So what if we now create a “derivative work” with the substitution of a few words in some select sentences it now might apply to the PC(USA). Substituted and edited phrases and sections will be [in brackets].<\/p>\n
[Congregational leaders] in tinder-dry [ PC(USA) ], faced with (pick your favorite problem), are starting to rethink
\nlong-standing policies on ordering mass evacuations […],
\ndebating whether it may be wiser in some situations to let [members]
\nstay and defend their [churches].<\/p>\n
“We don’t have enough resources to put a [lawyer (?), polity wonk (?), tall-steeple pastor(?)] at every [church] in
\nharm’s way,” said [Pastor Brown]. “We figure, if
\npeople are going to stay, maybe they can become part of the solution.”<\/p>\n
[sections deleted<\/i>]<\/p>\n
[Pastor Brown] and [Elder Smith] are working to produce
\ninstructional materials — including a video that explains the Leave
\nEarly or Stay and Defend tactic — to educate the [laity] and [elders] statewide.<\/p>\n
It will be up to individual [churches] to decide if they want to
\nadopt stay-and-defend, [Pastor Brown] said. [remainder of paragraph deleted<\/i>]<\/p>\n
[Leaders] who haven’t yet bought into the concept say they are
\nwaiting for more information, including research showing whether it
\nsaves lives. [remainder of paragraph deleted<\/i>]<\/p>\n
[Pastor Brown] acknowledges that building consensus for the program will be
\ndifficult and could take several years. But he hopes that eventually
\nthe entire [denomination] will follow stay-and-defend guidelines.<\/p>\n
“This is a paradigm shift,” he said. “We can’t do it overnight.”<\/p>\n
[large section deleted for space, but I hope you get the idea<\/i>]<\/p>\n
But not everyone is convinced it will work.<\/p>\n
[Elders] have voiced safety concerns, saying not all [church members] are physically or mentally strong enough to endure the rigors
\nand trauma of a wildfire. A message that gives [church members] a choice on
\nwhether to stay or evacuate could be confusing, resulting in
\nlast-minute exoduses that clog streets, say representatives for [elders].<\/p>\n
[large sections deleted<\/i>]<\/p>\n
“It’s not a solution in every [church],” [Pastor Jones] said. “And where it is
\ndone, there has to be a lot of local support and education before it
\ncan be done.”<\/p>\n
[sections deleted<\/i>]<\/p>\n
“It’s not a simple thing,” [Pastor Garcia] said. “It takes a certain personality.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
It sort of works, but I’m probably just being silly here and I really don’t want to advocate an “us versus them” adversarial model. After all, the objective is for all of us to be in partnership together for the Gospel, not debating flee of fight. But acknowledging that there is a discussion in organizations like the New Wineskins Association of Churches<\/a> about whether to remain or realign, this simple (and somewhat silly) exercise did strike me with the thought that for churches that chose to stay education and resolve are necessary if their objective is to reform the PC(USA) from within.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"“Things have taken a turn for the surreal“from Saving Private Ryan I was skimming an article from today’s LA Times and it suddenly dawned on me that with a bit […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-674","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-commentary"],"yoast_head":"\n
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