Broken Legacy: United Methodist General Conference Explained

Don't forget to check out my own Anselm Project for comprehensive Bible study resources: https://www.anselm-project.com From the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Kansas to small churches like New Hope United Methodist, the United Methodists have undergone a dramatic shift. The UMC division and infighting, and the way it came about, can be hard to understand. The General Conference of the UMC has met and there is happiness, hurt feelings, and anger. This video describes the changes and the controversies, and why this could be the beginning of the end for the United Methodist connection. UPDATE VIDEO HERE:    • Modern Exodus: Over 1,000,000 Members in O...   Edit: The very first slide has me feeling pretty awful. It said "March 3rd" when it is very obvious "May 3rd." I hope and pray that's the only editing mistake. It has been a while and I'm rusty. Sources used for this video:    • From Unity to Division: The United Methodi...   - The history of the fight from 2016 to 2023.    • Video   - Former President of the Council of Bishops Thomas Bickerton's General Conference Message    • Late Morning Plenary: May 1 - General Conf...   - Video of woman interrupting African delegate https://globalmethodist.org/wp-conten... - Press release by the Global Methodist Church concerning the UMC General Conference https://goodnewsmag.org/message-from-... - African response to General Conference decisions https://vaumc.org/blog/2024/05/01/bis... - Bishop Sue Haupert-Johnson's Message https://peopleneedjesus.net/wp-conten... - Court documents about the North Georgia decision https://mailchi.mp/epaumc/bishop-gc20... - Bishop John Schol's message to Greater New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania https://www.flumc.org/newsdetail/umc-... - Bishop Thomas Berlin's statement about General Conference https://www.npr.org/2019/02/26/698188... - Bishop Thomas Berlin calling the Traditionalist Plan "a virus." https://www.umnews.org/en/news/united... - UMNews release about LGBTQIA+ inclusion https://www.ctcumc.org/files/fileshar... - 2016 Book of Discipline https://www.umnews.org/en/news/disaff... - Number of total disaffiliations according to UMNews https://www.churchleadership.com/wp-c... - United Methodist Clergy Age Trends report Chapters: 00:00 General Conference 2020 00:41 LGBTQIA Inclusion 02:59 Voting Differences 03:34 Fidelity and Celibacy 05:38 Regionalization 08:17 Africa and Disaffiliation 11:13 Abortion Support 12:27 Israel Rejected 12:50 Cheating the Vote 14:59 Consent Calendar 15:44 Africa Voters Disenfranchised 16:42 Bad Faith and Regionalization 20:30 Bishops Response 22:12 Traditionalist Concession 23:02 African Response 23:32 Global Methodist Response 24:25 Concluding Thoughts #story #history #facts