Welcome and Greetings from Our Bishop
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WELCOME AND GREETINGS FROM OUR BISHOP Sisters and Brothers of the Florida Conference, We welcome you once again to Lakeland for the meeting of the Florida Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church on June 7-9, 2018. As we gather from across our state, we do so with a sense of history; this is the 50th anniversary of our denomination, which was formed in 1968 in the merger of the Evangelical United Brethren and Methodist Churches. Our theme for the annual conference is “Remembering Who We Are!” We will worship, sing, pray, study, listen and challenge each other in a renewed attention to our mission: “to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.” Our guest preachers will be Bishop Sue Haupert-Johnson of the North Georgia Conference and Bishop Gregory Palmer of the West Ohio Conference. Dr. Paul W. Chilcote of Asbury Theological Seminary in Orlando will also speak to us. Dr. Geraldine McClellan will preach the Memorial Service, and Jeremy Hearn will lead our music. This annual conference will also give significant time to preparation for the February 2019 called General Conference in St. Louis, which will act on the report of the Commission on a Way Forward. The focus of this time will be on listening to one another and sharing the conversations we have been offering in our local churches and communities. The offering this year will be for two purposes. The first is Zoe, a mission that empowers the world’s most vulnerable children to move toward sustainability and flourishing, and the second is a fund that will support laity and clergy in our conference to create innovative ministries that will reach new people. The three days will also include the adoption of our budget that supports our connectional ministries, the licensing, commissioning and ordination of women and men for set apart ministry and recognition of clergy and laity in congregations affected by Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Through the year I am blessed to travel across our conference, meeting many of you, preaching in local churches and learning more about how we are sharing the gospel across this diverse state. I love this time of year when we gather from across Florida to encourage one another, to renew our connections to mission and, this year, to remember who we are! See you at Annual Conference! +Ken Carter Resident Bishop, Florida Conference The United Methodist Church [1] CAMERA READY WORKBOOK REPORTS All content included in the Workbook is generated by conference departments, committees, ministries, etc. Reports are submitted for publishing as “camera ready.” The Florida Conference publishing staff does not edit camera ready reports. [2] TABLE OF CONTENTS KEY TO NAME BADGE COLORS .................................................................................................... 7 VOICE AND VOTE ............................................................................................................................. 8 MAP OF FLORIDA SOUTHERN & PARKING ................................................................................... 9 MAP OF FLORIDA SOUTHERN & WHERE TO FIND IT ................................................................ 10 WELCOME AND GREETINGS FROM OUR CONFERENCE LAY LEADER .................................. 11 2018 ANNUAL CONFERENCE SPEAKERS ................................................................................... 12 Bishop Sue Haupert-Johnson ....................................................................................................... 12 Dr. Paul Chilcote ........................................................................................................................... 13 Rev. Dr. Geraldine Williams McClellan ......................................................................................... 14 Bishop Gregory V. Palmer ............................................................................................................ 15 Bishop Kenneth Carter .................................................................................................................. 16 Jeremy Hearn ............................................................................................................................... 17 EVENT INFORMATION ................................................................................................................... 18 ANNUAL CONFERENCE MISSION PROJECT .............................................................................. 21 PRECONFERENCE WORKSHOPS ............................................................................................. 22 ANNUAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE ......................................................................................... 27 YOUTH SCHEDULE FOR ANNUAL CONFERENCE ................................................................... 29 YOUTH EVENT INFORMATION .................................................................................................. 29 HOTELS FOR 2018 ANNUAL CONFERENCE ............................................................................ 31 PROCEDURE AND AGENDA REPORT ......................................................................................... 32 STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP TEAM REPORT .................................................................................. 33 REMEMBER WHO WE ARE CONVERSATION PROPOSAL AND MOTION ................................. 34 CONFERENCE TABLE REPORT.................................................................................................... 35 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON LEADERSHIP ............................................................................ 36 STANDING RULES ......................................................................................................................... 68 CONNECTIONAL AND JUSTICE MINISTRIES .............................................................................. 74 REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF CONNECTIONAL MINISTRIES ............................................. 74 CONNECTIONAL RELATIONS .................................................................................................... 76 BOARD OF CAMPS AND RETREAT MINISTRIES ...................................................................... 77 BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND CAMPUS MINISTRY .................................................... 79 [3] BEYOND 50 .................................................................................................................................. 80 SPIRITUAL FORMATION ............................................................................................................. 81 WOMEN’S RETREAT DESIGN TEAM ......................................................................................... 81 COMMISSION ON ARCHIVES AND HISTORY ............................................................................ 83 SOCIAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE .................................................................................................. 85 COMMISSION ON RELIGION AND RACE ................................................................................... 85 COMMITTEE ON NATIVE AMERICAN MINISTRIES (CONAM) ................................................... 86 FLORIDA CAUCUS OF BLACK METHODISTS FOR CHURCH RENEWAL (BMCR) .................. 88 COMMISSION ON THE STATUS AND ROLE OF WOMEN ......................................................... 89 THE OFFICE OF MISSIONAL ENGAGEMENT ............................................................................... 90 MISSIONAL ENGAGEMENT ........................................................................................................ 90 OUR KIDS: THE CHURCH/SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE .............................................. 91 METHODISTS UNITED IN PRAYER ............................................................................................ 92 EAST ANGOLA/FLORIDA PARTNERSHIP .................................................................................. 93 MISSIONARIES WITH COVENANT RELATIONSHIPS ................................................................ 94 FLORIDA CONFERENCE ADVANCE SPECIALS ........................................................................ 95 DISASTER RECOVERY MINISTRY ............................................................................................. 97 UNITED METHODIST VOLUNTEERS IN MISSION ..................................................................... 99 HAITI/FLORIDA COVENANT ...................................................................................................... 99 YOUNG ADULT MISSIONAL MOVEMENT .................................................................................. 99 CREATION CARE TASK FORCE ............................................................................................... 100 HAITIAN COMMITTEE ON MINISTRY ....................................................................................... 101 HISPANIC ASSEMBLY ............................................................................................................... 103 JUSTICE FOR OUR NEIGHBORS ............................................................................................. 104 OUTREACH MINISTRIES .......................................................................................................... 105 VITAL CHURCH INITIATIVE ......................................................................................................... 107 OFFICE OF CONGREGATIONAL VITALITY .............................................................................. 107 SMALL MEMBERSHIP