Houghton asked Jackson, “What will be the impact upon the church in the NAD if (a) the church votes to ordain women, and (b) if the church votes not to ordain women?” “There are God-fearing, Bible-believing people who find themselves on both sides of this equation,” Jackson replied. “No matter what the outcome, there will be individuals who will be highly disappointed. There is not just one point of view. There will be some great disappointment.” He added that in response to that disappointment we must anchor ourselves in Jesus Christ and acknowledge that this is His Church, His movement. “We come to the place where we say, I want to be part of that movement. Let me focus on that mission no matter whatever happens.” Wilson said, “We will be providing perspectives to those coming to Annual Council and we will be engaging in a very careful prayer process and listening to each other. We want to be careful that people do not become too emotive. We want the Holy Spirit’s presence in a very careful way. The process will be very carefully done. No one will be shown depreciation for their own position. We are looking at a situation where we will have to take some kind of vote.” spectrummagazine.org/blog/2014/08/08/ted-wilson-and-dan-jacksons-2014-asi-town-hall-meeting
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