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#gc2020 Clergy Delegate Profile – Challenges and Opportunities

I have submitted a profile to be considered for election as a clergy delegate from the Great Plains Annual Conference to the 2020 General Conference, South Central Jurisdictional Conference, or as an alternate. You can find a list of all clergy and laity who have submitted profiles from the Great Plains Conference here. Here is one […]

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#gc2020 Clergy Delegate Profile – Considering 2019 Special Session

I have submitted a profile to be considered for election as a clergy delegate from the Great Plains Annual Conference to the 2020 General Conference, South Central Jurisdictional Conference, or as an alternate. You can find a list of all clergy and laity who have submitted profiles from the Great Plains Conference here. Here is one […]

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annual conference leadership renewing the church

#gc2020 Clergy Delegate Profile – Unique Skills, Knowledge, and Gifts

I have submitted a profile to be considered for election as a clergy delegate from the Great Plains Annual Conference to the 2020 General Conference, South Central Jurisdictional Conference, or as an alternate. You can find a list of all clergy and laity who have submitted profiles from the Great Plains Conference here. Here is one […]

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#gc2020 Clergy Delegate Profile – Consideration as a Delegate

I have submitted a profile to be considered for election as a clergy delegate from the Great Plains Annual Conference to the 2020 General Conference, South Central Jurisdictional Conference, or as an alternate. You can find a list of all clergy and laity who have submitted profiles from the Great Plains Conference here. Here is one […]

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annual conference leadership renewing the church

#gc2020 Clergy Delegate Profile – Involvement in the UMC

I have submitted a profile to be considered for election as a clergy delegate from the Great Plains Annual Conference to the 2020 General Conference, South Central Jurisdictional Conference, or as an alternate. You can find a list of all clergy and laity who have submitted profiles from the Great Plains Conference here. Here is one […]

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The United Methodist Church in April 2017

One Preacher’s Congregational Guide Several of you have mentioned the recent articles (hereand here) in The Wichita Eagle about the United Methodist Church. You can find the most up to date denominational news here. In this article, I hope to share some background information, explanation of current events, and what might be next for our […]

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Top 10 Posts of 2009

Merry Christmas to you! Nicole and I are excited to be with family in the days ahead. I am going to be taking a blogging break until January 4, 2010. Until then, enjoy the top 10 posts from 2009: GracePoint Community/United Methodist Church Top Hymns for a Funeral Twitter Hashtags for Annual Conferences GracePoint UMC […]

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South Central Jurisdiction of the UMC – Official Hashtag

I would like to introduce #scjumc as the Twitter hashtag for the South Central Jurisdiction of The United Methodist Church. I invite you to add #scjumc to any tweet that has to do with the SCJ, particularly leading up to, during or after the live webcast from Bishop Bledsoe on Friday, September 18 at 12:00 […]

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Future of the South Central Jurisdiction

The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection is part of the Kansas East Annual Conference which is a part of the South Central Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church. The South Central Jurisdiction will have one fewer bishop beginning in 2012. The South Central College of Bishops wants to hear from you on the future […]

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United Methodist Episcopal Candidate Websites

A conversation with Luke this week tipped me off to the practice of creating websites for episcopal candidates within the United Methodist Church. He pointed me to the Southeast Jurisdiction Candidates and North Central Jurisdiction Candidates where nearly 100% of them have created a website specifically to promote their candidacy. I think that this is […]