Not sure why I haven’t heard of this before finding it online. Maybe someone told me at some point, and I was just too distracted to know what they were talking about. I don’t pay enough attention sometimes. Ah well…glad to have stumbled on it.
Over the past 4 years, at least 10 denominations have been gathering together, studying/discussing/preaching/living/etc…this message of “Holiness”. They’ve compiled a lot of what has been talked about in a book called, “The Holiness Manifesto“.
This project includes discussions from: Free Methodist, Church of God (Cleveland & Anderson), Brethren in Christ, Nazarene, Wesleyan, Salvation Army, Evangelical, FourSquare, Shield of Faith, Christian Missionary Alliance (US & Canada).
Most noticeably, for my Nazarene friends: a chapter by Craig Keen
and for my Free Methodist friends: a chapter by Bishop Kendall, and Howard Snyder.
This next paragraph captures well, I think, why this topic could be very important to our churches that are beginning to realize “saving souls” is not, and can not be the “main focus” of a vital body of Christ. Why worrying about how many numbers of people have “asked Jesus into their hearts” this past year is not the best way to make sure our church is alive and contributing to the Kingdom.
From “The Holiness Manifesto” (the paper on the website, not the book):
They want a mission. They want a message!”
words from wick 