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Download the printable version of the June 28 issue of GPconnect.

In this edition:

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Aid arrives after storm damage in Gage County
Students Amp It Up at Southwestern camp
Offices closed Tuesday; email deadline is Monday

CLERGY EXCELLENCE
Clergy Clinics in Family Emotional Process scheduled
Deadline for Church Planter Incubator sessions is July 6 
CORE Crucible seeking participants for 2017-18

EQUIPPING DISCIPLES
BeADisciple.com offering course in stewardship
Lay Academy sets summer, fall classes
McCurdy Ministries looking to the future

MERCY & JUSTICE
Micah Corps learns about protecting God’s creation at GBCS
Great Plains Conference hosting South Central Mission Academy

ADMINISTRATION
VitalSigns questions simplified starting July 2
Don't fall for latest email scam
Friday is deadline for Nebraska UM Foundation, St. Mark's scholarships

ACROSS THE CONNECTION
Hastings youth put in hard work during Niagara Falls mission trip
Ride/walk raises $3,500 for missions
Couple invests $1 million in theological education for central conferences
HANA scholarship empowers pastor to continue education, service to church
Book shows how light can come through in church meetings
In Other News
Resources
Newsletters
Blogs and Opinion
Classifieds 

 

Aid arrives after storm
damage in Gage County

Whenever disaster strikes the Great Plains, our conference’s disaster relief teams and individual churches are there to lend support. This time, it was for those who received damage after a storm in Beatrice and Gage County, Nebraska, earlier this month.

The response, as you see in this video, brought tears to the eyes of some of the recipients.

“People just feel there is a presence of Christ within us that calls us forth to be Christ’s hands and feet in the world and help those that need just a little bit of help,” said the Rev. Russell Anderson, on the disaster response team from Trinity United Methodist Church in Grand Island.

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Students Amp It Up
at Southwestern camp

Earlier this month, 23 high school students increased the volume on their faith with the annual Amp It Up worship band camp at Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas.

Experienced musicians, Southwestern students and area worship leaders all worked with the campers on songwriting, worship planning, media management, song choice, vocal skill and music theory, among other topics.

Camp director Martin Rude says there’s a “paramount focus on spiritual formation, personal relationship, and how critical it is that the band works together as a small group – that they learn and grow and study together.”

Read more about Amp It Up.

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Offices closed Tuesday;
email deadline is Monday

Here’s a reminder that all Great Plains Conference offices and district offices will be closed next Tuesday to celebrate the Fourth of July.

The deadline for the July 5 edition of the GPconnect email is noon on Monday, July 3.

Have a safe and happy Fourth!

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Clergy Excellence

Clergy Clinics in Family
Emotional Process scheduled

The Lombard Mennonite Peace Center in Lombard, Illinois, has announced the schedule for its Clergy Clinic in Family Emotional Process for 2017-18.

Group A will meet Oct. 23-25, Feb. 19-21 and April 23-25.

Group B will meet Nov. 6-8, Feb. 26-28 and April 30 to May 2.

The Clergy Clinic in Family Emotional Process is designed to enhance the ability of participants to function as self-differentiated leaders within their own ministry setting. It will provide a safe forum for processing challenging situation in one’s ministry, while also facilitating reflection on how one’s own functioning can either fuel anxiety or have a calming influence on the church system.

More information on the clinics is available here. Register here for the clinics.

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Deadline for Church Planter
Incubator sessions is July 6 

Great Plains New Church Development is glad to announce dates and speakers for 2017-18 Church Planter Incubator. This year’s planting experts include the Rev. Jacob Armstrong, founding pastor of Providence UMC in Mount Juliet, Tennessee. Armstrong is the recent author of the book, “The New Adapters.” He will assist pastors and laity in attendance to begin their first 100 days as a planter by making connections in the community, faith sharing and staying connected to God while in the mission field. Potential planters, exploring senior pastors who’d like to plant a satellite congregation and lay people who would like to learn more about church planting leadership will leave with concrete goals to go back and work in their mission field.
 
This first retreat will be at Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kansas. Retreat dates and times are 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. July 21 and 8:30 a.m. to noon July 22.
 
Other dates and retreats include a Discipleship Launch Pad with Dr. Phil Maynard (pictured), which will be hosted by Christ UMC in Lincoln, Nov. 3-4. This retreat is open to teams participating to benefit the whole church as you will leave this session with a discipleship system idea in hand to impact your church and greater community.
 
