tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19733180.post2409040898556412492..comments2024-03-24T07:56:33.811-05:00Comments on Allan R. Bevere: To Close or Not To Close the General Conference-- A Third Way That Won't HappenAllan R. Beverehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07903011101108437513noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19733180.post-57546531366284285032014-09-28T17:41:19.814-05:002014-09-28T17:41:19.814-05:00David,
Well, I think so, though I take no delight...David,<br /><br />Well, I think so, though I take no delight in it. I very much understand your argument so that the GC might accomplish something productive. The problem is that the GC looks more like the U.S. Congress than the kind of Methodist Conferencing many of us desire.<br /><br />At some point, we need to dismiss the nonsense and figure out something else.Allan R. Beverehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07903011101108437513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19733180.post-16742937186472746602014-09-28T09:47:42.994-05:002014-09-28T09:47:42.994-05:00Excuse me... Allan, not Alan. Excuse me... Allan, not Alan. David F. Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02591588936482210240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19733180.post-44667596572841782162014-09-28T09:46:09.743-05:002014-09-28T09:46:09.743-05:00Alan, I think you may be right. It is hard to just...Alan, I think you may be right. It is hard to justify the projected expenditure of $11 million in light of the ineffectiveness of the last GC.David F. Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02591588936482210240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19733180.post-21780441461775799252014-09-27T08:04:18.149-05:002014-09-27T08:04:18.149-05:00That should have been "wouldn't" not...That should have been "wouldn't" notice. And yes.<br /><br />Sky+Sky McCrackenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13971591289953416023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19733180.post-69116234874141351872014-09-27T07:41:02.139-05:002014-09-27T07:41:02.139-05:00Sky,
I agree. What UM church in the U.S. would be...Sky,<br /><br />I agree. What UM church in the U.S. would be affected if GC did not meet?Allan R. Beverehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07903011101108437513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19733180.post-37507746590977173142014-09-26T23:59:25.370-05:002014-09-26T23:59:25.370-05:00A fallow year (quadrennium?). I bet few people in ...A fallow year (quadrennium?). I bet few people in the pews would notice. That might be telling itself...<br /><br />Sky+Kyrie Eleisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14758555257416272697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19733180.post-77231976086798900402014-09-26T13:44:02.589-05:002014-09-26T13:44:02.589-05:00never having attended a GS I'm not sure how a ...never having attended a GS I'm not sure how a body can meet for 10 days and not accomplish something, but at Annual Conf. this year there was a resolution to allow Pastors to marry same sex partners ( a moot point since it is not legal in Ohio)but it never reached the floor because a pastor suggested that the 'media' would have a field day no matter which way it ended up. My thought is that we should be deciding these hard issues concerning ourselves about how would Christ approach the issue instead of worrying what the media will say. Perhaps that is what is happening at GC as well. Should we handle such matters using our God of mercy as our guide or worry about being 'smited' by God's anger. I will opt for following Jesus' lead. GlennGlenn McKinneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19733180.post-60500609914304126142014-09-26T13:37:02.206-05:002014-09-26T13:37:02.206-05:00yeah, maybe at this point.... yeah, maybe at this point.... J. L. Wattshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01000798494472742263noreply@blogger.com