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State of the Church 2016

State of the Church 2016. Grove City, PA. It ’ s “ Conference Season ”. Jurisdictional Conference. “ Who will it be? ”. Let your new Bishop lead!. Respect their authority Trust their instinct Offer them Christ, and allow them to offer Christ Pray for that leader!. Annual Conference 2016.

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State of the Church 2016

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  1. State of the Church 2016 Grove City, PA

  2. It’s “Conference Season”

  3. Jurisdictional Conference

  4. “Who will it be?”

  5. Let your new Bishop lead! • Respect their authority • Trust their instinct • Offer them Christ, and allow them to offer Christ • Pray for that leader!

  6. Annual Conference 2016

  7. “I just love Annual Conference!”

  8. “I love you”

  9. General Conference 2016

  10. Celebration of Connection • 250th Anniversary of John’s Street Church • 200th Anniversary of Francis Asbury’s Death • 150th Anniversary of United Methodist Women • 60th Anniversary of Full Clergy Rights for Women • 40th Anniversary of OK Missionary Conference • 30th Anniversary of Disciple Bible Study • 25th Anniversary of Africa University!

  11. Moments of Celebrationand Acts of Repentance

  12. Lingering question . . . Human Sexuality

  13. Seeking Peace in the midst of discord . . . What are we fighting for?

  14. What is non-essential? What Matters Most? What is Essential?

  15. General Conference asked the Bishop’s to Lead! • Committed to Unity • Recognition of the Great Divide • Commission to Draft a Way Forward • Bishop’s Committed to Upholding the Discipline

  16. What are we fighting for?

  17. . . . Start Jesus

  18. Introduction Video

  19. Neal Garrett’s Story Video

  20. Right here in WPA . . .

  21. Video

  22. Seven Strategies • Renew the Preachers • Renew the Preaching • Prayer and Fasting • New Places for New Faces • Recommitment to Children and Youth • Cultivate the Existing Membership Spiritually • Renewal of Teaching

  23. Aren’t these the things that we should emphasize?

  24. “I am not afraid that the people called Methodists should ever cease to exist either in Europe or America. But I am afraid, lest they should onl exist as a dead sect, having the form of religion without the power. And this, undoubtedly will be the case, unless they hold fast both the doctrine, spirit, and discipline with which they first set out. What was their fundamental doctrine? That the Bible is the whole and sole rule both of Christian faith and practice.” John Wesley

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