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UMNS Daily Digest - May 4, 2012 (Reorganization, Judicial Council, budget, young clergy, homosexuali
From "United Methodist News Service" <newsdesk@umcom.org>Date Fri, 04 May 2012 21:06:05 -0700
To ensure consistent delivery, please add [1]newsdesk@umcom.org to your >contact and/or safe senders list. >View Online | Add to Address Book | Subscribe UMNS Daily Digest - Produced by United Methodist News Service >Friday, May 4, 2012 >[2]May 4 wrap: No restructure in 2012 >[3]Judicial Council rejects reorganization >[4]New budget down 6 percent >[5]Fund OKad for young clergy >[6]Bishops: aWe need each othera >[7]Listen to young delegateas story >[8]Delegate serves 11th term >[9]Social media gives voice >[10]New ministry for Pacific Islanders >[11]Role-playing poverty >[12]Tonight on GC2012 Radio >[13]General Conference 2012A> >[14]General Conference appA> >[15]General Conference BlogsA> >[16]Digital LoungeA> >[17]Change the World 2012A> >[18]Imagine No MalariaA> >[19]Read Additional UMNS StoriesA> >[20]Find us on Facebook >[21]Twitter >[22]Contact Us >(615) 742-5470 >(813) 574-4837 in Tampa, Fla. (through May 4) aIf you start with your commitment to Jesus Christ and his ministry, it >turns around how you look at what you do.a a Ruth Daugherty, 11-time delegate from Eastern Pennsylvania. >May 4 wrap: No restructure in 2012 TAMPA, Fla. (UMNS) a A day filled with drama after legislation to restructure The United Methodist Church was deemed unconstitutional ended rather anti-climactically when General Conference 2012 adjourned without coming to any decision to change its organizational structure. >[23]Read full story and post a commentA> >Judicial Council rejects reorganization TAMPA, Fla. (UMNS) a The United Methodist Judicial Council unanimously ruled that a proposed restructure of the denominationas agencies is unconstitutional. The decision, handed down May 4 during the final day of General Conference, said the proposed revamping would have wrongly shifted to an oversight council functions that are reserved for the >General Conference or the Council of Bishops. >[24]Read full story and post a commentA> >New budget down 6 percent TAMPA, Fla. (UMNS) a General Conference 2012 approved a $603.1 million budget for general church funds, down 6 percent from the last quadrennium. The budget, adopted May 4, will have little effect on United Methodist churches, since only about 2 cents of every apportionment dollar go to general church ministries. The new budget is for 2013-2016. The next General Conference meets four years from now in >Portland, Ore. >[25]Read full story and post a commentA> >Fund OKad for young clergy TAMPA, Fla. (UMNS) a The United Methodist Church is establishing a $7 million initiative aimed at encouraging young adults to become ordained clergy. The initiative, approved by General Conference May 4, will be funded with money previously budgeted for other ministries. >[26]Read full story and post a commentA> >Bishops: aWe need each othera TAMPA, Fla. (UMNS) a After an emotionally charged day of debate over the denominationas stance on homosexuality, two bishops urged General Conference delegates to reach out to each other. aPractice blessing each other, rather than cursing each other,a the bishops declared in a >joint benediction at the May 3 service. >[27]Read full story and post a commentA> >[28]See a photo roundupA> >Listen to young delegateas story TAMPA, Fla. (UMNS) a The Rev. Stephanie Gottschalk of Western Pennsylvania shares her response to her first General Conference as a >delegate. >[29]Listen to the storyA> >Delegate serves 11th term TAMPA, Fla. (UMNS) a Ruth Daugherty of Eastern Pennsylvania has witnessed some of the historic and defining moments of General >Conferences. >[30]Read full story and post a commentA> >Social media gives voice TAMPA, Fla. (UMNS) a Hannah Adair Bonner, a provisional elder from the Eastern Pennsylvania Annual (regional) Conference, writes about the day Twitter went viral over GC2012, and how social media is engaging young United Methodists. aVoices previously unheard are now being heard,a she >writes. >[31]Read commentary and post a commentA> >New ministry for Pacific Islanders TAMPA, Fla. (UMNS) a A new ministry plan adopted by the General Conference on May 2 will help Pacific Islanders coming into the United States adjust to their new culture and find a church home. >[32]Read moreA> >Role-playing poverty TAMPA, Fla. (UMNS) a Armed with food stamps and a gas voucher, participants in a poverty-immersion exercise at General Conference spent two hours on May 2 getting a taste of the real-life challenges of a low-income person. What do you do when the cupboard runs low? >[33]Read full story and post a commentA> >Tonight on GC2012 Radio Today's GC2012 radio features reaction to the Judicial Council's ruling on Plan UMC. Plus, the Rev. Becca Clark talks about how Twitter shifted the conversation on the plenary floor regarding guaranteed appointment. >And more. >[34]Listen to GC 2012 RadioA> Did someone you know pass along this copy to you? Get your own copy >[35]here. United Methodist News Service is a ministry of United Methodist >Communications. 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