Peoria, Ill.

Committee members are Joe Detrick of Logansville, Pa.; Matt Guynn of Richmond, Ind.; Dena Lee of Kent, Ohio; Dale Posthumus of University Park, Md.; and Dave Shetler of New Paris, Ohio. Contact the committee by e-mail at doingchurchbusiness@brethren.org. An updated webpage will be available soon on the Annual Conference website at www.brethren.org.

Source: 4/13/2005 Newsline
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