For the second year, New Church Development will be hosting an opportunity for planters to pitch plant ideas during a Shark Tank on Dec. 12 in Salina. This is an opportunity for congregations and individuals with a dream to plant in one of the Great Plains mission fields to test their idea of creating a new faith community before panels that include current planters, entrepreneurs and New Church Development Board members. In order to pitch ideas, participants will need to have participated in a previous Church Planter Incubator or participate in this year’s incubator.
 
Other speakers this year include the Rev. Adam Hamilton, Church of the Resurrection, 2018 winter session; and Dr. Iosmar Alvarez, Fuente de Avivamiento, Lexington, Kentucky, in March 2018.
 
Registration is free with room and board provided. Mileage is considered the registration unless there are extreme cases of mileage which can be partially reimbursed.
 
Contact Rev. Nathan Stanton for more information or register online. Registration deadline is July 6.

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CORE Crucible seeking
participants for 2017-18

 

Great Plains New Church Development will be running the CORE Crucible process of planting new faith communities for the third year. The CORE Crucible provides new church leaders, Hispanic ministry leaders and Campus Ministry leadership the opportunity to forge and reshape the DNA of the church in a nine-retreat, year-long process. Participants in the CORE Crucible participate in a community of practice emphasizing the development of a core leadership team, covenant building, understanding the context of the community, assessing and developing values, vision and mission and transformation of the community in which you are planted or in ministry.
 
The CORE Crucible is meant to be a deep dive into the work of church planting, personal leadership development and care and accountability for the long challenging journey of community transformation. 
 
This ministry is fully supported through New Church Development. Room, board and mileage will be provided. However, since this is a covenant community participants are expected to participate in the whole process when enrolled.
 
Each potential planter or pastor is invited to explore this process by checking with your district superintendent as well as connecting with the Rev. Nathan Stanton, nstanton@greatplainsumc.org or 316-684-0266.

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Equipping Disciples

BeADisciple.com offering
course in stewardship

A new online Lay Servant Ministry-approved course about stewardship is now open for enrollment to United Methodists around the country. The course will be hosted on BeADisciple.com in mid-July. 
  
The new course, “Afire With God: Becoming Spirited Stewards,” is taught by the Rev. John Zimmerman from the Western Pennsylvania Conference. The two-week course starts July 17 and costs $70 per participant.
 
The course description: “Stewardship feels like a dirty word in most churches. Pastors preach about it knowing they must while members sit uncomfortably through the ‘it’s-that-time-again’ sermons and other appeals. But it doesn’t have to be that way! Stewardship really means that we are taking good care of our ministries and physical property.
 
“This class challenges you to become stewards-in-action in all God has entrusted to us. We will go beyond thinking in terms of ‘dollars contributed’ to see stewardship as becoming living examples of the gospel. If we take stewardship seriously -- and joyfully -- it won’t be just another addition to the same old programs we’ve been doing in our congregations. It will change our thinking, acting and imagining. And it will change our vision of ministry, working from the inside out. The required textbook is “Afire With God: Becoming Spirited Stewards“ by Betsy Schwarzentraub, and should be obtained in advance of the course.”
More information and enrollment can be found here.
 
BeADisciple is an online learning platform for Christian education courses, and is a ministry of the Richard and Julia Wilke Institute for Discipleship at Southwestern College, a United-Methodist affiliated college in Winfield, Kansas. About 150 classes for over 2,000 individual students are hosted each year.  

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Lay Academy sets
summer, fall classes

Do you or do you know someone who is looking for quality training for Certified Lay Ministry and looking for flexible class times at a reasonable cost? Here they are!

Registration is now open for Online CLM Classes. The Lay Academy program helps lay persons discover their call to ministry and focus on the area they are called to serve. It has trained over 300 lay persons to serve the local church. We offer two courses which meet the requirements set out by the General Board of Discipleship for Certified Lay Ministry. However, we are a web-based program, which allows students freedom to study and write at times that work into their schedule, while also providing the opportunity for interaction with instructors and other students.

