If doctrinal differences are put aside, he said, an ethos of shared flourishing could be resurrected.

Pastors also reported conflict over changes they proposed (38%), their leadership style (27%), expectations about the pastor's role (25%), and doctrinal differences (13%).

In spite of doctrinal differences, we can at least work together in practice to improve our situation and our circumstances.

It soon became clear that major doctrinal differences divided these people.

In doing so, they have produced an excellent guide to the ecumenical strides already taken and the serious doctrinal differences that remain.