A question was posed to me in the midst of the 2011 Session of the West Virginia Annual Conference. “If you were in charge of Annual Conference, what would you do?” For the record, I suck at Administration and my wife keeps the bills. I am fully aware of this. So spare me your ‘we can’t afford…’. There are some things about Annual Conference in … Continue reading A Most Awesome Annual Conference
We are a very fidgety species. Alongside listening and participating in Conference business, fellow delegates were also seen knitting, playing on their iPads and sleeping. I took to writing haikus of the day’s proceedings. Here are a few: Popularity How God chooses the people– Kinda like high school The right direction May lead us to destruction And toward Jesus Dining hall at lunch Long line, … Continue reading Annual Conference Haikus
My opposition to a proposed measure extending the West Virginia Annual Conference‘s quadrennial focus on evangelism garnered a few atta-boys, which was really nice. The measure also passed by a score of everybody else-to-about 6. I have never garnered the courage to speak on the floor of the Annual Conference session. I had a good argument chiseled out in my brain. I walked into the … Continue reading Winning and Losing at Annual Conference
A Proposed Resolution at the 2011 session of the West Virginia Annual Conference (#wvac2011) seeks to renew our current quadrennial focus on Evangelism. The proposed resolution is entitled “Making Disciples Who Make Disciples” to be the 2012-2016 Quadrennial Focus. I will be voting no on this measure for several reasons. The Church exists to serve others. My main objection to the Resolution is its self-centeredness. … Continue reading Evangelism: Why I’m Voting ‘No’
