[Cronos]

From the article Mennonite leaders also identified the structure of their global communion as inverted compared to the Adventist Church. Though based in Strasbourg, France, Mennonites congregations are autonomous, which generates more diversity, said Robert Suderman, former general secretary of the Mennonite Church Canada, who co-chaired the meeting. Suderman said structures of both communions "have their pros and cons." In the Adventist Church, theology and direction is offered at the General Conference world headquarters and then trickles down through the rest of its five levels of administration: divisions, unions, conferences and local congregations. The administrative structure may have been responsible for some of the Adventist Church's success, Suderman said. "Adventists have grown very quickly in 150 years and we haven't," he said. "That's probably an issue we want to investigate in the next round of conversations." The two faiths are planning another conversation next year in Switzerland.

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Thanks for the post. As a former Adventist, I still beleive in the Adventist’s and their philosophy. Good people with good heads on their shoulders.

[Cronos]

ping.