Thoughts on the General Conference

[Gregory Matthews]

Daniel Bosqued (Spain) writing in an Adventist Review article posted on the Internet states:

Perhaps converting the contrasts into elements of institutional wealth is still a pending issue. Statistics for the 2,680 delegates to the recent Session show that 25 percent are more than 60 years of age. The vast majority are more than 50 years old, and only 3 percent are under 30 years old. Likewise, less than 20 percent of the delegates were women, even though the majority of church members worldwide are women. 

Perhaps we need to internalize that the more varied and representative the church is at all levels, the more receptive, creative, agile, sensitive, and capable of dialogue we will be to engage a complex world that still waits to be reached.

Read more at: https://adventistreview.org/commentary/a-church-of-contrasts/