VIDEO: WJ Bishops declare Safe Harbor for LGBTQ+ clergy, candidates
VIDEO: WJ Bishops declare Safe Harbor for LGBTQ+ clergy, candidates #UMC4All
Man takes evangelism on the road to GC2016
By Heather Hahn
May 9, 2016 | PORTLAND, Ore.
Most United Methodists who traveled to the 2016 General Conference got here by plane.Randy Neal made the...
GC2016: When to add bishops in Africa?
By Sam Hodges
May 5, 2016 | UMNS
It’s a matter of wide agreement that The United Methodist Church needs more bishops in its major growth...
Commission on the Way Forward: Membership Selection Progresses
Washington, D.C.: The Executive Committee of the Council of Bishops has narrowed the list of potential nominees for membership on the Commission on the...
Legislative Summary from The PNWAC Sessions 2015
The Pacific Northwest Annual Conference Sessions 2015
Legislative Summary
Prepared by the Rev. Shirley DeLarme
Much of our action was to make our preferences known to General...
Some Thoughts from Bishop Hagiya on #gc2012
It is my second week here in Tampa at our General Conference. The Council of Bishops meets the week before General Conference starts, so...
Living Fully with Risk and Responsibility
By Rev. Mary K. (Sellon) Huycke
I’m not a rule breaker. I’m not someone at the forefront of marches or instigating movements. As a leadership coach,...
#UMCGC Reflection: A Prayer for Old White Men
By David Reinholz
May 19, 2016 | Portland, Oregon
Dear God, I’m an old, white, heterosexual man. I have as much privilege as any segment of...
VIDEO: Reactions to the Vote to Eliminate Guaranteed Appointment
On the street interviews with the Rev. Gloria Kymn (clergy delegate), the Rev. Jeremy Smith (young adult clergy), Ken Ellis (lay delegate from Cal-Pac)...
#UMCGC Reflection: A Code of ‘Spirit’
By Megan Kilpatrick
May 17, 2016 | Portland, Oregon
I have had the privilege of observing the Church and Society 2 Committee during General Conference. The...
