| Resolution Number: | 1991-A045 | |
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| Title: | Explore Dialogues with Member Churches of the Consultation on Church Union | |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred | |
| Final Text: | ||
Resolved, That this 70th General Convention of the Episcopal Church recognize The COCU Consensus: In Quest of a Church of Christ Uniting to be a significant and valuable contribution for deepening our relationships and pursuing further theological dialogue with the other member churches of the Consultation in our continuing ecumenical journey toward a communion of communions; and be it further
Resolved, That the Standing Commission on Ecumenical Relations be directed to initiate and facilitate a study of Churches in Covenant Communion as one way whereby the member churches of the Consultation may advance the vision of visible unity in a communion of communions; and be it further
Resolved, That the possibilities of bilateral dialogues with member churches of COCU be explored as a way to grow in our knowledge and understanding of each other, and that diocesan ecumenical commissions and officers be asked to explore ways of sharing worship, study, witness, and evangelism with other member churches of the Consultation on Church Union.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Phoenix, 1991 (New York: General Convention, 1992), p. 402. |
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