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Wha What proble t problem a are re we we solving? solving?

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Currently US concerns dominate

General Conference, taking time and energy that could be used to focus on global issues during that gathering.

This proposal will empower the Global

Connection to thrive at being the global church, and empower the connections and regions to thrive at being United Methodist in ways most appropriate to their context.

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The proposed structure is Christ focused, extends community, provides greater global equality, greater access to services and participation in structures, and it shapes The United Methodist Church’s agenda.

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The Global Connection shall be responsible for:

a. Constitution of The UMC
b. Global Book of Discipline
c. Global Social Principles
d. Global Connectional budget

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The Global Connection shall be responsible for:

e. Global responsibilities of the current General

Conference as defined in the 2012 Book of Discipline and in actions of previous general conferences, except for those matters delegated elsewhere

f. Hearing reports about ministry successes and

challenges from each connection and providing

pportunities for the discussion of global issues
g. Number and boundaries of United Methodist

connections (continued on next slide)

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The Global Connection shall be responsible for:

h. Defining the powers and roles of connectional,

regional, annual, missionary, district, and charge conferences

i. Number of episcopal areas within each of the United

Methodist connections

j. Defining the powers, duties, and privileges of

episcopal leaders

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The Global Connection shall be responsible for:

k. Decisions regarding the funding of connectional and

regional conferences

l. Global agency statements of purpose,

accountability to the statements of purpose, and sizes and makeup of global agency boards of directors

m. Defining the powers and duties of elders, deacons,

supply pastors, local pastors, deaconesses, and home missioners (continued on next slide)

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The Global Connection shall be responsible for:

n. Defining the conditions, privileges, and duties of

church membership

. Standards for the election of delegates to the Global

Connectional Conference

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a. The Global Connectional Conference shall replace

the General Conference, which currently “has full legislative power over all matters distinctively connectional … It has no executive or administrative power.” ( ¶501)

b. The Global Connectional Conference shall focus on

global matters during its quadrennial meeting which shall last less than two weeks.

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c. The Global Connectional Conference shall be

constituted in the same way as the current General Conference, shall be assigned responsibilities that are similar to the current General Conference, shall be subjected to the same Restrictive Rules as the current General Conference, and shall function in ways that are similar to the current General Conference. (¶¶13– 16 and ¶¶501–511).

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d. The Global Connectional Conference shall consist
f 600–1000 delegates with an equal number of lay

and clergy delegates elected by annual conferences and missionary conferences. The formula for determining the number of delegates from each annual conference shall be the same for all annual conferences and missionary conferences, with the provision that each annual conference and missionary conference shall elect at least one lay and

ne clergy delegate.

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d. Concordat churches, affiliated autonomous

Methodist churches, and affiliated united churches may elect delegates to the Global Connectional Conference:

The Methodist Church in Great Britain may elect four delegates

with voice and vote. The United Methodist Church may send two delegates each year to the British Methodist Conference.

Other concordat churches may elect two delegates with voice

and vote.

Affiliated autonomous Methodist churches and affiliated united

churches may elect two delegates with voice and without vote. If such a church has more than 70,000 full members it is entitled to send three delegates with voice but not vote.

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e. The Council of Bishops, the Global Judicial

Council, and the global agencies shall serve the entire United Methodist Global Connection.

1) The Council of Bishops shall continue to have similar responsibilities and shall function in ways that are similar to the current Council of Bishops (¶¶47–54 and ¶¶401–442).

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e. 2) The Global Judicial Council shall continue to

have similar responsibilities and shall function in ways that are the similar to the current Judicial Council (¶¶55–58 and ¶¶2601–2612). In addition, it shall have the option to review all decisions by connection judicial committees and regional committees on appeal. It shall also handle matters that reference both the Global Book of Discipline and one or more connectional books of discipline.

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e. 3) The agencies which the Global Connection

defines as global shall be structured to fully serve all of the connections and shall establish boards of directors with members equitably distributed across all regions of the Global Connection.

