UMNS Daily Digest - November 2, 2011 (Council of Bishops, Northern Illinois Annual (regional) Confer
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To ensure consistent delivery, please add [1]newsdesk@umcom.org to your contact and/or safe senders list. [2]View Online | [3]Add to Address Book | [4]Subscribe UMNS Daily Digest - Produced by United Methodist News Service Wednesday, November 2, 2011 [5]Bishops endorse church restructure proposal [6]PeaceGen 2011 trip motivates teens [7]Bishop Carcaño honored [8]UMCOR assists landmine victims in Myanmar [9]Black caucus opposes church structure proposals [10]Call to Action Report» [11]UMTV: 9/11 Pastor Seeks Peace» [12]UMTV: Memorial Honors U.S. Military» [13]Career Care at Church» [14]Additional UMNS Stories» [15]Spanish Portal» [16]Find us on Facebook [17]Twitter Contact Us [18]E-mail (615) 742-5470 "We ask all United Methodists to join us as together we work to do the ânew thingâ God intends for our church and discover the path God is making for our future." â Letter from the Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church. Bishops endorse church restructure proposal LAKE JUNALUSKA, N.C. (UMNS) â United Methodist bishops on Nov. 1 voted overwhelmingly to endorse proposals to restructure the denomination and redistribute up to $60 million in church funds. The vote specifically endorsed a letter, titled â[19]For the Sake of a New World, We See a New Church: A Call to Action,â detailing changes â some requiring action by General Conference, some not. âWe see a new church,â the letter from the bishops says. âIt is a church that is clear about its mission and confident about its future, a church that is always reaching out, inviting, alive, agile and resilient. We ask all United Methodists to join us as together we work to do the ânew thingâ God intends for our church and discover the path God is making for our future.â [20]Read full story and post a comment» PeaceGen 2011 trip motivates teens NEW YORK CITY (UMNS) -- As a youth in the Virginia Annual (regional) Conference, Lonnie Chafin participated in a United Nations seminar, sponsored by [21]United Methodist Women. He was so impressed with what he learned that he decided to become a [22]mission intern after college. For the past nine years, he and the Rev. Christopher Pierson, connectional ministries director for the Northern Illinois Conference, have led high school students on a mission to New York City to learn how to become a generation of peacemakers in the midst of violence. They call the trips â[23]Plumbline Tours,â based on Amos 7:8 [24]Read full story and post a comment» Bishop Carcaño honored PHOENIX (UMNS) -- Over the summer [25]Bishop Minerva G. Carcaño of the [26]Desert Southwest Annual (regional) Conference received the Lives of Commitment award at the 15th Annual Lives of Commitment Breakfast in New York City. âAs the first Hispanic woman to be elected to the episcopacy of The United Methodist Church and a passionate advocate for immigrants in this country, (Bishop Carcaño is) a shining example of the type of ethical and courageous leader we aspire to nurture and support,â said the Rev. Katharine R. Henderson, president of Auburn Seminary. [27]Read full story» UMCOR assists landmine victims in Myanmar NEW YORK (UMNS) â Myanmar, also known as Burma, is the only country in the world where ongoing use of antipersonnel mines by government forces has been confirmed, says the International Campaign to Ban Landmines. The United Methodist Committee on Relief is working with partner Clear Path International to deliver assistance to 835 adults and children who are survivors of landmine accidents or otherwise affected by the insecurity landmines provoke. [28]Make an online donation» Black caucus opposes church structure proposals LOUISVILLE, Ky. (UMNS)â At its 43rd annual meeting Oct. 27-27, the Southeast Jurisdiction caucus of Black Methodists for Church Renewal expressed concern over the Call to Action Interim Operation Teamâs recommendations related to the restructure of the church. The group pointed to a proposal that reduces nine of the 13 general agencies, plus the Connectional Table, into one, with one general secretary, a 15-member board of directors, and a 45-member board, which may include some diversity, but only meets once a year. The Call to Action Steering Team was commissioned by the Council of Bishops with support from the Connectional Table to conduct an assessment of the practices and processes of The United Methodist Church. The groupâs statement said: âLooking at how the general church can operate more effectively and efficiently is a good thing, but in the present recommendations, the voices and needs of many racial/ethnic United Methodists do not seem to be present. We believe that full participation of racial/ethnic persons at the General Church level is essential for producing, living in and serving a genuinely inclusive and relevant United Methodist Church.â Did someone you know pass along this copy to you? [29]Get your own copy. United Methodist News Service is a ministry of United Methodist Communications. 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