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SHOULD THE UMC HAVE TWO JURISDICTIONS OR SIX? – People Need Jesus

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Geneseo First United Methodist Church. Leading Toward a Jesus-Focused Church. SHOULD THE UMC HAVE TWO JURISDICTIONS OR SIX? Date: January 31, 2015. I recently released legislation for the Restore and Release Plan (R&R). A six-jurisdiction version of my earlier proposal. For the future of The United Methodist Church. Both jurisdictional solutions create a compartment for those who cannot abide by the current language in our. I drafted a framework for a two-jurisdiction approach. It is egalitarian and fair.

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So where are we now? | David F. Watson

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David F. Watson. Musings and whatnot…. So where are we now? July 23, 2015. Why would she give up on the fact that we could reach some kind of solution that would keep at least the bulk of us together? As it turns out, she wrote that letter either in a moment of amazing foresight or prophetic insight. It’s been on my mind often lately. When Bill Arnold and I wrote the A and W Plan. I still believe in the A and W Plan. The main reason is this: as I wrote some time back,. What I don’t want to see is years a...

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From Bryan’s Office...: January 2015

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Friday, January 30, 2015. Bill Croy - Three Personal Memories. Bill left either at the end of my eighth or ninth grade year (I really don't remember), but as a United Methodist Elder ordained in 1995, I was able to stay in touch with him. I got the gift of not only having him as a pastor, but then a mentor, and ultimately a great friend. In any event, here are three (of many) memories I have of Bill. Memory One: Death By Green Bus. This was the early eighties - or as I like to think of it, the era of the...

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Can the General Conference Make Reliable Moral Decisions? | David F. Watson

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David F. Watson. Musings and whatnot…. Can the General Conference Make Reliable Moral Decisions? May 19, 2015. Much of the talk in the UMC these days has to do with how we will govern ourselves. Will we stay with a more centralized polity located in a single General Conference? Will we become more congregational in polity? Will we eliminate the General Conference altogether and divide up into smaller bodies of like-minded communities? Can any solution hold together the disparate voices of our church?

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ELEVATING EFFECTIVENESS IN THE UMC – People Need Jesus

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Geneseo First United Methodist Church. Leading Toward a Jesus-Focused Church. ELEVATING EFFECTIVENESS IN THE UMC. Date: May 30, 2015. Last week I posted Five Rules for a Flat UMC . But work from the starting point of our present jurisdictional structure and allow for a more gradual and organic reorganization. Unlike the Connectional Table. And Local Option Plans. The Five Rules I am suggesting for the UMC are as follows:. Clergy and ministry standards of the general church may be adapted by the jurisdict...

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Now and Not Yet: May 2015

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Now and Not Yet. Tuesday, May 12, 2015. A Response to a Response. We are exactly one year away from General Conference. If you're reading this, you probably know the elephant in the room will be the UMC's position on all the issues surrounding human sexuality. Jeremy Smith. 1 No change in policy and possibly "mandatory sentences" for offenders. This seems to me the most likely outcome given our history of not accomplishing much. 2 Christopher Ritter's Jurisdictional Solution. 3 A Way Forward. Recently re...

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From Bryan’s Office...: The New R&R Plan? Not A Fan. Not A Fan At All.

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Saturday, January 24, 2015. The New R&R Plan? Not A Fan. Not A Fan At All. You see, we United Methodists are not of one mind on the issue. Some believe the Bible and the Book of Discipline are clear. Others believe a grave injustice has been via misunderstanding of the Bible, translated into the Book of Discipline. And still others, mostly us Centrists, are still working their way through the question, understanding that there is a lot at stake. And I'm for a proposed time limit (General Conference in 20...

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Unity and Schism Plans for the United Methodist Church [list] | Hacking Christianity

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You are here: Home. Unity and Schism Plans for the United Methodist Church [list]. Unity and Schism Plans for the United Methodist Church [list]. February 10, 2015. Visions from the Bottom-Up. In 2012, the last time the United Methodist Church considered massive changes to their way of doing things, they forgot to check what time it was:. They didn’t realize it was 2012. The new social media world of collaboration, discussion and tinkering, and a tiny website called. The Call To Action. To help keep trac...

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A CASE FOR COLLABORATIVE CONNECTIONALISM – People Need Jesus

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Geneseo First United Methodist Church. Leading Toward a Jesus-Focused Church. A CASE FOR COLLABORATIVE CONNECTIONALISM. Date: June 5, 2015. I have suggested Five Rules for the future of the UMC. That aim at defusing our human sexuality crisis, motivating clergy effectiveness, and enhancing our mission of making disciples of Jesus Christ. For those keeping score, this is the third Jurisdictional Solution. Annual conference borders may overlap geographically. Is that I am somehow plotting the demise of the...