Ten people attended this Synod for the first time as delegates. TheWitness asked a few of those delegates to relate their experience by answering the three questions below:

*1.) What did you expect to experience at Synod, and how were you surprised?

2.) What conversation, devotional, proceeding, etc., most blessed you as a pastor or elder?

3.) What insight from Synod are you most excited to share?*

1.) I expected some emotional outbursts and direct conflict by some delegates. I was surprised that delegates prefaced their rebuttals with an agreement in principle to the stated problem or goal and then proceeded with an alternate proposal in a respectful manner.

2.) All the devotionals helped remind us of the importance of, and what is, real servant leadership.

3.) I was greatly encouraged by the amount of good work being done in our denomination around the world and the desire to work together where we can with other ...