2022 Conference Items (1)-1.pdf - Church of God in Christ Mennonite

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2022 Conference Questions Approved by the 2022 Ministers’ and Deacons’ Council 1. Ratification and clarification of the decision on recordings forwarded from 2017 Ministers’ and Dea- cons’ Council 2. Ratification of liability policy decision forwarded from the 2018 Ministers’ and Deacons’ Council 3. Ratification of retirement plans decision from the 2020 Ministers’ and Deacons’ Council 4. Clarification of the 1993 Conference decision on sports in public parks 5. Review and clarify the 2015 Conference decision on photography 6. Strengthening the doctrinal practices that have been weakened with the passage of time including: a. The holy kiss b. Scriptural avoidance 7. Strengthening the doctrine of the separation of church and state 8. Strengthening our conviction of separation from the world a. Technology usage: social media, videos, movies, news, entertainment, gaming, etc b. The worldly influence of social media c. Fashion and modesty, etc. 9. The challenging spirits that are affecting the church today a. Questioning the authority of the church b. The validity of General Conference decisions 10. In vitro fertilization