Moderator's Address
The Moderator's Address may be viewed in the following
sections:
Part I - A Key Moment
Part II - Contemporary Mission
Part III - The Local Church
Part IV - A New Framework
Part V - Key Areas
A Framework for an Encountering Church
The United Reformed Church has committed itself to
Catch the Vision: a radical review of our life and activity. The Catch the
Vision process is a key moment in our life. It is a time to face words of
judgement as well as feed upon words of grace; an opportunity to become open
to what God has for us to do; a chance to re-shape ourselves so that we are
a sign, expression and anticipation of God's power, presence and promise; an
invitation to reconstitute ourselves so that we can faithfully fulfil our
calling to re-present to others the claim which is placed upon the lives of
everyone and the whole cosmos by God. Above all else, Catch the Vision is
the occasion within the short life of the United Reformed Church when we
have been given the opportunity prayerfully and humbly to await the work God
has for us, as we plumb the rich depths of scripture and tradition in order
to be led by the Spirit into fresh ways of being church. What does it mean
to be an encountering church whose local congregations make a difference to
the lives of people, societies and even the world? That mission, God's
invitation to become a people who encounter others with a distinctive
message and way of life, will only become clear to us as we renew our
encounter with God.
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