August 10, 2020 | 2017 Resolutions, General Council Resolutions, Resolutions
BWA General Council Resolution 2017.4
The Baptist World Alliance General Council, meeting in Bangkok, Thailand, July 5-7, 2017:
NOTES with appreciation the resolution titled “Ministry to Refugees” adopted by the General Council of the Baptist World Alliance meeting in Vancouver, Canada, July 6-8, 2016;
ACKNOWLEDGES the deteriorating circumstances in some nations of East Africa resulting in a significant expansion of refugees seeking food, shelter and safety;
RECOGNIZES the heroic responses of Baptist bodies in East Africa to these changing circumstances; and
REQUESTS Baptists around the world to remember the people of East Africa in prayer and to provide support as possible.
Citations
Original Source Bibliography: Callam, Neville, editor. Baptist World Alliance 2017 Yearbook: Minutes of the General Council Meeting and Directory. Falls Church, VA: Baptist World Alliance, 2017.
Original Source Footnote/Endnote: Neville Callam, ed., Baptist World Alliance 2017 Yearbook: Minutes of the General Council Meeting and Directory (Falls Church, VA: Baptist World Alliance, 2017), p. 148.
Online Document Full Citation: BWA General Council Resolution 2017.4 Resolution on Refugees in East Africa; https://o7e.4a3.myftpupload.com/resolutions.
In-text Online Document Citation: (BWA General Council Resolution 2017.4).
August 10, 2020 | 2008 Resolutions, General Council Resolutions, Resolutions
BWA General Council Resolution 2008.7
The General Council of the Baptist World Alliance, meeting in Prague, Czech Republic, July 20- 25, 2008;
Recognizes the global growth of refugee migration and international relocation with more than 67 million current refugees and internally displaced people and more than 191 million international migrants;
Understands that this generates political situations of great sensitivity, fear and misunderstanding in host and home countries alike;
Realizes that immigrants often face an array of cultural, linguistic and economic burdens and often retain important responsibilities for family members in home countries;
Believes that we are all fellow sojourners in this world and that our treatment of the immigrants in our midst is central to authentic scriptural faith;
Calls on: Nations to:
- Give shelter to all refugees.
- Develop transparent and equitable systems of migration that treat applicants with dignity.
- Administer laws and regulations with justice and fairness to citizens and immigrants alike.
- Renounce xenophobia and the misuse of immigration for political repression and division.
Member bodies to:
- Instill an ethic of love that supersedes ethnic, gender and political boundaries.
- Act as advocates for refugees and migrants in solidarity with them.
- Develop ministries of welcoming reconciliation and integration. Churches and individuals to:
- Renew their scriptural study, academic understanding and prophetic proclamation of the scriptural mandate to live in love and justice with refugees and immigrants.
- Grow in grace and hospitality through intentional friendships and relationships.
- Freely share resources with those in need. Encourages the development of additional study material for the Baptist World Alliance Human Rights Sunday and its utilization by churches and member bodies.
Citations
Original Source Bibliography: Callam, Neville, editor. Baptist World Alliance 2008 Yearbook: Minutes of the General Council Meeting and Directory. Falls Church, VA: Baptist World Alliance, 2008.
Original Source Footnote/Endnote: Neville Callam, ed., Baptist World Alliance 2008 Yearbook: Minutes of the General Council Meeting and Directory (Falls Church, VA: Baptist World Alliance, 2008), pp. 134- 135.
Online Document Full Citation: BWA General Council Resolution 2008.7 Refugees and Immigration; https://o7e.4a3.myftpupload.com/resolutions.
In-text Online Document Citation: (BWA General Council Resolution 2008.7).
August 10, 2020 | 1979 Resolutions, General Council Resolutions, Resolutions
BWA General Council Resolution 1979.3
The Baptist World Alliance General Council expresses the deepest disquiet over the plight of the dispossessed and homeless peoples of the world.
We plead with all governments to avoid discriminatory policies against any of the peoples within their jurisdiction.