The two course offerings are:

Discovering Your Call to Ministry (four weeks, July 24 to Aug. 20) This online course will help you discover your gifts and call to ministry. During the four weeks, you will take a spiritual gifts inventory and explore your gifts for ministry, read how God called those in the Bible and how your call might be similar to theirs, and finally develop a clear statement of your call and gifts for ministry.
Your guide and instructor over the four weeks is the Rev. Dr. Carl Ellis, an ordained pastor in the United Methodist Church, who has taught and mentored hundreds of lay persons moving into ministry. His goal is to help each person discover God’s call and gifts which will guide their ministry in the days, months and years to come.
 
Foundations for Ministry (10 months, Aug. 29 to May 15) This course helps Certified Lay Ministers, first-time pastors and district superintendent assignment persons develop best practices for serving the local church in sermon writing, developing relationships with their congregation, building mission and vision. This class is also appropriate for pastors moving to new congregations.
This course is a blend of academic learning with practical on the job training. It allows the student to learn through both academic and hands on experience.
The course focuses on a different aspect of ministry each month with all work and discussion forums taking place online, including monthly meetings.
 
How the Lay Academy training program works: Lay persons wishing to serve as leaders are trained through the Lay Academy’s two web-based courses. Students work online, completing assignments each week. There are three basic assignments: Reading and reflecting on books and articles on key areas of leadership in the church, participating in forums to reflect on other students’ writings and perspectives, and monthly online meetings where students and instructors work on 11 key areas for leadership in the church.
 
To register or for more Information, contact Rev. Dr. Carl K. Ellis at cellis@larcm.org or call 785-445-2595. You can visit www.larcm.org

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McCurdy Ministries
looking to the future

 
Since 1912, when United Brethren Deaconess Mellie Perkins came to Velarde, New Mexico, to begin the first school in the Española Valley, McCurdy School has sought to extends God's love, grace and help to children, youth and families through quality educational and life enrichment programs which instill hope and allow them to live into the future God has for them. Five years ago, the educational mission was turned over to McCurdy Charter School, a New Mexico public school educating 568 students in K-12 grades. With the completion of its new facility on the western edge of the McCurdy property, a number of old buildings on the campus are now slated for renovation to create McCurdy Ministries Community Center.
 
McCurdy Ministries is looking to the future and a vision which will encompass space for a Children’s Ministry Center, Teen Center, Adult Ministries Center and a renovated Retreat Center. In the ensuing months, a $10.8 million capital fund drive will enable those renovations along with providing space on campus for nonprofit agencies that share similar goals. The McCurdy Community Center will be a Christ-centered environment where each child and youth experiences care, respect and encouragement to grow socially, physically, academically and spiritually.
 
Rev. Glenn Tombaugh of Wichita was recently elected to the McCurdy Ministries Board and is available to interpret and explain their work throughout the Great Plains Conference. You may contact him at 316-633-0447 or gtombaugh@greatplainsumc.org. Groups wishing to have a work camp experience at McCurdy should contact Eufemia Romero, VIM registrar, at 505-753-7221, Ext. 210, or email her at eromero@mccurdy.org. Contributions or questions about the capital funding project may be addressed to Rev. Diana Loomis, Director of Development and Church Relations (505-901-3082 or dloomis@mccurdy.org.) McCurdy Ministries is located at 362A South McCurdy Road, Espanola, NM 87532.

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Mercy & Justice

Micah Corps learns about
protecting God’s creation at GBCS

This past week, the Micah Corps interns have been working at the United Methodist Building in Washington D.C., the only building on Capitol Hill that is not owned by the United States Government.
 
The interns have had the opportunity to learn from a variety of national advocates for justice at the General Board of Church and Society (GBCS). One of the first speakers was John Hill, who is the assistant general secretary for advocacy and grassroots organizing and the director of economic and environmental justice for GBCS. He discussed climate justice on an institutional and government level. As Christians we are called to recognize, appreciate and protect the environment that God has created for us to thrive in. This includes protection of the water, air, soil, energy and life which Earth provides (Social Principles ¶160).
 
Hill demonstrated future trends of carbon emissions internationally and the proportions of those effects. Developed nations in the global north are emitting exponentially higher amounts of carbon than countries in the global south. However, most of these nations, particularly developing countries, are the ones which are impacted more severely. This environmental, health, and economic damage can come in the form of droughts that are projected to cause catastrophic famines, e.g. in Ethiopia, as well as more severe natural disasters in the Caribbean.
 
