Who Will Speak the Truth?

We are a church that is scattered and divided. Many of the great institutions and organizations that defined the RLDS Church are a mere shadow of themselves. Yet we are Temple People and Congregational People and Camp People. I believe in hope and I believe in the possibilities for a future that is better than our past.

I have been writing about some of this on a more personal basis over at Leaves from the Blog of a Recovering Cynic. One member of the World Church leadership council confided to me that the redesign process begged to have a union presence. The idea of the union for church staff has been discussed and joked about for years. Yet why has one never formed?

I would suggest that we have a power problem in our church. The priesthood, members and friends of the church are too quick to give up their power. The reasons are numerous, yet the fact remains we can be a prophetic people and organize to both give voice and action to our collective concerns. If you would like to be a better, you maybe comment or e-mail todd@toddelkins.net.