http://methoblog.com/3_0 musings from the methodist world Sun, 26 May 2013 07:21:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://methoblog.com/3_0/2013/05/getting-a-jump-on-electing-general-conference-delegates/ http://methoblog.com/3_0/2013/05/getting-a-jump-on-electing-general-conference-delegates/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 22:39:27 +0000 Special Contributor http://www.unitedmethodistreporter.com/?p=11136 Amidst all of the petitions which failed, were never considered at all, or passed but then were overturned by the Judicial Council, at least one new provision in the Book of Discipline that was adopted by the largely “Do-Nothing General Conference” last year, now provides an interesting opportunity to annual conferences across the connection. Originally [...]
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