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The 59-member Connectional Table is where the denomination’s ministry and money come together. It coordinates The United Methodist Church’s mission, ministry and resources. more »
Jan 29, 2013 by Heather Hahn in Issues
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Mary Brooke Casad, the agency's top executive since 2007, says she resigned to become a "full ministry partner" with her husband, a United Methodist pastor in North Texas, and to return to writing children's books. more »
Sep 7, 2012 in Issues
General Conference adopts a structure plan assembled by a group of some 20 delegates after negotiations broke down in legislative committee. The UMC's agencies to monitor discrimination against women and people of color are eliminated. more »
May 2, 2012 by Heather Hahn in Call to Action/Connectional Table Restructure (1 Comments)
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The Interim Operations Team brought together some 30 church leaders came together recently in Chicago to discuss how to change the culture of The United Methodist Church. more »
Apr 9, 2012 by Heather Hahn in Call to Action/Connectional Table Restructure (1 Comments)
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The Rev. Jeremy Smith analyzes the similarities between the Connectional Table and Call to Action proposals with UMC Plan B, finding that Plan B also enhances executive power. more »
Apr 13, 2012 by Jeremy Smith in Jeremy Smith (3 Comments)
The Rev. Jay Voorhees urges United Methodists to examine their assumptions about all the proposals for change swirling about The United Methodist Church. more »
Apr 2, 2012 by Jay Voorhees in Jay Voorhees
Implications of four major new critiques of changes proposed for The United Methodist Church. more »
Mar 13, 2012 by Cynthia B. Astle in Views from a Ridge
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The Rev. Jeremy Smith responds to the latest round of critiques of the change proposals coming before the 2012 General Conference. more »
Mar 13, 2012 by Jeremy Smith in Jeremy Smith (5 Comments)
Findings of religion historian and author Diana Butler Bass trace the current social development affecting Christian denominations including The United Methodist Church. more »
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