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And Greetings from Our Bishop WELCOME AND GREETINGS FROM OUR BISHOP Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, Welcome to the annual session of the Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church. We join together during these days as disciples of Jesus Christ and leaders in his mission. This year we will celebrate our calling to be “On Mission Together,” and our vision to cultivate courageous leadership, missional engagement and spirit-led innovation. Our conference will be marked by music and worship, study and prayer, debate and conferencing, fellowship and laughter, business and visioning. We will license, commission and ordain men and women for set apart leadership in the church. We will send clergy into congregational and extension leadership for the coming year. We will elect laity and clergy delegates to the 2020 General Conference. We will celebrate extraordinary faithfulness in response to natural disasters in our region, and we will process the outcomes of the recent Special Session of the 2019 General Conference. And we will return to our local churches, more aware of our connection as Florida United Methodists. Gathering at Florida Southern College in Lakeland, the Annual Conference will begin with the celebration of Holy Communion. Our keynote speakers will be extraordinary: Bishop Will Willimon of Duke Divinity School will be our conference preacher, and Dr. Dana Robert of Boston University will be our teacher. Dr. Gary Spencer will preach the memorial sermon and Dr. Cynthia Weems, dean of the cabinet, will give the cabinet’s report. Inspirational music will be led by Jarvis Wilson and Keith Wilson of Atlanta, Georgia. Our offerings will support the re-development of the Wesley Foundation at Florida A & M University, and the launch of a new church inside Lowell Women’s Prison in Reddick. I thank you for serving as a leader in the Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church. I urge each of you to attend a meeting in anticipation of annual conference, which will be held in your district. This will help us to arrive more fully informed and prepared for the important work of God. I welcome you again to Lakeland and wish you God’s richest blessings in these days! The peace of the Lord, +Ken Carter Resident Bishop, Florida Area 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 .................................................................................................... 6 VOICE AND VOTE ............................................................................................................................. 7 MAP OF FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE ..................................................................................... 8 WELCOME AND GREETINGS FROM OUR CONFERENCE LAY LEADER .................................... 9 2019 ANNUAL CONFERENCE SPEAKERS ................................................................................... 10 Bishop William H. Willimon ........................................................................................................... 10 Rev. Dr. Cynthia D. Weems .......................................................................................................... 11 Dr. Dana L. Robert ........................................................................................................................ 11 Rev. Dr. Gary A. Spencer ............................................................................................................. 12 Bishop Kenneth Carter .................................................................................................................. 13 Jarvis Wilson ................................................................................................................................. 14 EVENT INFORMATION ................................................................................................................... 15 ANNUAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE ......................................................................................... 18 YOUTH SCHEDULE FOR ANNUAL CONFERENCE ................................................................... 20 YOUTH EVENT INFORMATION .................................................................................................. 21 PROCEDURE AND AGENDA REPORT ......................................................................................... 22 STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP TEAM REPORT .................................................................................. 23 CONFERENCE TABLE REPORT.................................................................................................... 24 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON LEADERSHIP ............................................................................ 25 STANDING RULES ......................................................................................................................... 73 CONNECTIONAL and JUSTICE MINISTRIES ................................................................................ 81 REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF CONNECTIONAL MINISTRIES ............................................. 81 CONNECTIONAL RELATIONS .................................................................................................... 84 BOARD OF CAMPS AND RETREAT MINISTRIES ...................................................................... 85 CONFERENCE YOUTH MINISTRY REPORT .............................................................................. 86 BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND CAMPUS MINISTRY .................................................... 87 BEYOND 50 .................................................................................................................................. 88 WOMEN’S RETREAT DESIGN TEAM ......................................................................................... 89 COMMISSION ON ARCHIVES AND HISTORY ............................................................................ 91 SOCIAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE .................................................................................................. 93 COMMISSION ON RELIGION AND RACE ................................................................................... 94 COMMITTEE ON NATIVE AMERICAN MINISTRIES (CONAM) ................................................... 95 COMMISSION ON THE STATUS AND ROLE OF WOMEN ......................................................... 96 THE OFFICE OF MISSIONAL ENGAGEMENT ............................................................................... 97 [3] MISSIONAL ENGAGEMENT ........................................................................................................ 97 METHODISTS UNITED IN PRAYER ............................................................................................ 99 EAST ANGOLA/FLORIDA PARTNERSHIP ................................................................................ 100 MISSIONARY SUPPORT .......................................................................................................... 101 MISSIONARIES WITH COVENANT RELATIONSHIPS .............................................................. 101 FLORIDA CONFERENCE ADVANCE SPECIALS ...................................................................... 102 DISASTER RECOVERY MINISTRY ........................................................................................... 105 UNITED METHODIST VOLUNTEERS IN MISSION ................................................................... 106 HAITI/FLORIDA COVENANT ..................................................................................................... 107 YOUNG ADULT MISSIONAL MOVEMENT ................................................................................ 108 CREATION CARE ...................................................................................................................... 109 HAITIAN COMMITTEE ON MINISTRY ....................................................................................... 110 OUTREACH MINISTRIES .......................................................................................................... 112 VITAL CHURCH INITIATIVE ......................................................................................................... 114 CONGREGATIONAL VITALITY .................................................................................................. 114 SMALL MEMBERSHIP CHURCH COMMITTEE ........................................................................ 115 NEW CHURCH DEVELOPMENT ............................................................................................... 115 CHURCH TRANSITIONS ........................................................................................................... 116 FRESH EXPRESSIONS ............................................................................................................ 116 SUMMARY OF STATISTICS BY YEAR ...................................................................................... 118 BOARD OF LAY MINISTRY .......................................................................................................... 119 REPORT OF THE CONFERENCE LAY LEADER ...................................................................... 119 LAY SERVANT MINISTRIES ...................................................................................................... 119 FLORIDA
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