“Following the defeat of the ten churches’ motion regarding the Fellowship Pacific policy of 2005, another motion was made and passed from the floor of the AGM, stating that the constituency “direct the Fellowship Board to follow up with the ten signatory churches who brought the motion forward today to see if they can joyfully fellowship with us moving forward in support of the decision that was reached today.”
In keeping with that clear mandate from the churches, the Regional Board initiated a follow-up process—an act of due process carried out on behalf of the constituency—to write to each of the ten churches. Each church was asked to reply by September 15, 2025 to indicate whether they could joyfully fellowship with us moving forward in support of the decision of the AGM. This process was not about full agreement on every issue, nor did it require churches to change their convictions or adopt a different theological position. It simply asked whether they were willing to remain in joyful fellowship within Fellowship Pacific—affirming our shared 2005 policy that lead pastors must be male—while choosing to cease actions that create ongoing controversy or seek to pressure other churches or the National Fellowship to remove those who differ within these established boundaries.”
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“It is untrue that ten churches are being required to “accept the region’s egalitarianism.” As stated in the letter circulated nationally, our August 5 correspondence allegedly required churches to “accept the region’s egalitarianism, leave, or be removed.” This is completely false. Fellowship Pacific has never asked any church to change its convictions or adopt a different position. Each church continues to have full autonomy within the boundaries of the 2005 policy to determine its own ministry practices. The issue at hand is not that some churches hold a stronger complementarian view, but that they are seeking to have other churches—even perhaps all of Fellowship Pacific—removed from the Fellowship, thereby undermining the local autonomy that has always characterized our movement.”
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