Actual Copy of the Via Media Steering Committee Minutes Outlining The Day After Strategy; Other Interesting Stuff
Brad Drell @ 9:14 am

No, I’m not revealing my source, but it is authentic:

Via Meeting Steering Committee 9/29/05

Dixie Hutchinson, Lynn Minor, Steve Westen, Rick Matters, Greg Fry, Joan Gundersen, Meg Ingalls, Andrew Grimmke

People began by introducing themselves. Meg’s parish just gave van bought with UTO money to Diocese of Mississippi.

After a prayer by Rick Matters, we began reports from the field.

VMFW Bishop Iker has been fairly quiet, but has gotten very vocal about women’s ordination. He has sent a formal request to Panel of Reference to shelter them from women’s ordination. He is claiming that the church is forcing him to accept women’s ordination. FWVM always responds with a letter. Sent one to the Panel of Reference. Now have a newsletter with a circulation of 950. Sent to all clergy, including the bishop. Got directories from every parish with membership in their group. The group is having to pay for mailing. They are now 501 c3. Fort Worth budget short $70,000 (i.e. one parish which is even MORE conservative).
The rest at Drell's Descants