We urge the governments of all countries to act with humanitarian concern towards persons seeking shelter as a result of personal dispossession or exclusion from their own nations and we commend those governments which have already done so.
We entreat the nations of the world at large to make special provision for the acceptance, housing and rehabilitation of persons dispossessed by internal turmoil within their own countries.
Motion by Akande was seconded, and passed unanimously, as above.
Citations
Original Source Bibliography: Denny, Robert S., editor. Baptist World Alliance 1979 Yearbook: Minutes of the General Council Meeting and Directory. Washington, DC: Baptist World Alliance, 1979.
Original Source Footnote/Endnote: Robert S. Denny, ed., Baptist World Alliance 1979 Yearbook: Minutes of the General Council Meeting and Directory (Washington, DC: Baptist World Alliance, 1979), p. 52.
BWA General Council Resolution 1979.3
Online Document Full Citation: BWA General Council Resolution 1979.3 The Dispossessed; https://o7e.4a3.myftpupload.com/resolutions.
August 10, 2020 | 1986 Resolutions, General Council Resolutions, Resolutions
BWA General Council Resolution 1986.8
The BWA General Council, meeting in Singapore, July 1986:
1. is aware of the present situation in the country of Afghanistan and notes with concern the plight of some three million refugees;
2. also notes that the refugee situation has created serious problems for neighboring countries, particularly Pakistan;
3. urges the countries involved with the help of the United Nations Organizations to seek to reach agreement for the creation of conditions for restoring peace and the withdrawal of all foreign forces, so that the refugees from Afghanistan may return to their homes with honor and dignity.
Citations
Original Source Bibliography: Claas, Gerhard, editor. Baptist World Alliance 1986 Yearbook: Minutes of the General Council Meeting and Directory. McLean, VA: Baptist World Alliance, 1986.
Original Source Footnote/Endnote: Gerhard Claas, ed., Baptist World Alliance 1986 Yearbook: Minutes of the General Council Meeting and Directory (McLean, VA: Baptist World Alliance, 1986), p. 53.
Online Document Full Citation: BWA General Council Resolution 1986.8 Afghanistan; https://o7e.4a3.myftpupload.com/resolutions.
In-text Online Document Citation: (BWA General Council Resolution 1986.8).
August 10, 2020 | 1992 Resolutions, General Council Resolutions, Resolutions
BWA General Council Resolution 1992.4
The General Council of the Baptist World Alliance, meeting in Montego Bay, Jamaica, July 4-12, 1992;
MINDFUL of the devastation and loss of life wrought by the recent and continuing conflicts in the countries of the former Yugoslav Federal Republic, and in accordance with its belief that God in Christ wills reconciliation in place of enmity;
RECORDS its deep concern and sympathy for all victims of violence, especially the bereaved, injured, homeless and refugees, and its support and solidarity for all those of whatever religious faith and ethnic community who are striving for a peaceful solution based on a full recognition of human rights;
COMMENDS WITH GRATITUDE the Baptists in that region for their courageous and compassionate ministry of aid to the victims of hatred and war, of whatever ethnic and religious community, assuring our brothers and sisters of the practical and prayerful support of the worldwide Baptist family; and,
JOINS with the international community in urging both the political leaders of all the communities involved and all commanders of military units to take immediate steps to end the armed conflict, in order that the work of relief, reconciliation and reconstruction, to which we also commit ourselves, may be speedily advanced.
Citations
Original Source Bibliography: Lotz, Denton, editor. Baptist World Alliance 1992-1993 Yearbook: Minutes of the General Council Meeting and Directory. McLean, VA: Baptist World Alliance, 1992.
Original Source Footnote/Endnote: Denton Lotz, ed., Baptist World Alliance 1992-1993 Yearbook: Minutes of the General Council Meeting and Directory (McLean, VA: Baptist World Alliance, 1992), p. 172.
Online Document Full Citation: BWA General Council Resolution 1992.4 The Former Yugoslav Federal Republic; https://o7e.4a3.myftpupload.com/resolutions.
In-text Online Document Citation: (BWA General Council Resolution 1992.4).
