At the inception of the 2011 GYC meeting in Houston, Texas, Dr. Pipim released a statement to the speakers and attendees at this historic event. The statement consists of (i) a background, explaining why, for the first time in the movement's history, he couldn't attend this particular GYC event, and (ii) his personal message to the attendees and speakers at the 2011 GYC convocation.
I. Background
On May 23, 2011 I resigned as Director of Public Campus Ministries and from the employment of the Michigan Conference, and made the news public on May 29. My resignation was prompted by a moral fall I experienced earlier that year. [
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As a consequence of my resignation in May 2011,
1. I surrendered my ministerial credential to my Michigan Conference employers, and ceased to be its Director of Public Campus Ministries and its umbrella organization called CAMPUS (Center for Adventist Ministry to Public University Students).
2. On June 9, 2011, I offered my resignation from the GYC Board of...
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