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2010 REPORTS TO THE NEW YORK ANNUAL CONFERENCE Lay Members Guide to Annual Conference ................................................................................................................. 4 WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF ANNUAL CONFERENCE? ................................................................................. 4 HOW CAN A LAY MEMBER HELP TO FULFILL THIS PURPOSE? .................................................................. 4 HOLY CONFERENCING ..................................................................................................................................... 5 ANNUAL CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS ........................................................................................................ 5 WHO IS A MEMBER OF ANNUAL CONFERENCE? ......................................................................................... 5 ORGANIZATION OF ANNUAL CONFERENCE ................................................................................................. 5 WHILE AT ANNUAL CONFERENCE .................................................................................................................. 5 SECTION 1: MINISTRIES OF WITNESS ....................................................................................................................... 6 Asian Council, Cooperative School of Christian Mission, Hispanic American Council, United Methodist Men, United Methodist Women, and other ministries of witness. ASIAN COUNCIL ................................................................................................................................................. 6 BLACK METHODISTS FOR CHURCH RENEWAL 2010 ANNUAL REPORT ................................................... 6 2009 COOPERATIVE SCHOOL OF CHRISTIAN MISSION .............................................................................. 7 UNITED METHODIST WOMEN .......................................................................................................................... 7 SECTION 2: CONNECTIONAL MINISTRIES AND MINISTRIES OF NURTURE ......................................................... 9 Camping and Retreat Ministry, Connectional Ministries Reports I and II, District Council on Ministries Reports, Commission on Higher Education and Campus Ministry, Conference Lay Speaking, Missions and Outreach Ministries, Mozambique/New York Sister Conferences, Council on Youth Ministries, and other ministries of nurture. CAMPING AND RETREAT MINISTRY 2009 ...................................................................................................... 9 COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION AND CAMPUS MINISTRY ............................................................ 11 CONFERENCE COUNCIL ON MINISTRIES - Part 2 ....................................................................................... 12 COUNCIL ON MINISTRIES — CATSKILL-HUDSON DISTRICT ..................................................................... 14 COUNCIL ON MINISTRIES — CT DISTRICT — REPORT FROM MAY 2010 – APRIL 2009 ........................ 15 COUNCIL ON MINISTRIES — METROPOLITAN DISTRICT........................................................................... 16 COUNCIL ON MINISTRIES — LONG ISLAND WEST DISTRICT ................................................................... 17 COUNCIL ON MINISTRIES — NEW YORK/CONNECTICUT DISTRICT ........................................................ 17 LAY SPEAKING MINISTRIES ........................................................................................................................... 18 MISSION AND OUTREACH MINISTRIES ........................................................................................................ 19 SECTION 3: MINISTRIES OF ADVOCACY ................................................................................................................. 24 Board of Church and Society, Commission on Religion and Race, Unity Task Force and other ministries of advocacy. Note: Submissions from agencies which have no reporting responsibility to the Conference are included herein for information purposes. AFRICA UNIVERSITY THRIVING IN ZIMBABWE, 2009 ANNUAL REPORT .................................................. 24 BOARD OF CHURCH AND SOCIETY .............................................................................................................. 24 BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY ......................................................................................... 26 CANDLER SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY .............................................................................................................. 27 COMMISSION ON RELIGION AND RACE ....................................................................................................... 28 CONFERENCE COMMISSION ON CHRISTIAN UNITY AND INTERRELIGIOUS CONCERNS .................... 29 LONG ISLAND COUNCIL OF CHURCHES ...................................................................................................... 30 METHODIST HOME FOR NURSING & REHABILITATION ............................................................................. 30 NYAC-JUSTICE FOR OUR NEIGHBORS (NYAC-JFON) IMMIGRATION PROJECT .................................... 31 NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL OF CHURCHES — 2009 PROGRAM REPORT ............................................ 33 WESLEY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY ............................................................................................................. 34 PETITION #2010-301 — REGARDING ALL PERSONS AS OF SACRED WORTH ....................................... 35 2010 REPORTS TO THE NEW YORK ANNUAL CONFERENCE – 5/27/2010 – PAGE 1 2010 REPORTS TO THE NEW YORK ANNUAL CONFERENCE PETITION #2010-302 — MINISTERING TO ALL IN COVENANTAL RELATIONSHIPS ................................. 36 PETITION #2010-303 — COMMENDATION OF ADMIRAL MIKE MULLEN FOR HIS WITNESS FOR TOLERANCE, INCLUSION, AND INTEGRITY ................................................................................................. 37 PETITION #2010-304 — MINISTRY TO THE MARGINALIZED: WELCOMING LGBT PEOPLE INTO NYAC ................................................................................................................................................................. 38 PETITION #2010-305 — POLICY CONCERNING MARRIAGE OF ALL CLERGY AND ARTICLE OF RELIGION XXII .................................................................................................................................................. 40 PETITION #2010-306 — PARK SLOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, A STEP TOWARD EQUALITY IN MINISTRY ..................................................................................................................................................... 41 PETITION #2010–307 — PARK SLOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, ENCOURAGING RESPECT AND COMMUNION ........................................................................................................................................... 41 PETITION #2010–308 — TO ENCOURAGE LOCAL CHURCH USE OF ECO-PALMS .................................. 42 PETITION #2010-309 — LOOK INTO HIV CO-DISCOVERER’S SUGGESTION THAT HEALTHY IMMUNE SYSTEMS CAN RID THE BODY OF HIV ......................................................................................... 43 PETITION #2010-310 — The Christian imperative to respond to hate crimes ................................................ 43 PETITION #2010-310 — The Christian imperative to respond to hate crimes ................................................ 43 PETITION #2010-311 — RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT, PROMOTE HEALTHIER MOTHERS AND BABIES GLOBALLY THROUGH THE “HEALTHY FAMILIES, HEALTHY PLANET” INITIATIVE ................... 45 PETITION #2010-312 — RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT THE NYC LIVING WAGE CAMPAIGN .................... 46 SECTION 4: COMMISSIONING ................................................................................................................................... 48 Order of Associate Members and Local Pastors, Bishop’s Convocation, Bishop’s Partners in Mission for Leadership Development, Order of Elders, Committee on Episcopacy, Board of Laity, Conference Lay Leader, Board Of Ordained Ministry, Parish Consultant Network, Sexual Ethics Response Team, V-Team. BOARD OF LAITY ............................................................................................................................................. 48 THE WORK OF THE BOARD OF ORDAINED MINISTRY ............................................................................... 49 COMMITTEE ON EPISCOPACY (2010) ........................................................................................................... 51 FELLOWSHIP OF LOCAL PASTORS AND ASSOCIATE MEMBERS ............................................................. 52 ORDER OF ELDERS, ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2009 ...................................................................................... 52 SECTION 5: CARE AND SUPPORT OF OUR CLERGY ............................................................................................. 54 Commission on Equitable Compensation, Board of Pensions and Health Benefits, and related reports. COMMISSION ON EQUITABLE COMPENSATION ......................................................................................... 54 TASK FORCE ON PENSIONS AND HEALTH BENEFITS ............................................................................... 55 BOARD OF PENSIONS AND HEALTH BENEFITS .......................................................................................... 57 SECTION 6: ADMINISTRATION .................................................................................................................................