John Williams, Jr. Challenge to the Quaker Churches

A Challenge to Overcome Three Barriers That Can Appear Anywhere in the World:

Tribalism - (interest in the inner group);
Nominalism - (being Christian in name only);
Traditionalism (holding to old ways with a refusal to adapt.

A new vision for the world can overcome tribalism.
A new passion for Christ can overcome nominalism.
A new transformation of the Holy Spirit can overcome traditionalism.

. . . new methods flow out of vision and passion. On the other hand, it might also be possible that new methods open up hearts to a new vision and passion for Jesus.

The important thing, however, is to maintain a biblical vision and biblical passion for a biblical transformation.

**John Williams, Jr. - from closing remarks at The Evangelical Friends Church International Council, July 27, 2008 [as reported by Ron Stansell, THE VOICE, December 2008]