Full Communion approved with six Pan-Methodist denominations
by Art McClanahan May 1, 2012
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On the day’s consent calendar the General Conference of The United Methodist Church approved full Communion with Pan-Methodist denominations. The celebration also remembered past history.
Dakotas-Minnesota Area Bishop Bruce Ough was president of the Council of Bishops during the 2016 General Conference that authorized the Commission on a Way Forward. He discusses the commission’s work and his hopes for the upcoming special 2019 General Conference.
A reserve lay delegate praises some of the organizational plan for the special General Conference 2019, but raises concerns about other points, including selection of committee officers.
A church leadership scholar argues making it too easy for churches leaving the denomination removes the impetus to stay with the struggle and undermines the historical goal of unity among Christians.
