Generally-speaking, fine prints are designed to deceive or conceal important details about a purchase you’re about to make or a contract you’re about to sign The fine print information may seem unimportant, but if you fail to read it carefully, you may end up paying dearly for it. The phrase “fine-print” is used to describe situations in which a critical information in a document or about a product is printed in very small type. Therefore, the reports or reflections I have been sharing on the just-concluded GC session in San Antonio are shaped by important lessons from the past, as refracted through the lenses of a Wounded Soldier who has been engaged in some of the major theological battles of the church during the past three or so decades (For more on this, see chapter 12 of COURAGE).
Louis (2005), Atlanta (2010), and SanAntonio (2015)-serving as an official delegate in five of the seven sessions (Atlanta and San Antonio being the exception). As mentioned in my first report (“Attending GC Session:Why?”), this is the seventh consecutive time I have attended a GC session.Since 1985 (when I first attended a GC session), I have, by divine appointment,attended all the GC sessions to date-New Orleans (1985), Indianapolis (1990),Utrecht (1995), Toronto (2000), St. I approach this task from the perspective of a committed Seventh-day Adventist, trained theologian,non-denominationally employed, and one who has some basic knowledge about howGC Sessions work.
In other words, this current presentation should be read as the prelude to the next (and hopefully final)report.
That final report will also highlight some finished and unfinished business at San Antonio, Texas-that is to say, some significant things that happened and failed to happen at the 2015 GC Session, and their implications for the Church. This present post will lay the groundwork for the next (and final) report, which will look at specific changes that were made in our Fundamental Beliefs, Church Manual, and GCWorking Policy. It will emphasize the need to pay attention to items that are brought to GC session for discussion and a vote. The present post (“Read the Fine Print”)is Part 6. “I Will Not Be Silent”-Dr.Pipim’s GC Session Report-Part 5 “Something HasChanged”-Dr.Pipim’s GC Session Report-Part 4ĥ. “At the GC Session: Why?”-Dr.Pipim's GC Session Report-Part 1Ģ. Thus far, I have posted on my Facebook page five reports associated with the San Antonio, Texas GC Session. This particular report may be the most boring, and yet it could be the most important-as it provides a framework for understanding some key issues and official actions at GC Sessions.
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