The times in the United Church are a changin'

I just read the General Secretary's Triennium report. With that title you might be forgiven for thinking that this is another sleeping pill from the church. Nora Saunder's report on the next three years is anything but business as usual. Several times she cites the appetite for real change in the church and offers four options for the General Council (national church) level. The General Council Executive this last weekend approved the recommended changes. These include a $1 million New Ministries fund for creating new churches and communities of faith and cutting 15 to 20 positions at the General Council offices. It remains to be seen what these changes will mean but it seems that people in the church are ready for a change.