Additionally, Hill gave insight into the carbon tax and dividend proposal, a market-based solution geared toward reducing carbon emissions. This proposal has been supported by many strong Republican voices in addition to a variety of Democrats in Congress. While there are certain details of the proposal which are yet to be worked out, including overseas concerns, there is hope for a more formal proposal to be made in upcoming years. Even though there has been much disappointment as a result of President Donald Trump’s statements toward the Paris Climate Agreement, Hill offered hope through new approaches. While much lobbying will continue on Capitol Hill, in the meantime, more focus can be placed on institutions to adopt more environmentally friendly practices.
 
Below are some easy and concrete actions your church/business/institution can take to contribute to environmental protection:

  • Look into clean energy sources: Forms of energy like solar and wind power are becoming more and more accessible with a higher economic payoff.
  • Energy saving appliances: These have also had increasing economic returns.
  • Start composting: Have members of your church or local area join together in composting.
  • Cut down on paper cutlery: By using reusable plates, cups, silverware and napkins, churches can eliminate significant amounts of landfill waste.
  • Advocate for carbon tax and dividend: Congress needs to hear the voices of the faith community!

To follow the Micah Corps throughout the summer, please like them on Facebook at 'Micah Corps' and follow them on Twitter and Instagram at '@micahinterns'

-- Mary Korch, Micah Corps intern

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Great Plains Conference hosting
South Central Mission Academy

The South Central Jurisdictional Mission Academy, a partnership of United Methodist Volunteers in Mission Disaster Response and the United Methodist Committee on Relief, will be Sept. 10-13 at The Leadership Center in Aurora, Nebraska.

Come together with mission-minded people to discuss connecting with your neighbors in disaster response, emotional and spiritual care, spiritual growth in mission, serving cross culturally with grace and more subjects.
 
A list of course offerings, schedule of events and a downloadable flyer, as well as registration for the event can be found here. The event also can be followed on the SCJ’s Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages.

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Administration

VitalSigns questions
simplified starting July 2

 

In response to suggestions for clergy, staff and volunteers, a significant change is coming to the VitalSigns weekly reports. Beginning with this Sunday, July 2, you will see three questions eliminated:

  • Number of children participating in discipleship activities (Sunday School, youth group, small groups)
  • Number of youth participating in discipleship activities (Sunday School, youth group, small groups)
  • Number of adults participating in discipleship activities (Sunday school, small groups)

They will be replaced with a single question:

  • Total number of small groups

This change is being made to reduce the time needed to collect and report the weekly VitalSigns data. It is also more closely aligned with the conference priority to increase the number of small groups in congregations.
 
Should you have questions or concerns on this change, please contact the Rev. Nathan Stanton, director of congregational excellence, at nstanton@greatplainsumc.org.

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Don't fall for
latest email scam

The Great Plains Conference wants to alert you to a spam email is making its way into email inboxes across Kansas and Nebraska.

The email, disguised as a Microsoft Office 365 alert, tells the recipient that his or her @greatplainsumc.org email address has exceeded its mail daily quota on a server. It goes on to tell the recipient that his or her email will stop receiving new emails within 24 hours and then has a link that promotes that the recipient can upgrade his or her quota for free.

Toby Carver, technology coordinator for the conference, urges people not to click on the link and simply to delete the fictitious email.

He offers some tips for identifying if an email may be spam:

  • The original email address often has a different domain than the subject of the email. The recent spam email was supposed to be from Microsoft, but the email address originated from “@autonation.com.” This is the first sign it’s spam.
  • Improper use of grammar or misspellings. This particular email doesn’t appear to have any major spelling mistakes, but it does contain a grammar mistake with the word “its.” Many spam emails will have numbers in place of letters and contain grammar and spelling errors.
  • The message in question says clicking the link will take someone to a location where he or she can extend his or her quota for free. Microsoft typically charges for services.
  • The link the recipient is supposed to click doesn’t take you to a Microsoft website. If you point your mouse to the link, Outlook will show you what the link is, and it clearly is not to Microsoft.

In general, it’s a safe practice to respond only to emails from people or organizations you know.

If you have further questions, please contact Carver at tcarver@greatplainsumc.org.

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Friday is deadline for Nebraska UM Foundation, St. Mark's scholarships

The Nebraska United Methodist Foundation has scholarship applications available online for seminary students and students pursuing a career in church leadership at www.numf.org/scholarships.

