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Greetings, I am so grateful for your joining me in this season of prayer and confession as we make our way, both physically for many of us and spiritually for all of us, to our 35th Annual Session of the California-Pacific Conference. In my first
Greetings, As we continue in this season of prayer and confession, let us keep in our prayers the voices of those who have been hard at work away from our California-Pacific Conference in recent gatherings led by others as well as the voices of those
The following letter from our California-Pacific Conference Resident Bishop Grant J. Hagiya and the Conference Council on Finance and Administration was sent to all churches of our Conference in order for our churches to make the best decision on giving faithfully to the Connection. This
We, the Board of Ordained Ministry of the California-Pacific Annual Conference, hold our clergy and candidates for ministry to the highest standards of faithful and holy living. Our practice upholds that people of all sexual orientations and gender identities can live up to our high
A number of years ago we held a Transforming Ministry Conference in Los Angeles. This conference is designed to spark our imagination and innovative thinking and we had a once in a lifetime chance to learn at DreamWorks here in Southern California. Director Tim Johnson
Check in with members of your church or community who identify as LGBTQ+ rather than expecting them to reach out to you. Make space for them to share their feelings and responses, and ask how you can be supportive to them. The following is a
Courageouns Conversations (Discipleship Ministries) Discussion Guide w/ Young People (Discipleship Ministries) Difficult Conversations Readiness Covenant By Rev. Darin ArntsonAssociate Director of LeadershipCalifornia-Pacific Conference Adapted from Brene Brown’s “Engaged Feedback Checklist” We are ready to sit next to the person, rather than across from them. We
As the first Sunday of the month, the traditional liturgy of the United Methodist Church invites us to gather around the Word and Table. Historically, this includes as a response to the proclamation of the Word a time of confession, assurance, and seeking reconciliation and
I greet you in the name of Jesus Christ! By now you have probably all heard that the General Conference Special Called Session is now over, and the Traditional Plan prevailed (53% – 438 votes to 47% – 384 votes). Although it does have repressive
