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What Shall We Do?
First, let us seek to be faithful and to be ever more faithful. Let us seek to be faithful to the gospel of Jesus Christ as set forth in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments. Let us seek to hold to the faith of our fathers and mothers as articulated in the creeds, catechisms, and confessions of faith in The Book of Confessions of the Presbyterian Church.
Second, let us seek to be good stewards of the gifts God has given us. Throughout the centuries, God has blessed the Presbyterian Church with untold gifts, many of which have provided for the congregations, seminaries, colleges, conference centers, church camps, children's homes, and on and on and on. Let us seek to continue to be good stewards of these gifts, praying for and supporting these institutions.
Third, let us continue to seek to be better and better Presbyterians. This is not the only way to be Christian, but it is one important way, and it is the way that has been given to us. In recent years, Presbyterianism has been understood primarily as connectionalism, but often this has been misconstrued to mean little more than having to do what someone else tells us to do. Instead, let us seek to recover the understanding of Presbyterianism as being governed by elders. With that, let us seek the best possible officers, let us seek the best possible officer training, and let us support our officers with our prayers, encouragement, and gifts.
Fourth, let us seek to be missionaries for Jesus Christ. For some time, we have been beginning to realize that the United States itself is a mission field for us. If there are aspects of the current life of the denomination that distress us, how can we do any less than to bear witness to the gospel of Jesus Christ? Let us not fail to love. Let us seek to be missionaries where Christ has sent us.
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Grace and Peace,