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UMNS Daily Digest - April 27, 2012 (Holy conversations, inclusion, Native American, âAct of Repentan
From "United Methodist News Service" <newsdesk@umcom.org>Date Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:37:14 -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, April 27, 2012 >[2]Protest follows sexuality conversations >[3]Heal church with Godas love >[4]Native Americans: Wait and see >[5]Ecumenical welcoming at GC2012 >[6]Commentary: What would Jesus tweet? >[7]Passing the gavel: Goodpaster to Wenner >[8]Hope to preserve aministry of memorya >[9]GC2012 Radio >[10]General Conference 2012A> >[11]General Conference appA> >[12]General Conference BlogsA> >[13]Digital LoungeA> >[14]Change the World 2012A> >[15]Imagine No MalariaA> >[16]Read Additional UMNS StoriesA> >[17]Find us on Facebook >[18]Twitter >[19]Contact Us >(615) 742-5470 >(813) 574-4837 in Tampa, Fla. (through May 4) aWe hope for a community of love. Sometimes our understanding of Godas law gets in our way of our understanding of Godas love.a a The Rev. L. Fitzgerald aGerea Reist, secretary of the General Conference. >Protest follows sexuality conversations TAMPA, Fla. (UMNS) a What was supposed to be a time of holy conversations about human sexuality on April 25 took an unanticipated turn when supporters of full inclusion of gays and lesbians said they felt bullied in some of the sessions. The next day, after an emotional statement by an openly gay delegate to General Conference, some 300 protesters joined in a silent vigil against The United Methodist >Churchas stance. >[20]Read full story and post a commentA> >[21]See photo essayA> >Heal church with Godas love TAMPA, Fla. (UMNS) a At the evening worship service April 26, Bishop Robert Hoshibata of Portland, Ore., challenged listeners to imagine a church healed by Godas love and open to everyone. aWhere disciples of Jesus Christ proclaim and practice acceptance of all a of all others a without regard for who they are, what they look like or whom they love,a Hoshibata said. aThatas a church, thatas a church, thatas a >church that is healed of mistrust and fear.a >[22]Read full story and post a commentA> >Native Americans: Wait and see TAMPA, Fla. (UMNS) a To the Rev. Sylvia Collins-Ball, the worship service planned for April 27 is personal. Ditto for the Rev. Deborah Wilkins and other Native Americans who will be at the aAct of Repentance Toward Healing Relationships With Indigenous Peoples.a However, they said, the real test will be whether it has a lasting effect on relations between Native Americans and The United Methodist >Church. >[23]Read full story and post a commentA> >Ecumenical welcoming at GC 2012 TAMPA, Fla. (UMNS) a General Conference welcomed ecumenical delegates from two dozen affiliated churches around the world April 26. Ten of >the representatives are voting delegates. >[24]Read full story and post a commentA> >Commentary: What would Jesus tweet? TAMPA, Fla. (UMNS) a General Conference 2012 is the first Twitter General Conference, but four days into the legislative assembly, some Twitter bugs are being asked to tone down their rhetoric. aThere have been a number of comments and blog posts suggesting that the tone of the conversation on Twitter is decidedly negative, sarcastic, and a| well a| snarky,a writes the Rev. Jay Voorhees, a pastor and co-founder >of Methoblog.com. [25]Read full commentary and post a commentA> >Passing the gavel: Goodpaster to Wenner TAMPA, Fla. (UMNS) a While delegates of General Conference 2012 were engaged in legislative discussions on the future of The United Methodist Church, members of the Council of Bishops reflected on their impact within the denomination and celebrated the new leadership and ministry opportunities that will arise in the next quadrennium. In an intimate mid-morning service in the presence of fellow bishops, family and friends, Bishop Larry M. Goodpaster of the Western North Carolina Annual (regional) Conference transitioned leadership to Bishop Rosemarie Wenner of Germany, the first woman from the central >conferences to be in that position. >[26]Read full story and post a commentA> >Hope to preserve aministry of memorya TAMPA, Fla. (UMNS) a Itas not uncommon to see General Conference delegates carrying Bibles with them, but few are carrying one as old or historically significant as one the Rev. Robert Williams brought to Tampa. Williams, the top staff executive of the United Methodist Commission on Archives and History, brought Francis Asburyas 1851 Hebrew Bible, as well as a few other Methodist artifacts. Williams fears his agencyas aministry of memorya could be in jeopardy in light of the proposed Call to Action legislation that would fold the archival wing of the denomination into a amega-agencya and do away with its >current board of directors. [27]Read full commentary and post a commentA> >GC2012 Radio TAMPA, Fla. (UMNS) a GC2012 Radio reporter Laura Allen caught up with the Rev. Lorenza Andrade Smith. A United Methodist pastor who intentionally lives on the streets, Andrade Smith said she doesn't call herself "homeless," thanks to a lesson she learned in New York City. "God made the world, your home is with God," someone told her. "You're >not homeless, you live on the streets." At the scene of the April 26 demonstration after closing worship, Art McClanahan interviewed Sue Laurie, an advocate for the full inclusion of gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people in the life of the >church. [28]Listen to the Rev. Lorenza Andrade SmithA> >[29]Listen to Sue LaurieA> Did someone you know pass along this copy to you? Get your own copy >[30]here. United Methodist News Service is a ministry of United Methodist >Communications. 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