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Most Christian organizations, at least in the recent past, operate with foundational documents, not only bylaws but doctrinal statements, maybe a staff lifestyle statement, and possibly position statements on matters key to their mission. This is not news. What is news is that now, given rapid social or should we say moral change, many Christian foundational statements are ill-prepared and out of date. For example, while they may talk about alcoholic beverages, they typically did not speak to legalized marijuana, or while they might refer in the past to gambling, now gambling has gone mainstream and "everybody does it." More concerning, however, are social developments re abortion, LGBTQ+, same-sex marriage, sexual orientation and gender identity aka SOGI. Christian organizations, the conservative ones anyway, the ones that want to maintain fidelity to the Scripture, are working or need to work toward revising their foundational statements in a manner that addresses these new issues. Not to do so puts the organization at legal if not moral risk. For more Christian commentary, check my website at rexmrogers.com.
Most Christian organizations, at least in the recent past, operate with foundational documents, not only bylaws but doctrinal statements, maybe a staff lifestyle statement, and possibly position statements on matters key to their mission. This is not news. What is news is that now, given rapid social or should we say moral change, many Christian foundational statements are ill-prepared and out of date. For example, while they may talk about alcoholic beverages, they typically did not speak to legalized marijuana, or while they might refer in the past to gambling, now gambling has gone mainstream and "everybody does it." More concerning, however, are social developments re abortion, LGBTQ+, same-sex marriage, sexual orientation and gender identity aka SOGI. Christian organizations, the conservative ones anyway, the ones that want to maintain fidelity to the Scripture, are working or need to work toward revising their foundational statements in a manner that addresses these new issues. Not to do so puts the organization at legal if not moral risk. For more Christian commentary, check my website at rexmrogers.com.