World Church: Church Leaders 'Healing Relationships' at the Heart of Retention, Reclamation

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Acceptance is at the heart of retaining and reclaiming members in the Seventh-day Adventist Church, church leaders agreed when they voted on a document called "Conserving Membership Gains-An Appeal." The document was born out of earlier reports at the church's Council on Evangelism and Witness (CEW) [see ANN article 'World Church: Keep 'Counting Your Sheep,' Church Leaders Say"] that stated that 28 percent of those who leave the Adventist church do not disagree with the church's teachings but felt an "absence of belonging and [a] lack of meaningful engagement in the local congregation and its mission."

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