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At the Assembly in July, 2003, there was an overwhelming proxy vote to continue the work of the Blue Ribbon Committee to produce talk outlines and meditations to be used by all communities.

The following is an email re-announcing the glorious news that the International Secretariat came to complete unity at their meeting March 8-9 in Warner Robins, GA.  They voted unanimously, to ask the local communities to approve continuing the work of the "Blue Ribbon Committee".  When approved, the committee will redo the rollo and meditation outlines thereby creating a unifying and common set for all of Tres Dias.  The local communities will see proposed outlines and will provide input into the process.  Local communities will have final say-so on the outlines because the outlines will be adopted only when approved by proxy vote of the local communities. ... We are in unity!  Hallelujah!  God is good!  All the time!


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-----Original Message-----
From: Jan Waggoner [mailto:j.s.waggoner@att.net]
Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 5:37 PM
To: [Members of the International Secretariat]
Subject: Information on Proxy Ballot

Dear Brothers and Sister in the Lord,

I am attaching a copy of the proxy ballot item as was approved at the International meeting March 8,9 in Warner Robins, Georgia. You will note that a rationale for this item is part of the introduction to it. Bill Boyd, Julie Bohl, and I have been in close communication on this matter. The item is being sent to you in the form in which it was read and discussed at that meeting.

Bill and I have talked at length on the most expedient, yet the best way to disseminate the information pertaining to this proxy ballot. Our choice is to send it to the members of the International Secretariat before the item goes out in the normal course of the voting process to the local Communities.

You may discuss this with your local Secretariat. However, please note that:

IT IS NOT MEANT FOR YOU TO VOTE ON AT THIS TIME.

Your community will receive this same information as part of a packet for voting on nominations for Secretariat positions, the fiscal year 2004 budget, and changes to the By-laws. You should be receiving this packet at least 75 days prior to the July 2003 Assembly.

If you have any questions, please contact us.

Your Servant in HIM,

Jan Sheble Waggoner, Secretary

 Praise God we are One! 

Dear Leaders of local Tres Dias Communities,

We, the Tres Dias International Secretariat, want to share our joy and anticipation with you as we close the Tres Dias International meeting in Warner Robins, Georgia. Through prayer, reading Holy Scripture, and the leading of the Holy Spirit, we speak to you in unity—and we ask you to share all that we tell you here with your Secretariat, so that you understand and thank God with us for His resolution of some very important issues, the proposed solution, and our recommendation for your approval through your Proxy vote.

 INTRODUCTION AND EXPLANATION

The purpose of Tres Dias is primarily to train leaders for Christ; leaders who will then change environments for Christ.  The official rollos of Tres Dias were taken from New York Cursillo de Christiandad and used since 1972 (with modifications to accommodate an interdenominational movement).  A second set of rollos was taken from Sonshine Cursillo (Lutheran) and modified at Atlanta Christian Cursillo and by staff at Mt. Paran Church (Church of God.)

Once people make a particular Tres Dias Weekend, they often believe that that is the only “correct” way to conduct a Tres Dias Weekend.  Two distinct sets of rollos and meditations are being used and continue to be perpetuated and expanded as new communities are formed.  Some people misunderstand the purpose of the movement and consider that it is for saving marriages or converting people to Christ (wonderful things that may happen at Tres Dias, but not the primary purpose of Tres Dias).

Over the past several years, significant conflict over the use and propagation of the two distinct sets of rollos and meditations has led to the work of the organization being stymied, creating mistrust between factions, sapping energies of the organization and resulting in power struggles. 

 In an effort to resolve these conflicts, the International Secretariat formed a “Blue Ribbon Committee” to re-write the 15 rollo and the 5 meditations.  This committee did re-write the “Sacraments”/ “Days in the Life” rollo.  In an effort to continue the work of the “Blue Ribbon Committee”, a Special Assembly was called for the purpose of obtaining funds for such work and that proxy item failed for lack of a quorum.

At the March 8-9, 2003 meeting of the International Secretariat, the International Secretariat came into complete unity in that one set of rollo and meditation outlines:
            1.      be composed by the Blue Ribbon Committee; then
            2.      be commented on by the local communities; then
            3.      be approved by the International Secretariat; and finally
            4.      be voted/approved by the local communities.

It is fully anticipated that changes in the titles of any rollos will require corresponding changes to the rollo titles in the Essentials. It was strongly emphasized and acknowledged by all those present that, “once approved by the local communities (through the Assembly), all communities will have to change”, that is, they will be required to use the new outlines and follow all the Essentials.

The International Secretariat unanimously voted to recommend approval of funding, not to exceed $30,000, to come from reserves, for the Blue Ribbon Committee to complete this work.

Proxy Vote 

(Name of Community)__________________________, our community votes

to approve ___________(YES)

or disapprove_______________(NO)
the expenditure not to exceed $30,000 to come from reserves, to fund the Blue Ribbon Committee meetings to complete the work of producing a unifying set of the 15 rollo outlines and the 5 Meditations.

 The proposed vote will be accompanied by the letter of explanation

 “May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you a spirit of unity among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus.”
                                                                                     Romans 15:5

“From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.”
                                                                                     Ephesians 4:16

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