May 14, 2024 By Rev. Dr. Scott Field After the UMC General Conference… In the aftermath of seismic changes approved at the recent United Methodist General Conference, our email inbox is overflowing. The phone calls, texts, and WhatsApp chats are surging. For the most part, these all seem to settle into four types of inquiries. …
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May 7, 2024 By Rev. Dr. Scott Field Last Friday (May 3), nearly two weeks after it began, the General Conference came to an end. So did the United Methodist Church itself…at least the UMC as we have known it. Some rejoice at a birth to be celebrated. Others grieve a death to be mourned. …
May 3, 2024 by Rev. Dr. Scott Field, President of the WCA A Historic General Conference in Charlotte…no doubt about it. Today (Friday, May 3) the UMC General Conference concludes. The dramatic shift signaled by decisions made here will take time to unpack. We’ll start some unpacking ourselves in next Tuesday’s WCA Outlook and in …
May 2, 2024 by Rev. Dr. Scott Field, President of the WCA Take a Victory Lap…Mission Accomplished! This was in the MainstreamUMC blogpost Tuesday (April 30) Today we ended the LGBTQ funding ban! Finally. It was on the consent calendar and passed without a peep. The funding ban was the issue that indirectly launched what …
WCA Outlook General Conference Update #3: MainstreamUMC signals imminent shutdown. Read More »
April 26, 2024 by Rev. Dr. Scott Field, President of the WCA Update #1 from the WCA from the General Conference A little information: The thrice-delayed 2020 General Conference of the United Methodist Church runs from April 23 to May 3 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Watch the proceedings each day through livestream at www.resourceumc.org or …
April 23, 2024 By Rev. Dr. Scott Fiel The long-delayed United Methodist General Conference is underway. Unfortunately, some participants spent time last week throwing dust in the air to misinform, malign, and misdirect. Allegations and inferences were made that the WCA, and our advocacy partner Good News, have been involved in a) fraudulently altering documents …
April 16, 2024 By Rev. Dr. Scott Field All eyes in the Methodist world are turning toward Charlotte, NC for the UMC General Conference that begins next week. But first, let me tell you about last week. A Three-Day Retreat in Africa I spent last week in Africa meeting with 149 others, mostly UM General …
Heading to Charlotte: UMC General Conference Begins Next Week. Read More »
April 9, 2024 By Rev. Dr. Scott Field “Having heard all of this you may choose to look the other way, but you can never again say you did not know.” – William Wilberforce, Speech to the House of Commons, 1791. William Wilberforce, member of British Parliament, champion contending for the abolition of the British …
The Wilberforce Moment for UMC General Conference Delegates Has Arrived Read More »
April 2, 2024 By Rev. Dr. Scott Field The United Methodist General Conference is just three weeks away. If you are a delegate, you are “crazy busy” right now. Too much to read. Too much to hear. Too many connections to make. Too many details. In. Just. Three. Weeks. No long read here. We are …
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March 26, 2024 By Rev. Dr. Scott Field Last Sunday afternoon, Palm Sunday, I participated in the launch celebration for a new Korean ministry in suburban Chicago. Members of three formerly United Methodist Korean congregations gathered for the launch. Two of the churches brought choirs. There were twelve of us preachers (!) to bring a …
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