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YouTube: What does the General Conference Do? (Part 2)
https://youtu.be/3dUT_TGq8xsThis week’s video is part 2 of 2! I’m exploring what the General Conference does and what that might mean for local churches. Also, Taylor Swift might pop in for a second. Also, yelling. Continue reading
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United Methodist Monday: Election of Delegates to General, Jurisdictional, and Central Conferences by Annual Conferences
¶¶ 34-36 Outline the requirements for election of delegates to General and Jurisdictional Conference. Essentially, annual conferences elect their representative delegates to General, Jurisdictional and Central Conference (Jurisdictional is a region inside the US, Central is a region outside the US). They elect based on a ration determined by the General Church. General Conference delegates… Continue reading
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YouTube: What does the General Conference Do? (Part 1)
This week’s video is part 1 of 2! I’m exploring what the General Conference does and what that might mean for local churches. Continue reading
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Holy Week Thoughts
I’m pretty sure I post something during Holy Week each year. When I think about this week, I am often just tired. I think we do too much. The pomp and circumstance keep building and the payout is the same. Regardless, this Holy Week Holy Week, I’m reflecting on things that are happening in my… Continue reading
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“The Annual Conference is the basic body of the church…”
I do a regular Monday post about United Methodist Polity on my FB Page, but will be posting it here as well (and on the YouTube Channel) from now on. ¶33 is quite possibly my favorite section of the Constitution of The United Methodist Church. The paragraph solidifies our polity of connectionalism as one that… Continue reading
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YouTube Channel Announcement!
Alright y’all, I’ve been working on this for a while, and now it’s time to unveil it. I’m producing a series of YouTube Videos about Methodist Things! First off, of course, is a series of videos on The UMC General Conference. These videos will come out on Thursdays and provide knowledge about What General Conference… Continue reading
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Let them Lobby
This topic is about a month old, but I wanted to mull it over a bit before responding. According to UMNews.org the Wesley Covenant Association and Good News Movement, among others, will be lobbying at General Conference in April. They will mostly be working to convince folks to join the Global Methodist Church (which formed… Continue reading
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Working to Use the Blog More
In reality, I am just not getting to the point in my life where I am scheduling time to write and create into my schedule. I am finally scheduling writing and reading time into my week. My plan for the coming year is to actually write on this blog (or cross post from my socials),… Continue reading
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Thoughts on the Correspondence Related to Wesley Memorial UMC
I have received several messages related to the status of Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church in High Point, North Carolina and the various emails, letters, and more that have gone out advising folks to vote for or against the disaffiliation of this congregation. I want to provide some insight based on polity to the situation… Continue reading
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Judicial Council Item 1023-01
As we turn to the upcoming Judicial Council Docket for October, the first one asks questions of parliamentary authority. This request comes from the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference related to a parliamentary matter..You can read the full document (linked here, scroll down to the list), but essentially, a panel panel presentation related to a potential strategic… Continue reading
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Jonathan LeMaster-Smith 