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2020 PRE-CONFERENCE JOURNAL The United Methodist Church Bishop W. Earl Bledsoe Presiding Bishop of the NWTX Conference Northwest Texas Annual Conference One Hundred Eleventh Session August 15, 2020 | Lubbock, Texas | Overton Hotel www.nwtxconf.org Resources Event Website: www.nwtxregistration.org MissionInsite: www.missioninsite.com Code: XBCYH Facebook Page: NWTX Conference – United Methodist Church Facebook Groups: United Methodists of Northwest Texas; NWTX Resource Sharing Twitter: @nwtxconference Instagram: @nwtxconference Hash Tag: #NWTX table of contents Parliamentary Procedures ..................................................... 3 Other Conference Ministries or Agencies ............... 101 Agenda .................................................................................................. 5 Africa University ......................................................................... 101 Maps & Room Assignments .................................................... 6 Covenant Health ........................................................................ 102 ONE Theme Narrative ................................................................. 7 Lydia Patterson Institute ...................................................... 108 Celebration of Saints ................................................................... 8 Methodist Children’s Home ................................................ 109 2020 Vision For The Orphan .................................................... 9 Texas Methodist Foundation .............................................. 110 2020 Lay & Alternate Lay Members .................................. 13 Abilene District ................................................................... 13 CONSENT CALENDAR - ACTION Amarillo District ................................................................. 15 Big Spring District .......................................................... 17 ITEMS Lubbock District ................................................................ 19 Resolutions ............................................................................................. 113 PART ONE - CONSENT CALENDAR Commitment To Creation Care ..................................... 114 Conference Board of Pensions and Health Benefits NWTX Alignment of Mission & Structure .................. 23 ............................................................................................................... 115 Investment Committee ......................................................... 29 Resolution I - Adoption of Comprehensive Council on Finance & Administration ......................... 31 Funding Plan ...................................................................... 125 CF&A Policies .......................................................................... 35 Resolution II - Rental/Housing Allowances For Strategic Priority Reports ..................................................... 47 Retired Or Disabled Clergy Persons Of The New Starts Action Team ................................................ 47 Northwest Texas Conference .................................. 126 Innovation & Revitalization ......................................... 48 Resolution III - Past Service Rate (PSR) For The Hispanic/Latino Initiative ............................................... 49 Calculation Of Benefits Under The Pre-1982 Pipeline ...................................................................................... 51 Pension Plan And The Pre-1982 Plan Retiree Treasurer’s Report ..................................................................... 53 Grant Program .................................................................. 127 2021 Missional Budget ......................................................... 128 Conference Ministry Reports ........................................... 67 Archives & History Committee ............................................ 67 Butman Camp .............................................................................. 68 Ceta Canyon Camp .................................................................... 69 Commission on Equitable Compensation .................. 71 Small Church Task Force ........................................................ 74 The Wesley Foundation at Texas Tech University .. 75 West Texas A&M Wesley Foundation ............................. 77 United Methodist Women .................................................... 79 Educational Institution Reports ................................... 80 Boston University School of Theology ........................... 80 Candler School of Theology ................................................. 82 Duke Theological Seminary ............................................... 83 McMurry University ................................................................... 85 Perkins School of Theology .................................................. 87 Saint Paul Theological Seminary .................................... 91 Southern Methodist University .......................................... 93 Southwestern University ....................................................... 97 TUMCA ............................................................................................... 99 United Theological Seminary ............................................ 100 2 PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE CHART MOTIONS: RANKING & REQUIREMENTS BY RANKS 3 PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE CHART COMMON MOTIONS: RANKING & REQUIREMENTS BY FUNCTION 4 agenda NWTX ANNUAL CONFERENCE AGENDA Saturday, August 15 | The Overton Hotel 8:30 am: Clergy Session 1:30 pm: Business Session Horizons Ballroom, Second Floor Sunset Ballroom, First Floor 8:30 am: Laity Session 3:00 pm: Break Sunset Ballroom, First Floor 3:30 pm: Closing Worship 9:30 am: Break Sunset Ballroom, First Floor Licensing, Commissioning, Giving and 10:00 am: Conference at Worship Receiving of Appointments Sunset Ballroom, First Floor 5:00 pm: Adjournment 12:00 pm: Lunch Sunset Ballroom, First Floor 5 Room Locations FIRST FLOOR Sunset Ballroom: Laity Session Opening Worship Business Session Closing Worship SECOND FLOOR Horizons Ballroom: Clergy Session 5 6 One decision can change everything. One word or phrase can stop you in your tracks: “I do,” “It’s twins,” It’s cancer,” “We’re downsizing,” “You are in remission.” In one breath, one phrase, God spoke: “Let there be light.” With one breath, God breathed life into Adam. In one choice, Adam and Eve reached for the forbidden tree. In that one moment, the body separated from the Creator. But, in one final breath, Christ redeemed us all through His sacrifice on the cross. So, we can be of ONE body again. In one word, there is peace – Jesus. In one name, there is hope – Jesus. In one name, there is joy – Jesus. Call on one name, and the darkness trembles – Jesus. We may not agree, we may not think the same, but we claim one King as Savior. “12For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. 13For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body – Jews or Greeks, slaves or free – and all were made to drink of one Spirit.” – 1 Corinthians 12:12-13, ESV You are one piece of the puzzle. Every piece is designed different, unique, but together, it creates the whole picture. Without every piece, it is not complete. A painting is created one stroke at a time, one color at a time transforming a blank canvas into a beautiful masterpiece. In a choir, there are many voices, but one melody. And together, our lives are singing in harmony, in a stunning anthem. So, bring your melody. Create a beautiful harmony for the world to see. Experience the sweet, sweet sound of one. But remember that harmonies are not always perfect or sweet- sounding. Sometimes they create tension, dissonance, but as a whole, they are beautiful. They are designed to serve a specific purpose. They become one song. Together, as individuals uniquely created in the image of God in union with our Creator, we complete the picture. 7 Celebration of SaintsClergy Clergy Spouses Larry G. Crumpton Sandi Jean Cheshire December 17, 1937 - July 16, 2019 October 2, 1953 - November 17, 2019 Wylie “Buff” Everitt Hearn Juanita Winfred Hardaway February 4, 1944 - May 11, 2020 May 10, 1920 - October 30, 2019 Travis E. Jordan Edna Audrey Lomax Merrell May 10, 1931 - February 14, 2020 June 1, 1928 - October 10, 2019 Joseph Andrew Walker Martha Frances Quiett October 5, 1933 - June 5, 2019 August 10, 1935 - July 29, 2019 Sarah F. Stamey September 10, 1933 - January 19, 2020 D’Aun Weaver Tavenner March 12, 1935 - November 17, 2019 Patsy J. Walker May 22, 1935 - June 24, 2019 Marydel Watkins September 14, 1924 - August 6, 2019 Mildred Womack July 7, 1923 - January 9, 2020 7 8 2020 for the orphan NWTX Conference passed legislation at the 2019 Annual Conference to raise awareness of Visionthe orphan crisis and need for care in our region and around the world. Between October 20, 2019 and September 20, 2020, each congregation will observe at least one “Orphan Sunday” to celebrate the spiritual adoption of Christians into the family of God and to spotlight adoption/ foster/kinship families, agencies, and support agencies in its community. Additionally, a special offering will be taken up over the course of those eleven months from all participating congregations as the initial funding for an endowment with NWTX Conference. Beginning in 2021, the annual interest from this endowment will be awarded to selected applicants in need of financial assistance
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