General Conference
UMC Future
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United Methodist Bishops in Global Perspective
Questions about the election of bishops in the United States and internationally are rooted in the origins of the episcopacy in the central conferences and connects to broader issues in global polity in The United Methodist Church. Read more
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The Centrist/Progressive Message to Traditionalists and Institutionalists
To fully understand the Centrist/Progressive withdrawal from the Protocol, its aims and implications for the church, one must look past a binary understanding of current UMC politics. Read more
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Why Are You Still a United Methodist?
The Discipline has always been an evolving document and the Rev. William C. Trench is confident then that we'll find our way on sexuality just as we had eventually found our way on slavery and segregation and women's rights. Read more
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To My Disaffiliating Clergy and Lay Colleagues
The Rev. Dr. Vance P. Ross challenges disaffiliating churches and clergy over whether they will repay Indigenous and Black people for the land and labor stolen to build their churches. Read more
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Striving for Equity in Pastor Salaries
Two researchers believe The United Methodist Church should move decisions about how much money pastors make out of local churches to annual conferences. A study showed that Black pastors in the denomination make less than their white colleagues. Read more
