We hope it will have an effect similar to that of the Auburn Affirmation of 1924. We actively hope thousands of ministers, many hundreds of sessions, and some presbyteries will engage the theological issues in the Call to Covenant Community, and decide to affirm the Covenant Statement. We plan a series of future theological conferences beginning this fall, to continue much-needed theological reflection and conversation. We'll be studying together crucial questions like how faithfully to read, interpret, and use the Bible, what obedience to Jesus Christ really means for us, and how the confessions and the gospel will inform a 21st-century world. And we plan ongoing communication through our newsletter, correspondence, and our website.
Connection is the point.
I wish every Presbyterian could share my experience over this past year, as I have talked with hundreds and hundreds of Presbyterians all across this church. That is the Presbyterian Church the Covenant Network exists to encourage. That is the church we hope you will join us to support. Continue, of course, to represent your hopes for the church in your presbytery, in your writing, and in your own mission and ministry. Volunteer your special knowledge or expertise to develop papers and resources that can be shared with others.