Tuesday, December 24, 2024
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Clarifying Conversations
on the Future of Methodism
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| Welcome to our Clarifying Conversations on the Future of Methodism. The goal in these gatherings is to provide a forum to discuss the issues arising from the current debate in the denomination around human sexuality and the process for change through the General Conference.
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Read the following letter from Bishop McKee READ LETTER |
Read these Facts that Clarify Common Misstatements READ FACT VS FICTION |
In the first session, we addressed the misperceptions that were out there regarding the announcement of a new denomination on May 1st of 2022. In the subsequent conversations, we answer all the questions submitted from members of the church regarding what is going on in Methodism. Below you will find the statement that is read at the beginning of each of these Clarifying Conversations. It expresses our conviction concerning how we talk to one another in the congregation. "The church does not have the benefit of having “issues”. We have people. Real people who are beloved children of God who belong to our congregation and to our families. It is easy to demonize and ostracize the other when we think in terms of issues, of winning and losing, of needing someone to be wrong in order that we might be right. Low integrity politicians get that privilege, the church does not." |
