A delicate sequence At the bare minimum, three things need to happen at the 2020 General Conference: The Wesleyan Covenant …
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Clarity and Curiosities in the Protocol for #UMC Separation
Legislation released for the 2020 GC Recently the legislation for the Protocol for Reconciliation and Grace (AKA “The …
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The Timeline problem in the Protocol for UMC Separation
What Happens After the 2020 General Conference? The Protocol's biggest gift to the WCA is not $25 million dollars. It is a …
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The Art of the Deal: Understanding the Plan of Separation for the United Methodist Church
After months of private negotiations, the deal is done. And so, perhaps, is United Methodism as we know it. A Negotiated Plan …