Other Observations :: General Conference Part III

In the morning I had the opportunity to speak to a couple of African delegates about their perceptions regarding the human sexuality issue.  They too a conservative stance, and clearly could not understand the distance they observed between the first missionaries who taught them about Christianity and the current American church.  One man said, “These [...]

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Legislative Committees :: General Conference Part II

Well, following the opening plenary worship session I headed over to observe a committee.  I chose to join the General Board of Society 2, as one of their subcommittees would be responsible for the petitions related to human sexuality.
Morning Subcommittee Meeting
Following a welcome for the day and a few brief instructions about proceedings, each subcommittee [...]

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Opening Worship :: General Conference Part I

What a day.  What follows are my reflections–this will be part 1 of 3.  Today took a lot of energy–particularly the afternoon sessions observing the discussion of the General Board of Society.  I spent the day observing the subcommittee handling the petitions on human sexuality.  You can probably guess where this is going, particularly if [...]

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Today’s Visit :: UMC General Conference 2008 :: Ft. Worth

Today I’ll be headed to downtown Ft. Worth as an observer at General Conference ‘08.  Believe it or not, I don’t tote a laptop computer, so my notes today will be handwritten, and I’ll be posting a written update here at the end of the day.  I would ask for continued prayer for UMC leaders [...]

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UMC General Conference :: Ft. Worth, TX

Next week the 2008 General Conference of the United Methodist Church will convene in Ft. Worth, TX.  I did not grow up as part of the United Methodist Church, so over the past few years I’ve continued to learn about their polity and the means by which they make decisions.  General Conference is an opportunity [...]

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