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MEDIA ADVISORY, Dec. 21, 2010 /Christian Newswire/ -- Superintendents, presidents, and bishops of ten denominations and holiness bodies, including Wesleyan General Superintendents Jo Anne Lyon, Thomas Armiger and Jerry Pence, participated in a recent, two-day meeting of the Wesleyan Leaders Summit in Lenexa, Kansas. The event was held at the Global Ministry Center for the Church of the Nazarene on December 3-4, 2010. Its focus was on present and future collaboration for promoting the Wesleyan message and mission of spreading scriptural holiness.
Several task forces were appointed by this year's summit members to do follow-up work on topics of mutual concern -- including development of an online, digital holiness classics library; procedures to allow for easier transfer of ministerial personnel and credentials for ministers in good standing between member bodies; statements for possible joint releases that address pressing social and moral issues; and cooperative scheduling of Holiness Summits (grassroots-led, regional events to encourage holiness evangelism and revival). A subcommittee was also appointed to develop proposals for a voluntary global Wesleyan alliance that could foster greater cooperation and synergy among likeminded church bodies worldwide.
Wesleyan Leaders Summit representatives gather annually for professional enrichment, fellowship, sharing best practices, discussion of cultural trends and current issues impacting their ministries, and informal networking to encourage greater interdenominational cooperation. Executives at this year's summit included representatives of the Church of the Nazarene, the Free Methodist Church, The Salvation Army, Church of God Ministries, The Missionary Church, the Churches of Christ in Christian Union, the Church of Christ Holiness (USA), the Congregational Methodist Church, the Methodist Protestant Church, and The Wesleyan Church. Additional leaders from the Evangelical Church, the Evangelical Methodist Church, and the International Fellowship of Bible Churches anticipated attending, but were unable to do so at the last minute. The next Wesleyan Leaders Summit will be held December 2-3, 2011, in Circleville, Ohio.
