Some Thoughts from Bishop Hagiya on #gc2012
It is my second week here in Tampa at our General Conference. The Council of Bishops meets the week before General Conference starts, so...
May 11 wrap-up: Episcopal address, more Rule 44 debate
By Joey Butler
May 11, 2016 | PORTLAND, Ore. (UMNS)
A day after the celebratory tone of opening worship came a reminder that General Conference is...
Rev. Craig’s Thoughts on the Eve of Day 5 of #GC2012
It's Saturday night and the legislative committee portion of General Conference 2012 has ended. The Western jurisdiction took a major hit late this afternoon....
Rev. Craig Parrish’s thoughts – Plan UMC Unconstitutional?
It looks like we may have won a major victory when the Judicial Council ruled Plan UMC unconstitutional. Basically, the judicial council ruled that...
Guaranteed No More
This morning General Conference voted to strike language in the discipline guaranteeing appointments for “all elders in full connection who are in good standing.”
The...
Bishop Hagiya on Security of Appointment
Ethnic clergy from the PNW Conference and Bishop Hagiya discuss security of appointment
at the Annual Ethnic Clergy Gathering earlier this week.
A REFLECTION TO ALL PNW AND ALASKA CLERGY | By...
Bishop Carter to undergo surgery in Portland
By Sam Hodges
May 10, 2016 | PORTLAND, Oregon (UMNS)
Bishop Kenneth Carter was set to undergo surgery for a severed tendon on the afternoon of...
#UMCGC Reflection: Subcommittees – The Best and Worst of Holy Conferencing
By David Reinholz
May 12, 2016 | Portland, Oregon
John Wesley believed that Christian conferencing is a means of grace. This says when we do it...
#UMCGC Reflection: Taking Care of Business
By David Reinholz
May 12, 2016 | Portland, Oregon
After a morning spent discussing and ultimately rejecting Rule 44, the 2016 General Conference of The United Methodist...
