There is much that takes place off the floor of General Conference and will not be seen by those who are sitting in front of their computers or watching Twitter on their phones.
Jim Doepken
Day of Prayer and Worship: Starting With Surrender
Saturday, as the delegates gathered for the General Conference of The United Methodist Church, their time together started with surrender. This was a surrender to God and a surrender to the Holy Spirit. It was a sign that we are giving up of ourselves with the knowledge that our God is not giving up on us.
Looking to Acts 15: A “Special Session” of the Church
This is an opinion piece; an "Op-Ed" we could say. The opinions that are expressed are my own and I know of folks who will disagree and I know of many folks who will agree and say I don't go far enough. That's way it is with opinion. But this opinion is not in a...
Petitions at General Conference
How We Got Here It’s been nearly 50 years of conflict concerning human sexuality in the United Methodist Church. Over the last few General Conferences, there have been various plans for how to move forward as a denomination, but nothing has been implemented. Coming...