Employment Opportunity at Christ Church GMC of Birmingham - https://www.christchurchbham.com/post/employment-opportunity-minister-of-evangelism?fbclid=IwY2xjawH3rJhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHfCCDI49O51MYs4rLsMMkTmhEYGdXKu-BioKQ-spZ5Lk9DMFmmMx0zyrYA_aem_0QXEJ2r5lVUluTua_qjj6g
Mike Powers resigns from Conference Superintendent position in the MidSouth Conference of the GMC - https://midsouthgmc.org/announcement-regarding-the-position-of-conference-superintendent/?fbclid=IwY2xjawH3q8dleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHTdMmNwyxrLiJWpaQedG_1mabAfus-aU8Fkqpfmo2Ny-rl98fCle4IzunA_aem_8bb8nQDtLbfmW3B649B3eQ
Misinformation Jostling Continues in the UMC - “Moving Forward with The United Methodist Church” by Taylor Watson Burton Edwards - https://um-insight.net/in-the-church/umc-future/moving-forward-with-the-united-methodist-church/
Reconciling Ministries Network again declares its intention to compel every single UMC local church to get on board with the LGBTQ agenda - https://www.facebook.com/RMNetwork/posts/pfbid0gVQxN4P4c1kKvfs3C56GMgziTtuQCEJNo4V6peLU1QCiPQdvhvoyrHSDVAcUbA4Hl
Southern Methodist University Proceeds in Lawsuit Against UMC - “TX Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in SMU’s Case to Cut Ties With UMC” by Kim Roberts - https://ministrywatch.com/tx-supreme-court-hears-oral-arguments-in-smus-case-to-cut-ties-with-umc/
“Methodist Church bans smoking for ministers, urges reduced kava consumption” by Iliana Biutu - https://www.fijivillage.com/news/Methodist-Church-bans-smoking-for-ministers-urges-reduced-kava-consumption-r4x8f5/
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Episode 1 takes up marriage, divorce and remarriage. Going into Johannesburg, our Book of Doctrines and Discipline told the world who could marry and never once used the word "divorce." On the last morning of General Conference, in about fifty minutes of floor debate, that changed. I walk Petition 1020 through its whole life: the language we inherited, Jonathan Lee's petition, the committee's 35–1 vote, and Saturday on the floor. That meant Rich Hoffman's amendment, Matt O'Reilly's rewrite, a motion to send the whole thing away for six years, and a final vote of 329–41.
Then we open Matthew 19 and 1 Corinthians 7 and ask what the church said, and what it chose not to say. I land somewhere between grateful and uneasy, and I want to hear where you land. The free discussion guide sets the old and new texts side by side, gives both sides in the delegates' own words, and has ...
I don't know why the live stream didn't work today. Here is what I did:
Update: I know I said I would start back up this week. I could easily start the morning live stream back up, but I have been feeling like I need to do some wrap-up on General Conference. It just took me some time get clear on what I would feel good about doing. And I finally got some really good thoughts together after a lot of percolation. Early next week, I should be publishing some very decent work on explaining some of the more impactful developments in Johannesburg. For right now, I'm aiming at eleven episodes dealing with:
1. Marriage, Divorce and Remarriage: how the church put words about divorce into our Book of Doctrines and Discipline on the final morning
2. Sex and Gender Identity: the rewriting of ¶302.8
3. Protecting the Unborn and the Mother: our new language on abortion
4. The Racial Theology Resolution: Resolution 1466, adopted and then defeated on a revote
5. The Articles of Faith: a new doctrinal standard for the Global Methodist Church
6. Restrictive Rules and the ...
