August 10, 2020 | 1994 Resolutions, General Council Resolutions, Resolutions
BWA General Council Resolution 1994.4
The General Council of the Baptist World Alliance meeting in Uppsala, Sweden, from 18-24 July 1994: CELEBRATES the widespread presence of Baptists through the nations of Eurasia;
RECOGNIZES that member bodies, such as the Baptist Union of Sweden, in their commitment to partnership with other Christians, without compromising their distinctive Baptist identity, provide a model of the sharing of work and witness called for by the Seoul Covenant;
ACKNOWLEDGES that European Baptists face the challenge of being the church and of undertaking evangelism in a society where secularized values have come to determine patters of thought and behavior;
ENCOURAGES them in developing new strategies for engaging the enthusiasms and aspirations of the younger generation for a world where peace and justice are pursued and where the environment is preserved, so that they might discover the power of the Christian gospel to meet the deepest needs of humankind.
Citations
Original Source Bibliography: Lotz, Denton, editor. Baptist World Alliance 1994 Yearbook: Minutes of the General Council Meeting and Directory. McLean, VA: Baptist World Alliance, 1994.
Original Source Footnote/Endnote: Denton Lotz, ed., Baptist World Alliance 1994 Yearbook: Minutes of the General Council Meeting and Directory (McLean, VA: Baptist World Alliance, 1994), p. 117.
Online Document Full Citation: BWA General Council Resolution 1994.4 Witness in a Secular Europe; https://o7e.4a3.myftpupload.com/resolutions.
In-text Online Document Citation: (BWA General Council Resolution 1994.4).
August 10, 2020 | 2008 Resolutions, General Council Resolutions, Resolutions
BWA General Council Resolution 2008.2
The General Council of the Baptist World Alliance, meeting in Prague, Czech Republic, July 20- 25, 2008;
Commends the Youth Department and other entities of the Baptist World Alliance for their roles in envisioning, organizing, and promoting the “Dive Deeper” Baptist Youth World Conference in Leipzig, Germany, July 30-August 3;
Commits to pray for the more than 7,000 young people expected to gather in Leipzig, and for those who have leadership responsibilities during the meeting;
Celebrates the commitment of Baptist young people and the vibrancy they bring to the life and witness of Baptists in the world;
Affirms the promise of Baptist youth as leaders both now and in the future, and calls upon established members of the BWA to nurture and make room for those who will come after them.
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), p. 131.
Online Document Full Citation: BWA General Council Resolution 2008.2 Baptist Youth Conference; https://o7e.4a3.myftpupload.com/resolutions.
In-text Online Document Citation: (BWA General Council Resolution 2008.2).
August 10, 2020 | 1910 Congress Resolutions, Resolutions, World Congress Resolutions
BWA World Congress Resolution 1911.1
At this, the first meeting ever held in the interest of Baptist young people throughout the world assembled at Philadelphia, June 20, 1911, we, delegates and visitors to the second session of the Baptist World Alliance wish to record our views regarding the work for our young people in the following statement and resolutions:
Whereas, Our denomination has always recognized the necessity for training our young people in our history and doctrines, and in methods of Christian work, and,
Whereas, We appreciate the good work already done by existing organizations in various sections of our World Field, yet we believe the time has come when there should be a closer affiliation of Baptist Young People everywhere.
Therefore, Be it Resolved,—
1. That we do now appoint a committee of twenty-five (25) persons whose duty it shall be to devise plans by which a world-wide movement for combining all our young people may be consummated.
2. That this committee be and is hereby instructed to determine its own officers and organization and to decide as to how these instructions can best be carried out.
3. That this committee be authorized to present the results of its labor to the denomination at such time as may seem to it desirable, but in any event not later than three years from this date.
4. That those present who may wish to contribute toward the expense of this committee, may hand their offering at the close of this meeting to the person designated by the chairman, and that the committee make such further arrangement as may be necessary for its expenses but is not to make any public appeal to the denomination.
5. That the chairman appoint the above committee of twenty-five.
Citations
Original Source Bibliography: Philadelphia Committee, editor. The Baptist World Alliance Second Congress: Philadelphia, June 19-25, 1911. Philadelphia: Harper and Brother Company, 1911.
Original Source Footnote/Endnote: Philadelphia Committee, ed., The Baptist World Alliance Second Congress: Philadelphia, June 19-25, 1911 (Philadelphia: Harper and Brother Company, 1911), p. 89.
Online Document Full Citation: BWA World Congress Resolution 1911.1 Baptist Young People; https://o7e.4a3.myftpupload.com/resolutions.
In-text Online Document Citation: (BWA World Congress Resolution 1911.1).