Application deadline is June 30.

Through this program, the Foundation awards nearly $25,000 in scholarship funds. We are pleased to be able to administer these scholarships to individuals who are members of a Nebraska United Methodist Church and pursuing a degree for service in the Great Plains Conference.

The Nebraska United Methodist Foundation would like to acknowledge the generous gifts donors have made to make these scholarships possible. Thank you for being our partner in ministry. If you would like to talk to someone about how you can honor the memory of a loved one through a named scholarship or provide further financial assistance for a seminary student, please call the Foundation at 877-495-5545.

St. Mark’s United Methodist Church Foundation in Lincoln has scholarship applications available for seminary students and undergraduate students pursuing a career in church leadership for the 2017-2018 academic school year.

The St. Mark’s UMC Foundation currently has three separate scholarships available ranging in awards from $1,000 to $10,000 per academic year.  The Nebraska United Methodist Foundation is pleased to partner with St. Mark’s UMC by making this scholarship packet available online at www.numf.org/scholarships.  Deadline for application is June 30.

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Across the Connection

Hastings youth put in hard work
during Niagara Falls mission trip

Youth from First United Methodist Church and Grace United Methodist Church in Hastings, Nebraska, joined together on a mission trip to Niagara Falls, New York, June 17-24. A total of 39 youth and sponsors made a grand departure from First UMC during a festive “pep rally” send-off from parents and church members complete with signs of encouragement, noise makers, bubbles and music. 

The group was hosted by First United Methodist Church in Niagara Falls. Our daily mission work was planned by and completed at Community Missions of Niagara Frontier. Some of the projects we worked on were cleaning up the landscaping, tilling and planting gardens, sorting clothing, organizing storage areas, cleaning and painting the building, painting an apartment, tearing out old carpeting, preparing a meal and serving the meal, cleaning and moving furniture, and other tasks as requested. We were told by various leaders of Community Missions that we were the hardest working group that had volunteered there, and we were asked to complete projects they never thought any groups would be able to handle. We are so proud of our youth!

On a day when one of our groups finished early, they went back to our host church and did some cleaning, trimming bushes and painting. We also took part in a community meal at the church, which is served every Thursday evening, where we ate with community members, primarily senior citizens who were guests. Our youth were given many compliments by the seniors on how well they engaged in conversation and how genuinely caring they were.

The need for mission teams in Niagara Falls is tremendous. They have a very high unemployment rate due to the chemical plants in the area closing and jobs being sent overseas. The poverty rate for children is 40.6 percent, nearly twice the state average of 22.5 percent, according to the Niagara Falls Reporter on Dec. 1. While we were awed by the beauty of the Niagara Falls area, seeing the living conditions for the residents was very sobering.

In the last 40 years the population of Niagara Falls has been steadily declining, and currently has about half the population it had in the 1960s.

The theme for our mission trip was “Love, Truth, Action” based on 1 John 3:18. Our youth truly put their love into action, and allowed the light of Jesus to shine brightly through them to the residence of Niagara Falls. To God be the glory!

If you are interested in taking a reasonably priced mission trip where each member will feel like they contributed to make a difference, Niagara Falls may be just the place for your group. You may email me to get more information, hfumcjaspen@hastingsfumc.org, or contact www.communitymissions.org.

--Judy Aspen, Christian Education and youth director, Hastings First UMC

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Ride/walk raises
$3,500 for missions

Twenty-four people rode, walked or provided logistical support for the 16th annual UMMen's Cowboy Trail ride/walk for various missions. The primary route for the family-oriented ride/walk started at Norfolk, Nebraska, going west on the trail toward Battle Creek and Meadow Grove. Many donors contributed a total of $3,509.06. Four participants rode/walked in Columbus and Bellevue. 
 
Participants came from Columbus, Norfolk, Genoa, Bellevue, Omaha, and Wisner, Nebraska, and from Salisbury, Maryland.

The Great Plains United Methodist Men will distribute this money between 10 UMMen missions here and around the world, including Society of St. Andrew hunger relief in America, Rise Against Hunger international hunger relief, conference disaster response, conference UM camps, UMMen 100 Club (scholarships for young men and women entering Christian ministry), Released and Restored jail ministry in Lincoln, Epworth Village youth ministry, Imagine No Malaria (aid to Africa), Nigeria Partnership (orphanage) and Upper Room Prayer Line.
 
