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who are ordained, but it has been my experience that associate members and local pastors come in all theological flavors,” he said. “I don’t believe that the change in voters will significantly alter the theological makeup of most delegations, and, even if it were to have that effect, granting the vote to those who serve is still the right thing to do.” Other constitutional amendments ratified: • Add “gender” to the categories of persons protected in the list of duties of General Conference.
• Set minimum levels of support for the election of bishops. • Allow laity on conference boards of ordained ministry and committees on investigation and district committees on ordained ministry to vote on ordination matters. • Recognize United Methodist congregations in Bermuda as part of the Baltimore-Washington Conference. Conference members did not approve an amendment to say that all people are welcome to attend United Methodist churches
and receive the sacraments. At present Article 4 identifies five criteria for which people cannot be excluded — race, color, national origin, status and economic condition. Also defeated were 23 constitutional amendments that would have allowed a future General Conference to create one or more regional conferences in the United States and would have allowed the Central Conferences to create jurisdictions. The Committee to Study the Worldwide Nature of the Church will bring new recommendations to the 2012 General Conference. — The Rev. J. Richard Peck, retired elder, New York Annual Conference
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Interpreter - July/August 2010
Interpreter - July/August 2010
Table of Contents
Just Thinking
It Worked for Us
I Pledge Allegiance...
Tennessee Flood Appeal
Facebook Farewell
Clergy Electors Increase
The World Is My Parish
Idea Mart
Church Rethought
Letters
Last Thoughts
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Interpreter - July/August 2010 - Interpreter - July/August 2010 (Page Cover1)
Interpreter - July/August 2010 - Interpreter - July/August 2010 (Page Cover2)
Interpreter - July/August 2010 - Table of Contents (Page 3)
Interpreter - July/August 2010 - Just Thinking (Page 4)
Interpreter - July/August 2010 - Just Thinking (Page 5)
Interpreter - July/August 2010 - It Worked for Us (Page 6)
Interpreter - July/August 2010 - It Worked for Us (Page 7)
Interpreter - July/August 2010 - I Pledge Allegiance... (Page 8)
Interpreter - July/August 2010 - I Pledge Allegiance... (Page 9)
Interpreter - July/August 2010 - I Pledge Allegiance... (Page 10)
Interpreter - July/August 2010 - I Pledge Allegiance... (Page 11)
Interpreter - July/August 2010 - I Pledge Allegiance... (Page 12)
Interpreter - July/August 2010 - I Pledge Allegiance... (Page 13)
Interpreter - July/August 2010 - Tennessee Flood Appeal (Page 14)
Interpreter - July/August 2010 - Facebook Farewell (Page 15)
Interpreter - July/August 2010 - Clergy Electors Increase (Page 16)
Interpreter - July/August 2010 - Clergy Electors Increase (Page 17)
Interpreter - July/August 2010 - The World Is My Parish (Page 18)
Interpreter - July/August 2010 - The World Is My Parish (Page 19)
Interpreter - July/August 2010 - Idea Mart (Page 20)
Interpreter - July/August 2010 - Idea Mart (Page 21)
Interpreter - July/August 2010 - Church Rethought (Page 22)
Interpreter - July/August 2010 - Church Rethought (Page 23)
Interpreter - July/August 2010 - Letters (Page 24)
Interpreter - July/August 2010 - Letters (Page 25)
Interpreter - July/August 2010 - Last Thoughts (Page 26)
Interpreter - July/August 2010 - Last Thoughts (Page Cover3)
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