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Church court faces resolutions on LGBTQ inclusion
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MoreOrganizers of The United Methodist Church’s top lawmaking assembly are looking at addressing the main problems that led them to postpone General Conference a third time.
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Church court faces resolutions on LGBTQ inclusion
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Full communion plans with Episcopalians on hold
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Delegates urge hope for denomination's future
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Church court weighs annual conference questions
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Questions, anger follow General Conference delay
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General Conference postponed until 2024
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Editorial: Make the call on General Conference
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Groups offer conflicting calls on General Conference
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Church court says GC2020 delay resets deadlines
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Church court clarifies disaffiliation rules
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Debate about church future heats up
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Judicial Council to review church-exit rules
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Setting criteria for a 2022 General Conference
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Mt. Bethel countersues conference leaders
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Conversations address going separate ways
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Adam Hamilton: Leading in polarized times
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Conference signals its plans post-separation
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Virus bedevils General Conference planning
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2 jurisdictions plan for church future
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Finance board gets update on giving, reserves
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Publishing House rebounds
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New budget must wait for General Conference
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Estimating financial impact of church exits
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Wrestling with budget after GC2020 postponed
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Potential split leads to deep budget cuts
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Looking at financial impact of GC2020 plans
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Conference urges apportionment support
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Pension staff plans for possible ways forward
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GC2019 no longer needs registration fees
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Principles approved to guide 2016 GC budget work
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What did the 2020 General Conference decide?
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Ask The UMC: How often has there been a special called General Conference?
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Ask The UMC: How are decisions made at General Conference?
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Ask The UMC: How are General Conference delegates chosen?
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What happened at General Conference?
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Ask The UMC: What did the Judicial Council decide about the Traditional Plan?
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Postponing General Conference may be a good thing
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The church is splintering, not splitting
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An urgent call for leadership
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Closed-door meetings breed mistrust
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It is time to separate
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A vision of new United Methodism
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Can a divided church serve a divided society?
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A new reformation? Look to the NGOs
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What of agencies in post-separation church?
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When pandemic ends, confusion in church will remain
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