The Taskforce for Reimagining The Episcopal Church (TREC) has issued A Word To The Episcopal Church:
Jesus cried with a
loud voice, "Lazarus, come out!" The dead man came out, his hands and
feet bound with bandages, and his face wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said
to them, "Unbind him, and let him go." (John 11:43-44)
As the Taskforce
for Reimagining The Episcopal Church (TREC) has progressed in our work,
we have come to see the raising and unbinding of Lazarus as a helpful
way of understanding this moment in the life of The Episcopal Church. We
believe Jesus is calling our church to new life and vitality, but the
church is held back by its bindings-old ways of working that no longer
serve us well.
We write this as
we begin the final months of our work, to give you an update about our
thinking and emerging recommendations for your prayerful consideration
and feedback. We will publish our final report and specific legislative
proposals in December 2014. Click here to read the letter.
