tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615496199721498323.post9202277438399826466..comments2024-03-22T08:29:51.173-05:00Comments on UM & Global: On the African Bishops' Statement, Or, Defining Success in BloggingDavid W. Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17024204453848260271noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615496199721498323.post-81925072310865003392022-10-03T20:09:20.128-05:002022-10-03T20:09:20.128-05:00A real question needs to be asked by our group. Wh...A real question needs to be asked by our group. When we listen to African UM voices, to whom do we talk? For example, do we talk to a western educated liberal pastor who pastors a UCC church in Canada? If so, to what extent does he or the African bishops represent the masses of people who attend UM churches across Africa. I have worked in Nigeria and Sierra Leone. Currently, I work with church planters in northern Sierra Leone. I fear that the masses will never be quoted on any press release. Their voices have been lost in favor of voices with whom we are connected. We don't speak for the global church. Neither do western oriented clergy from the global church who have a personal agenda. Instead of relying on interviews with high profile Africans, do a survey of the church so you can validate what the leadership says. Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14141558221519018805noreply@blogger.com