Committed Conversations

Invitation to Converse

Invitation Letter

Invitation Document

Local Groups

At the beginning of June there were 41 Committed Conversation groups
actively meeting through the country, from North Shore to Southland. Some
are finsihing their, others just beginning.

"In many groups members are saying that from a feeling of some reluctance
they are now appreciating the opportunity the groups are giving them to come
to know and respect people with a view that is different to their own", the
Moderator said.

During July the Moderator will be meeting with group members in regions:

North Shore
Auckland
Hamilton
Rotorua
Napier
Palmerston North
Wellington
Christchurch
Oamaru
Dunedin

At these events the Moderator and some members of the Council of Assembly will listen to the insights groups have discerned. The Council will them determine if there is a way forward that could be presented to the General Assembly in September.

Email the Moderator at:

moderator@presbyterian.org.nz

Occassional Papers

Online Forum

Contribute to the online forum, especially if there is no Converstaion is your area.

Visit the Forum Page. Registration is required to login and contribute.

Recommended Reading

From Sojouners Magazine (Feb 2004)

Why the Evangelical Church Needs the Liberal Church
A Presbyterian split would be a serious setback for Reformed orthodoxy.  by Richard Mouw

Why the Liberal Church Needs the Evangelical Church
What if instead of bemoaning our estrangement, we embraced it as a gift?  by Barbara Wheeler

From PCUSA

Church Issues Series

Articles and News

Bush Telegraph (Feb 2003)

Bush Telegraph (Dec 2003)

Links

Public Conversations Project

International Institute for Sustained Dialogue

National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation

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