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General Assembly 2007, Ft. Worth, Texas
For complete news coverage of the 2007 General Assembly, click here to go to the General Assembly news section of the DisciplesWorld Web site. The archive found there is in reverse chronological order (newest to oldest) of the assembly.
State of the Church Address
In a highly-choreographed 90-minute presentation involving the participation of almost 50 other people, General Minister Sharon Watkins offered a positive assessment of the current state of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). The address was delivered on Sunday evening to approximately 5,000 Disciples.
2007 General Assembly
Reverend Watkins' theme of the address was to “choose life.” Watkins said, "To paraphrase Mark Twain, the rumors of our demise are greatly exaggerated. There’s more to the story than we’ve been telling”
Through her address Rev. Watkins repeated her general theme, "Disciples! Let’s choose life!”
| Click here to watch a 26-minute segment of the core of her address. Click here to see more media from General Assembly. |
More From General Assembly
Reverend William Lee, Senior Pastor of Loudon Avenue Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Roanoke, Va. and Moderator for the 2007 General Assembly also preached during Monday night's worship service. Click here for a short clip of his sermon.
