The United Methodist Church Council of Bishops president has urged his fellow church leaders to be open to “changing one’s mind” on the homosexuality debate to avoid schism.
“Let’s be open to Christ changing our minds. Let’s show the world what unity in the Body of Christ looks like,” Bishop Bruce R. Ough said Sunday at a four-day Council of Bishops meeting in Dallas, Texas.
Ough referenced the special General Conference that will be held in 2019 aimed at resolving the mainline denomination’s internal debate over LGBT issues.
“Let us practice the Lenten discipline of listening to God and one another to the point of dying to ourselves,” stated Ough.
“Let us practice the Lenten discipline of self-emptying, letting go of the positions we came here to defend and the battles we are plotting to wage in this Council or the Judicial Council or on the floor of the Special General Conference.”
Ough also urged the bishops to “help our people empty themselves of their fear of the future and their fear of a changed church.”
“Let’s help our people empty themselves of their obsession for security. Let’s not hinder or harm one another,” concluded…
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