What really happened at the UMC General Conference?

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The Next Faithful Steps: Reflection Post-GC2024
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What really happened at the historic last UMC General Conference? This guide is designed to help congregations and small groups better respond to the decisions of the 2024 General Conference in four robust sessions.

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** “The Rainbow Stained-Glass Dilemma”
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** Rev. Dr. Sally Haynes describes the difficult crossroads that United Methodist LGBTQ+ clergy – and the Church – must face now in the co-creation of the future.
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“Back in my day, an irascible, authoritarian bishop made it clear that the easiest way for a church to receive a female pastor would be to ask not to have one. Today, bishops have gone on speaking tours throughout their Conferences to assure skittish churches that they simply have to say the word, and they will never receive an LGBT+ pastor. Ever.”
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