Report from General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) on Preparing Global Leaders for a Global Church.   This will include a report on the Methodist Global Education Fund for Leadership Development, authorized by the 2004 General Conference, to raise 4 million dollars for scho...

GROUP 10 – JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION

A number of petitions from Pat Meadows from Alabama on judicial procedures.

A petition on “Conflicts of Interest” instructs Judicial Council members to recluse themselves from any hearing or deliberation where there is a known confli...

GROUP 8 – GLOBAL MINISTRIES

Reports on the Asian American Language Ministry, the Korean American National Plan, the Plan for Hispanic/Latinos Ministry, and the Native American Comprehensive Plan, Town and Country (plus other plans).   The bo...

GROUP 6 – FAITH AND ORDER

Add a paragraph on the ministry of the laity indicating laity are responsible for reaching the lost for Jesus Christ (General Board of Discipleship).

Add repentance to the list of Wesleyan disti...

1972 – ATLANTA

The 1972 General Conference at Atlanta represented a high-water mark for liberals in the church.   The social principles, the doctrinal statement, the restructuring—everything the liberals proposed they got.  The liberal domination came with a price.&n...

GROUP 4 - DISCIPLESHIP

The legislative group will deal with a number of reports: report of the General Board of Discipleship, Leadership Ministries, Young People’s Ministries, Upper Room Ministries, Teaching and Lea...

This Happenings article continues to summarize major proposed legislation of interest to evangelicals.  Check the Confessing Movement webpage (confessingumc.org) before and during General Conference for more news and articles.

“World-Wide Nature of UMC.”  Amend the constitution in a num...