General & Jurisdictional Conferences 2012
Northeastern Jurisdictional Conference 2012
The Jurisdictional Conference, where delegates elect bishops to lead The United Methodist Church, will be held July 18-20 in Charleston, W.Va.
Official Sites
- Northeastern Jurisdictional (NEJ) Conference 2012
- Live streaming of NEJ (begins July 18 at 8:30 a.m.)
- NEJ Tumblr site
- Daily Christian Advocate
Resources
- 10 Days of Prayer - devotions in preparation for Northeastern Jurisdictional Conference
- Episcopal election coverage from all jurisdictions (UMNS)
Commentaries and Articles (from outside the BWC)
General Conference 2012
The General Conference, a quadrennial gathering which draws together a body of 1,000 United Methodists from around the world to set the policies and priorities of the denomination, was held April 24 through May 4, 2012 in Tampa, Fla.
Official Sites
- General Conference Daily Christian Advocate
- General Conference 2012 (UMC site)
- Download the official General Conference app for mobile devices
- General Conference 2012 Facebook page
- General Conference 2012 Twitter feed
- General Conference 2012 Photostream
- Video archive of General Conference events
BWC Articles and Delegation Information
- A letter from Bishop Schol: Some thoughts on General Conference
- Looking at General Conference from a financial perspective (Charlie Moore, CFA president)
- Divestment or investment: Two views of help for Palestine (Linda Worthington)
- Vote by vote (blog posting from Melissa Lauber, UMConnection editor and delegate to GC)
- Pastor lives life among the poor on the streets (Linda Worthington)
- Bishop Schol helps recognize Community of Shalom program
- BWC members at General Conference (pictures)
- Singing group from BWC performs at General Conference
- Repent and believe (blog posting from Melissa Lauber)
- A well-storied church (blog posting from Melissa Lauber)
- BWC delegation in action (pictures)
- 'Imagine No Malaria' truly a possibility (Linda Worthington)
- Church on the verge (blog posting from Melissa Lauber)
- Statement regarding BWC approved petitions to 2012 General Conference
- UMs called to discern candidates for episcopacy
- Delegation directory
- Delegates elected
Commentaries and Articles (from outside the BWC)
- General Conference 2012 overview (UMNS)
- With no Plan UMC, GC2012 shrinks agency boards (UMNS)
- Judicial Council ruling invalidates change in Episcopal Fund apportionment (UMNS)
- Pension plan modified (UMNS)
- Delegates reject divestment from companies (UMNS)
- Twelve annual conferences to lead Imagine No Malaria (UMCOM)
- 'Plan UMC' gets tentative approval (UMNS)
- Pan-Methodists celebrate together (UMNS)
- General Conference approves United Methodist Women autonomy (UMW press release)
- Justice pledged for 1864 massacre (UMNS)
- Don't you have faith yet, asks Bishop Yemba (UMNS)
- Guaranteed appointment ended (UMReporter)
- Passing the torch (UMNS)
- Split views on Palestinian support (UMNS)
- Finding lost native history (UMNS)
- Covenant for a worldwide church debuts (UMNS)
- Be 'charged, rooted, united' (UMNS)
- Call for 'resurrection revolution' (UMNS)
- General Conference 2012 officially begins (UMNS)
- Bishops urged to bring peace to GC2012 (UMNS)
- GC2012: Will restructuring save money? (UMNS)
- Clergy pension changes on the table (Interpreter magazine)
- How do we know God’s will for us as a faith community? (HiRho Y. Park, director of clergy lifelong learning at the United Methodist Board of Higher Education and Ministry)
