Explanation

Recognizing that provinces vary, sometimes widely, in their capacity to respond to requests/actions given in a general statement or mandate for the whole church, it is important that those requests/mandates be carefully reviewed prior to their issuance in order to ensure success. The province being asked needs to have the ability to respond and if it does not, it will ensure failure. Each province may have the intent of carrying out the requests, but may not have the capacity to do so which leads to frustration for both the province and the body issuing the request. There are a variety of factors determining capacity in each province such as population, financial resources, geographical issues and organizational structures.