No one can agree to share their toys so we will all go home with no change in structure? @pastor_clayton Parliamentary pandemonium broke out in the final General Administration Committee [...]
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May 19, 2013
Out of Saturday’s GC shame, God keeps door open
A commentary by Stephen Drachler: “United Methodists, trust the Lord! God is always merciful. God has the power to save you.” (Adapted from Psalm 130:7 Common English Bible) A few words describe the debacle that emerged from Saturday night’s failed debate over restructuring The United Methodist Church: Disgust. Mistrust. Manipulation. The chaotic ending of the work of the 2012 General Conference’s General Administration committee puts to shame the worst machinations we all decry in the today’s secular politics. This was Holy Conferencing at its absolute worst. The committee’s failure to [...]
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