Thanks to all the participants and supporters. The people to be helped are thankful, and so is our God. This annual event has now raised $114,000 for support of the UMMen missions over the past 16 years.

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Couple invests $1 million in theological education for central conferences

A Scottsdale, Arizona, couple has committed $1 million to the United Methodist Church’s efforts to increase and strengthen opportunities for theological education in regions outside the United States, including seven areas of Africa, Europe and the Philippines. Read more about the new endowment fund.

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HANA scholarship empowers pastor to continue education, service to church

 

Pastor Josias Andujar is a past recipient of the HANA Scholarship for Hispanic, Asian and Native American United Methodist students and credits the program for providing valuable financial support. “I can honestly say I would not have made it without the HANA Scholarship. Prior to pursuing higher education, I worked in construction and served as a Pentecostal pastor. After joining the UMC, going to school on a local pastor salary alone became very difficult. The HANA Scholarship helped me to see light at the end of the tunnel.”

The Office of Loans and Scholarships at the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry recently began the application review process for the HANA Scholars program. HANA provides scholarships to increase access to higher education for Hispanic, Asian and Native American United Methodist students. The program also provides institutional support to recruit and retain minorities at United Methodist-related schools, colleges, universities and theological schools.

The program is made possible through the HANA Education Fund which is supported through church giving. Students meeting the criteria of ethnicity and two-year minimum membership in the UMC are eligible to receive up to $2,500 in undergrad and $5,000 for graduate studies. Applications are accepted between January and March of each year. Scholarships will be awarded in July.

Andujar recently graduated with his Doctor of Divinity from Drew University. “I have fallen in love with biblical studies, especially old testament. I will be attending classes to strengthen my knowledge in Greek and Hebrew. I see myself serving as a faculty member at a United Methodist school someday.”

To learn more about the Office of Loans and Scholarships or the HANA Scholars program, visit www.gbhem.org.

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Book shows how light can come through in church meetings

Book Review
“The Church Guide for Making Decisions Together”

by Terence Corkin and Julie Kuhn Wallace, Abingdon Press, Nashville, 2017. Pps. 205

I began to volunteer for the General Conference of The United Methodist Church in 1992 and I remember my shock and the look of pain and confusion on the face of a delegate from Africa who was ruled out of order with no explanation of why he was out of order. Robert’s Rules of Order were the standard. I saw similar events in subsequent General Conferences. In my first meeting with the Rules Committee of the General Conference in 2004, the question was asked, is there a better way for us to talk? The questioner said, referring to Robert’s Rules of Order, “We do not use these rules.” In the following 12 years, as I participated in preparations for this global meeting of people from various cultures, the desire for a better way of working together was frequently expressed.

In 2015, I had the privilege of attending the Assembly of the Uniting Church in Australia and witnessed a different way of doing business. No one was ruled out of order and people who disagreed with the majority were honored. There was an atmosphere of caring and mutual support and love that I had never experienced in a large legislative gathering. The Rev. Terence Corkin, General Secretary of that Assembly, and Julia Kuhn Wallace, a United Methodist layperson who has served on staff at the General Board of Discipleship, have written “The Church Guide for Making Decisions Together” describing how, at the local and general church level, we can move our meetings into an experience of mutual support and love while practicing discernment and decision making that honors all and listens to all.

The book opens with the question, “So what’s wrong with the way we make decisions?” In response, the first chapter describes “The Goal and Character of Christian Decision-Making” and in chapter two takes us “From Conflict to Consensus: Supporting Transformative Decision-Making.” Chapters three and four address values in decision making and in community identity. The last four chapters lead us through a process for engaging church groups in discernment, concluding with the development of a plan for our process. There are practical appendices and a website with additional resources.

As I have commented elsewhere, this is not a book for those who want to control the outcome of church meetings, but a book for those who want God’s truth and light to break forth in our meetings. I heartily commend this work to those who are willing to discover God’s presence in our community.

--Rev. L. Fitzgerald Reist, II, Previous Secretary to the General Conference

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Blogs and Opinion

  • Four marks of the next Methodism: The Rev. David F. Watson predicts there will be revival of the Methodist tradition in the United States. The dean and New Testament professor at United Methodist United Theological Seminary writes about the four qualities he believes will characterize that revival.

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