The 2016 General Conference of the United Methodist Church will be held on May 10-20, 2016 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon. The General Conference is the top legislative body of The United Methodist Church and meets once every four years to review and revise the doctrines and policies of the denomination. Through a bit of magic we are trying to compile all the posts related to the General Conference here for your review.
Laurie Haller | Their Only Dream
My heart went out to Ziki. Ten days ago, I saw a special CBS news report on child labor in ...
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Vital Piety | Contextualization, The One Church Model, and The #UMC
Since the 2016 General Conference of The United Methodist Church, I have been wrestling with the suggestion by many of ...
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Tom Lambrecht | Good News Magazine | Big Picture Status of United Methodism – Part III (Europe/Asia)
Students from Wesley Divinity Seminary, Wesleyan University, flash smiles and signs of affirmation during a march and rally in Quezon ...
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Hacking Christianity :: Rev. Jeremy Smith | The UMC is Hanging by a Thread from the Bishops’ Robes
How we got here At General Conference 2016, the floor of General Conference passed a resolution asking the Bishops to ...
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Tom Lambrecht | Good News Magazine | Big Picture Status of United Methodism (Part 2 )
In last week’s edition of Perspective, I began to survey the growth and decline of United Methodism around the globe ...
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Tom Lambrecht | Good News Magazine | Tempering Expectations — Dealing with Impatience
It is no surprise that many members of The United Methodist Church are growing impatient. It feels like we have ...
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Hacking Christianity :: Rev. Jeremy Smith | Three Takeaways from the Wesleyan Covenant Association Founding Document
Over the past 18 months, a new group within United Methodism has repeatedly claimed their support of United Methodism and ...
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Reflections on the The Word and World | Praying Forward for Good
This Sunday marks the beginning of a week of concerted prayer for United Methodists across South Georgia. We are being ...
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Tom Lambrecht | Good News Magazine | Delegate Number Set for 2020 General Conference
While we are preparing for the 2019 special called General Conference in St. Louis, it is important to remember that ...
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United Methodist Insight | Analysis of Bishops’ Option 2 for A Way Forward
United Methodist layman Lonnie D. Brooks traces the history of the proposed Option 2, previously presented by the Connectional Table ...
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