The Kerusso – July | 2023
Kerusso (Greek): “To publish, proclaim openly: something which has been done.”
Leadership Summit Results General Superintendent Max Edwards
The feedback sessions we held at all four of our regional meetings have produced 127 pages of information for the Superintendents to pour over, analyzing and compiling your preferences and suggestions for the next four years regarding things like ministerial education, church planting, communication, and mentoring. It will take a month or two for us to fully review all of the information you provided to us. We cannot adequately express how appreciative we are to have so much feedback from our pastors and our lay people! The EMC deeply cares about your opinion. Our founders embraced the vision of a denomination that is wonderfully connectional: unified by our doctrine; cooperative in our polity; and led by servant-hearted elected Superintendents. They also treasured and embraced a fellowship that is deeply rooted in the local church and respectful of established congregational elements such as the calling of the pastor and the local ownership of church In the EMC property. our Pastors
and Lay People will always have a “seat at the table!”
Here is just one sample of the feedback we received at one of the Leadership Summit sessions.
Your opinion and your voice matters!
As the Superintendents review the data, we will be making plans for future training and inspirational events, as well as working to improve our communication.