Bishops Reconsider May 8 Special Session of General Conference
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.9.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.9.2″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″][et_pb_image src=”https://arumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Council-of-Bishops.jpg” title_text=”Council of Bishops” align=”center” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.9.2″ width=”70%” module_alignment=”center” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”1500ms” animation_delay=”250ms” hover_enabled=”0″ animation_speed_curve_last_edited=”off|desktop” sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.2″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″] WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church met on Monday, March 22, 2021 in an additional meeting to consider pressing matters related […]
General Conference Postponed to 2022
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Keep Listening, God is Still Speaking
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Transformed by the Bible
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.4.3″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.3″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.3″][et_pb_image src=”https://arumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/priscilla-du-preez-OYDSBCgkphA-unsplash-scaled-1.jpg” align=”center” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.4.3″ width=”70%” module_alignment=”center” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”1500ms” animation_delay=”250ms” hover_enabled=”0″ animation_speed_curve_last_edited=”off|desktop”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_team_member name=”By Elizabeth Fink” position=”General Conference Lay Delegate” _builder_version=”4.4.3″][/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.3″] “The Bible is just a book.” “The Bible is a historical document.” “The Bible is just a self-help guide and a collection of nice moral teachings.” Have you ever […]
Exhausted, in more ways than one
I am exhausted. The past few weeks, I’ve been in St. Louis, Missouri, reporting on the news from the Special Session of General Conference, which took place over four days from Feb. 23 to 26. As many of you know, I am new to the United Methodist Church, and this was my first General Conference […]
What do we do now?
contributed by Bud Reeves, Senior Pastor of First UMC Fort Smith I have been trying, in the days since the end of General Conference, to respond instead of react. I’ve seen many reactions on electronic and print media. It’s been hard. As the late Yogi Berra once said, “It’s like déjà vu all over again.” […]
After Special Session, Connectional Table Encourages Prayers, Re-Centering on Common Mission
ST. LOUIS – In the wake of the special called session of the General Conference and the passage of the Traditional Plan and a disaffiliation plan that allows churches to more easily leave the denomination, the Connectional Table (CT) encourages United Methodists to take a breath, take time to process what has happened and to be […]
General Conference passes Traditional Plan
One Church Plan fails to earn a majority of votes
The final day of the Special Session of General Conference brought relief for some and grief for many others. The Traditional Plan (except for Petitions 90041 and 90048) passed the plenary session with a final vote of 438 (53.28 percent) in favor and 384 (46.72 percent) against. Although the Traditional Plan passed with majority support […]
Traditional Plan passes through legislative committee, One Church Plan fails to move on
After a morning session full of discussions, amendments and debates, the legislative committee of the General Conference voted to send the Traditional Plan to tomorrow’s plenary session by a vote of 461 (56.22 percent) to 359 (43.78 percent). The One Church Plan, the plan that garnered a majority of support from the Council of Bishops, […]
General Conference delegates prioritize two of three plans from Commission on a Way Forward
On day two of the special session of General Conference, the 864 delegates voted on which legislation they would like to prioritize in the ensuing legislative committee, ranking the 24 bundled petitions as either high priority or low priority. Despite early technical difficulties with the electronic voting devices, delegates were able to cast their vote […]