It's good when the church associations define their position on the relevant issues of our times. One of these issues is a question of the Biblical approach regarding the family. This unified idea of the resolution came together right before the 75th convention of the Ukrainian Baptist Association in the U.S. and was supported by the Russian-Ukrainian Baptist Union of Churches of the U.S., the Eastern Ukrainian Baptist Association of the U.S., and the Pacific Coast Slavic Baptist Association of ECB churches of the U.S.
This is not the first joint resolution which is agreed upon by the four associations. Next year, these same associations will be having an International Missionary Forum. The foundation of our partnership is based on the Bible, and is a voluntary and equal participation in the decisions of spiritual nature, and is guided by mutual love. This approach bears good fruits, and everyone understands «how good it is for the brothers to dwell in unity» applies to actions and not just words. In order to be united and proclaim the truth, it's not necessary to enter some kind of formal organizations, and a lot more can be achieved by informal fellowship of associations of America. Praise God for active biblical ministries that these associations are engaged in, and that they proclaim.
The Resolution may be accessed here: in Russian | in English.
Ivan Mileyev
President of the Pacific Coast Slavic Baptist Association of ECB Churches
