Broken Legacy: United Methodist General Conference Explained

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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.

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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.
   • Видео   - 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
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