As often happens at Annual Conference, a simple matter becomes cumbersome and time consuming. As I had predicted, there were questions and concerns about The Methodist Oaks now being marketed as The Oaks, a United Methodist Community. The Executive Director and Trustee Chair made a compelling case for the change. In reality this is a decision that the Annual Conference can only question, but cannot reverse. Once again we forgot the role of our Board of Trustees of our various institutions.
A resolution to require churches to have Safe Sanctuary Policies was passed after listening to those who don’t fully grasp the necessity for this. It is hard for me to understand that anyone would question the need for this in their churches.
The resolution about asking our State Legislature to remove the Confederate Flag from the State House grounds generated passionate debate, but did pass. I am glad that a resolution to support the UMC Global Aids Fund passed without debate.
It is interesting to note that there were no resolutions about environmental matters. Our Environmental Stewardship Committee at First UMC needs to consider submitting one or more resolutions another year to increase awareness and action in our churches concerning these issues.
Worship, Bible study, election of General Conference delegates and other agenda items were also part of our day. Being a lay or clergy member of Annual Conference requires lots of patience and the ability to endure fanny fatigue. One more day….
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I am chompin' at the bit to work on filling in an Environmental Resolution. Had I but known that "NOTHING" was on the table! I always want to believe that people in positions more available to recognize horrors and to implement plans to reduce their effects are actually "seeing" the world, but this confirms my lifelong suspicions about elective reality, power and the selfish nature of man.
PUHLEEEEEEEZE! IS it time for "ground floor cult movie"?
Thank you for this very pregnant bit of information about the system. What will it take to make the human animal realize that he lives on a precariously balanced PLANET? God's plan just might well have been one of fine details and deadly accurate quantum measurements. That what His word has been trying to tell us."Here is the guidebook (not owner's manual). The only way to survive on my PLANET creation is to do what the BOOK says. If you have more than your "Daily Bread", you are killing the PLANET. If the PLANET dies, adios!
More later. Gotta chill.
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