In a Deacons Meeting on April 22,2001 ,the below questions were asked.
Deacon Names have been replaced with numbers, and other names have been replaced with [.........], where it was thought perhaps these folks might not want to see their names in print.
RESPONSES TO DEACONS' QUESTIONS OF APRIL 22, 2001 (In parenthesis)
(WE ARE CURRENTLY STUDYING THIS MATTER.)
WHAT DO THESE WOMEN ADD TO THE WORSHIP?
WHAT DO WOMEN ADD TO THE WORSHIP?
(WE ARE CURRENTLY STUDYING THIS MATTER.)
WHEN YOU ADVERTISE [..........] AS WORSHIP LEADER, ARE YOU NOT IMPLYING PARTAKING OF THE LORDS SUPPER, GIVING, PRAYER, AND THE READING OF THE LORDS WORD IS NOT WORSHIP?
(WORSHIP LEADER AND SONG LEADER IS NOT THE SAME THING. AS WORSHIP LEADER, [.......... ] IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PLANNING ALL AREAS OF THE WORSHIP SERVICE AND THEN PRESENTING THESE PLANS TO THE WORSHIP COMMITTEE. THIS INCLUDES THE LORDS SUPPER, GIVING, PRAYERS, AND THE READING OF THE LORDS WORD AS WELL AS THE SONG SERVICE. )
IF WOMEN AND MEN IN THE FRONT PEW HELPS THE WORSHIP WITH THEIR MIKES, WHY NOT GIVE A MIKE TO EVERYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE?
(WE ARE CURRENTLY STUDYING THIS MATTER.)
2: CAN WE HEAR FROM YOU MORE OFTEN IN A WRITTEN FORM?
(WE FEEL THAT MORE WRITTEN COMMUNICATION FROM THE ELDERS TO THE MEMBERS IS A GREAT IDEA!! CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO FINDING A BETTER WAY OF COMMUNICATING TO THE CONGREGATION ON REGULAR BASIS; PERHAPS BY AN ARTICLE IN THE MARCHER EACH MONTH.)
3: WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO REPENT, AND HOW LONG ARE YOU GONNA WALK DOWN THIS ROAD AND SEE EVERYTHING FALLING APART?
(REPENTANCE IS A PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY OF EACH INDIVIDUAL PERSON.)
On May 2, 2001 The Elders answered the below questions with the answer in parenthesis.
1: WITH THIS DIGRESSION THAT WOMEN TALK IN THE CHURCH, TEACH, WHAT'S THE NEXT THING?