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The Rev. Jay Williams (left) listens during a panel discussion at
the UMC Pre-General Conference news
briefing at the Tampa Convention Center in Florida. With him are the Revs. Tom
Choi (center) and Amy Gearhart. |
General Conference Issues
Diverse issues presented at a recent three-day briefing signaled the workload ahead for the lawmaking body of The United Methodist Church, which meets this spring.
More than 300 delegates, communicators and others who will be part of the 2012 General Conference met Jan. 19-21 at the Tampa Convention Center, site of the legislative assembly, for a preview of some of the issues they will face April 24-May 4. United Methodist Communications sponsored the event, with involvement and support from other agencies and ministries of the church. This is a brief look at the issues explored.
Proposed changes to the ordination process will eliminate
guaranteed appointments, streamline the ordination process and sharpen the
focus on making disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world,
said members of the Study of Ministry Commission in their presentation on
clergy effectiveness proposals.
The Rev. Jay Williams, pastor of Glendale United Methodist
Church, Everett, Mass., endorsed the plan, which would eliminate the
commissioning step, create an orientation to ministry and require conferences
to have vocational (more) |
Alternate Game Plan for Super Bowl- Before it was ever determined that the New York Giants
would be facing the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl this weekend,
members of United Methodist Women had decided on their game plan.
As the organization did last year in Texas, United
Methodist Women is working with local groups and law enforcement to find a
teachable (more)
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Phoenix Area Bishop Minerva Carcaño helps lead a
discussion on church restructuring during The United Methodist Church's
Pre-General Conference News Briefing at the Tampa Convention Center in Florida.
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UMC Restructure Debate
Months before the 2012 General Conference, delegates to The
United Methodist Church’s top lawmaking body got a hint of the debate to come
regarding restructuring the denomination.
More than 300 delegates, communicators and agency staff gathered
Jan. 19-21 for the Pre-General Conference News Briefing at the Tampa Convention
Center, where discussions of the proposed changes dominated conversation.
The main piece of legislation — the result of the multiyear Call
to Action process — would consolidate nine of the church’s 13 general agencies
into a new United Methodist Center for Connectional Mission and Ministry under
a 15-member board.
The board would be appointed by and accountable to a
45-member advisory board called the General Council for Strategy and Oversight,
which would replace the Connectional Table that presently coordinates the
denomination’s mission, (more)...
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Black College Fund Celebrates 40 years
Year after year, when students from the New York Annual
(regional) Conference boarded buses to visit historically black colleges, they
envisioned their future. They also saw history in the making as they walked the
campuses. Each time they opened a door or leaned against sun-warmed bricks and
mortar, they touched the fruition of others’ dreams. ....... (more)
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