Joel Huyser

Thanks, Harry, for your comments.  We thought it important first to work on our mission, vision, values first precisely because we are developing a flatter, more geographically dispersed structure. But you are correct that organizational framework to which you are responding just represents the initial stage of the structure we will be presenting.  I do agree entirely with you that ultimately it will depend on the people we put in place.  I would like to explore further with you why you see the word "teams" as "ominous."  Could you elaborate on that more?

Thanks, Fronse, for your comments.   The question of how we best can walk alongside of churches and classes is one we will need to answer together as we go forward.  This is why we want to emphasize the posture of listening.  Your point on wise use of social media is a good one and we do need to become much better at that.   I like your emphasis on reciprocal relationships with the global church.  We do intend to embed this in all our strategies and it is already happening in places like Sierra Leone where we are working jointly with the Christian Reformed Church of Nigeria.

Thanks, George.  One thing we need to do is share stories where this is already happening.  I think that many of the changes God wants to see in the North America church will only come as it learns from the church in the majority world.  What examples do we have of where this is already happening?