03.18.2004 News Release: Global Youth Plans Move Forward
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Global Youth Summit Report to the General Council
Tuesday, August 12, 2003
Introduction
From August 7 through August 10, 2003, more than 220 young Anabaptists from 28 countries met in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe under the auspices of the first Global Youth Summit (GYS) organized by the Mennonite World Conference (MWC). This report represents the convictions, visions, and possible directions for action that have emerged as part of the discernment process at the GYS. We envision this report as a basis for continued conversation and dialogue with our local churches, conferences and with MWC rather than as a list of resolutions or expectations. In this spirit, we have identified four broad subjects that have emerged out of the GYS process which we believe are important to communicate with the larger church body: 1) the process of the GYS, 2) youth commitments, 3) the role of local churches and conferences in responding to its' young people and 4) the role of the MWC in responding to its' young people. In each area, we have tried to provide a number of concrete actions that we believe would help to strengthen both young people and the church. We offer these possibilities as a starting point for further discussion.
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