Moderators Gregory Matthews Posted October 2, 2023 Moderators Posted October 2, 2023 Conclusion • The documents and the work of the [General Comferemce] Compliance Committees mark a change of direction in the basic understanding of church leadership: In place of trust, tolerance, respect, conflict resolution and dialogue in controversy, pressure, control, surveillance and the stigmatization of individuals occur. This significantly increases the undercurrents of schism within the church and turns the effort/prayer for unity into the opposite. • The documents and work of the Compliance Committees foster a spirit of mistrust, criticism, assessment, and judgment. This is contrary to the spirit of the gospel. • The public stigmatization of people is unacceptable because it damages their dignity. We expressly distance ourselves from this. • The existing rules in our church are sufficient to intervene in cases of problems or conflicts. The existing instruments and procedures give us a lot of room to maneuver. For this reason, we decidedly reject the documents presented by the World Church leadership and the establishment of the “Compliance Committees,” because it does not meet our understanding of church, and how to lead a church. As part of our mandate as members of the GC Executive Committee, we will work to ensure that the proposed regulations in these documents are rejected. Werner Dullinger, President, South German Union Johannes Naether, President, North German Union The above is the conclusion of a longer statement which may be accessed at: https://conversation.spectrummagazine.org/t/german-unions-respond-to-the-gc-s-latest-documents-and-committee-creation/25306 phkrause 1 Quote Gregory
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