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A UM Connection in Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America Focus on UMC’s mission from the perspectives

f the Regions within the Connection

Contextual implications of nations, cultures, languages, legal implications, etc.

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Responsibilities:

Connectional Book of Discipline Number and boundaries of Regions Episcopal matters Clergy standards

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Responsibilities:

Roles of global agencies within the Connection Connectional agencies Financial considerations Connections with no Regions will also have Regional responsibilities (continued on next slide)

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Connectional Conferences:

Meet quadrennially prior to Global Connectional Conference Function like the Global Connectional Conference Responsibility for Connectional-specific legislation

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Connectional Conference membership:

Delegates to the Global Connectional Conference Minimum number: 100 Additional delegates: Delegates elected to Regional Conferences Equal number of laity and clergy

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Connection Organization:

College of Bishops Judicial Committee Connectional-specific agencies Global agencies with presence in the Connection

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Benefits:

Leveling of standing before Global Connectional Conference Greater attention to the contexts of ministry: strengthening ministries and engaging in conversation Off-loading legislation from Global Connectional Conference Strengthen the Global Connection so that it can excel at matters of a global nature and strengthen the Connections so that they can excel at ministry within their contexts

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Jurisdictional and Central Conferences will become regions Regions will be established geographically Regions will all have the same authority and responsibilities

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Africa Asia Europe North America Total 3 Regions 1 Region 3 Regions 5 Regions 12 Regions

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May be changed by the Connectional Conferences

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Responsibilities:

Evangelistic, educational, missionary, and benevolent interests of the Church Number and boundaries of Annual Conferences Boundaries of episcopal areas Election and assignments of bishops (continued on next slide)

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Regions gions

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Responsibilities:

Election of board members of global, connection, and region agencies Legislation to Global Connectional Conference for Global Book of Discipline Legislation to Connectional Conference for Connectional Books of Discipline Regional budget

Regions gions

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Regional Conferences:

Meet quadrennially within one year of Global Connectional Conference Membership to be determined by Global Connectional Conference Minimum of 100 members Equal number of laity and clergy

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Regions gions

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Regional Organization:

College of Bishops Regional Committee on Episcopacy Committee on Appeals Other agencies determined by the Region

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Benefits

Equalization of Jurisdictional and Central Conferences Removal of offensive term “Central”

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Number unchanged Purpose, composition, organization, responsibilities, and agencies unchanged Responsible for electing delegates to Global Connectional Conference, Connectional Conference, and Regional Conference

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The Global Connection Plan makes 4 big changes:

1. The Global Connection will only deal with global

issues

2. 4 continental connections will be created (Africa,

Asia, Europe, and North America)

3. Each connection can subdivide into regions
4. There will be a Global Book of Discipline as well as 4

connectional books of discipline

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Connectional Table would create a 15-member Task Force

l Inclusive l Convened by Dec. 1, 2016 l It will write legislation for General Conference 2020 l Mostly meeting electronically l Cost about $300,000 in Connectional Table Budget

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1 member from each jurisdiction and central conference

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1 bishop

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1 member of the Connectional Table

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1 member of the Standing Committee on Central Conference Matters

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The Connectional Table shall name the chair out of these 15

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Additionally, Connectional Table may name up to 4 members with voice but no vote.

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a general secretary of a general agency

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a person with skills in writing the needed legislation

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a person with marketing skills

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Be Christ Focused Embody Structural Fairness Extend Community

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The Connectional Table The Standing Committee on Central Conference Matters Jurisdictional groups in the Western and North Central Jurisdictions We We sought fe sought feedba dback for our first two proposa for our first two proposals ls and m nd made de m major re jor revisions ba visions base sed on wha d on what we t we he heard! rd!

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l Another level of church organization, really!? l How are you really going to break up what

goes in the Global Book of Discipline and what doesn't?

l What happens to ordination and itineracy? l Would we still truly be a global church? l How much is this going to cost?

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