In a decision released today, the Judicial Council ruled by an 8-1 margin that “Petitions to the special session of the General
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The bishops have been asked to lead. Apparently, to some bishops that means strong-arming a progressive agenda that has already
Read MoreSince the Council of Bishops finished their decision-making process on May 4 outlining their proposal for a Way Forward for
Read MoreThe Council of Bishops is currently meeting to decide what proposal(s) to submit to the 2019 General Conference to resolve
Read MoreThe 2012 General Conference commissioned the Board of Church and Society to do a total rewrite of the United Methodist
Read MoreThe Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church is asking the JudicialCouncil for a declaratory decision on what petitions
Read MoreIn response to six different annual conference boards of ordained ministry voting in 2016 not to comply with the Book of
Read MoreUnited Methodists in the Greater Northwest Area, under the leadership of Bishop Elaine J.W. Stanovsky, have again decided to disregard
Read MoreOver the last several weeks of Perspective, I have been surveying the growth and decline of United Methodism around the
Read MoreSocial media is all abuzz in the aftermath of the Council of Bishops meeting that ended Wednesday. The special four-day
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