Pictures from "Tackling the AIDS Pandemic...The State of the World" the LIGHTEN THE BURDEN IV program held at Hyde Park United Methodist Church in Tampa Florida last night as part of the 2012 United Methodist General Conference.
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.
