#UMCGC Reflection: A Prayer for Old White Men
By David Reinholz
May 19, 2016 | Portland, Oregon
Dear God, I’m an old, white, heterosexual man. I have as much privilege as any segment of...
#UMCGC Reflection: Something I can tell my church
By Rev. Elizabeth Ingram Schindler
May 18, 2016 | Portland, Oregon
For the last 48 hours, all the talk, the rumors, the underlying current at General Conference,...
A PNW delegate’s perspective on the election of Bishop Karen Oliveto
By Megan Kilpatrick | Western Jurisdictional Conference Delegate
Friends in Christ,
There has been a lot said about what happened at our Jurisdictional Conference this last...
Thoughts on #GC2012 after a week of less stressful living
Delegation members Marie Kuch, the Rev. Gloria Kymn, Amory Peck and the Rev. Craig Parrish share a light moment with their 'voting keypads' on...
An Open Letter to My Parents on Queerness and Being #CalledOut
Dear Mom and Dad,
Welcome back from the mission trip, Dad. Happy Mother’s Day, Mom. While Dad was away I joined a group of over...
Rev. Craig Parrish’s thoughts on Final Morning of #GC2012
Gail Grossman, Rev. Craig Parrish and Bishop Bob Hoshibata stand along the edges of the plenary space with those protesting the church's stance on...
#UMCGC Reflection: Can the UMC Change?
By David Reinholz
May 11, 2016 | Portland, Oregon
Powerless. That’s how it can feel sometimes as a member of a large bureaucratic and hierarchical institution. We...
#UMCGC Reflection: #WhereAreTheYouth?
Updated to correct an error in the listed %.
By Amanda Tobey
May 12, 2016 | Portland, Oregon
0.23%. That is percentage of youth voting delegates on...
Living Fully with Risk and Responsibility
By Rev. Mary K. (Sellon) Huycke
I’m not a rule breaker. I’m not someone at the forefront of marches or instigating movements. As a leadership coach,...
#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...
