Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Four ways the UMC may split

The deadline for submitting resolutions and other action items for consideration to next May's General Conference was Sept. 18. This is not a UM site, but the summary of the proposals for the schism of the denomination seem to be fair summaries. As of the time I am posting this, I have not finished the article, but I did want to "park" the link.


See also: GC2020: Nine Plans and What to Think about Them

See also: https://planegrace.com/gc-2020-the-plain-grace-plan-is-a-flow-chart-worth-a-thousand-words/

Rev. Shane Bishop: Know What You are Going to Do! (my advice to #UMC pastors and churches)

The real issue splitting the UMC is not homosexuality, it is the destruction of trust on all sides.

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