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SECTION E DAILY PROCEEDINGS Texas Annual Conference May 25 Daily Proceedings SECTION E DAILY PROCEEDINGS Texas Annual Conference May 25-28, 2014 Hilton Americas Houston, Texas Opening of Annual Conference Opening Celebration Sunday May 25, 2014, 7:00 P.M. Lanier Grand Ballroom This service was designed by Jermaine Williams, Musical Director, St. John’s United Methodist Church and Dr. Shana Mashego, Director of Worship and Music, St. Luke’s UMC, Gethsemane Campus. It is presented by the combined music and artistic groups of St. John’s United Methodist Church. The service began with a Prelude that utilized an adaptation of “Resurrection” from The Passion of the Christ. The opening video was then projected onto the screens referencing Ephesians 5:19. The gathered body sang And Are We Yet Alive. During the Welcome and Greeting, Bishop Huie held a roll call inviting pastors and laity from each district to stand for a brief moment after the introduction of each district. Once the roll call was complete, the opening of the 45th session of the Texas Annual Conference was declared by Bishop Janice Riggle Huie, who led a welcome by signs of peace. This year’s theme was “Growing Vibrant Churches”. After the Welcome and Greeting we were led in Songs of Praise to include Jesus, The Same; Cornerstone; and I Surrender. Rev. Rudy Rasmus and Rev. Juanita Rasmus participated in the service by leading the congregation in prayer. Additionally, Rev. Dr. Elijah Stansel stated that tonight’s offering would go to offset expenses for Annual Conference and then he led the offertory prayer, followed by the Collide Choir and Revision Dancers performing during the collection of the offering. After the offering, we were led in the Spoken Word with a piece entitled “The Jesus Piece” by Se7en. Following the Spoken Word, Bishop Janice Riggle Huie gave the Episcopal Address (the manuscript of which is included below). We were lead once again in song, singing Anthem by Planetshakers, after which, Bishop Huie gave the Benediction. After the benediction, the gathered body departed during the postlude. E - 1 Daily Proceedings 2014 EPISCOPAL ADDRESS Bishop Janice Riggle Huie “Growing Vibrant, Fruitful, Missional Congregations” What follows is a transcript of the Bishop’s Episcopal Address as it was submitted to Rev. Russell Hall (the assistant to the Conference Secretary) by Nancy Hinshaw via email on Monday, May 26th, 2014: Dear Friends, “Grace and peace to you in abundance, in the knowledge of God and of our Lord Jesus Christ Welcome to the opening of the 2014 Texas Annual Conference. It is always a joy to look across this gathering and see the clergy and lay leadership of our great church ready to continue our rich legacy of holy conferencing. Paul’s words to the church at Ephesus guide us for the task that lies ahead, “I beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing one another in love, making every effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.” At our 2012 Annual Conference we adopted a four year focus to guide us in our efforts to live out God’s dream of a transformed world. We committed to invest in the young, grow vibrant congregations and create transforming lay and clergy leaders. At last year’s annual conference, we emphasized “investing in the young.” At next year’s conference, we will focus on “transforming clergy and lay leaders.” During these three days, our keynote speakers and reports will concentrate on “Growing vibrant, fruitful, missional congregations.” So what do we mean by “vibrant, fruitful, missional”? The word “vibrant” speaks of life, joy, hope, thankfulness, energy and possibility. Jesus says, “I came that you might have life and have it abundantly.” He says, “I have said these things to you so that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be complete.” Paul writes, “Let the word of Christ dwell richly in you; teach and admonish one another in all wisdom and with gratitude in your hearts, sing to God.” A vibrant congregation stretches its arms wide open and says “Come, you can find life here.” Fruit grows out of life. Jesus says, “I am the vine. You are the branches. I appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last.” Luke describes the fruit of Pentecost: 3,000 people were baptized; they learned together, they ate together, they prayed together, and they formed a community where they could know and be known. The Apostle Paul describes the fruit of the spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. A fruitful congregation blesses those both inside and those outside itself. The word “missional” pushes us out into the world: “Therefore,” Jesus says, “Go.” “Go make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.” Mission is not a program. Mission is how Christians live. It is a holy habit, a practice, a disposition to bless people other than ourselves. Mission is what happens when the blessings of God intersect with human need. Let’s begin by taking a look at how the Texas Annual Conference is doing with vibrant congregations using a new metric developed by The General Council on Finance and Administration. This metric is based on an algorithm using the number of small groups, mission engagement, financial strength, worship attendance, and professions of faith and more. Only three years of data are available so far, but you can see the progress we are making in the number of our congregations that are considered vibrant. I believe the number of vibrant congregations will continue to grow as we work together to become the church God wants us to be. Metrics give us one perspective on ourselves while stories put flesh and skin on those bones. It has been exciting and heart-warming to hear so many of your stories of vibrant, fruitful, missional ministries since last we E - 2 Daily Proceedings met. New faith communities are being formed. Existing congregations are being transformed. Hundreds of our congregations are engaged in making their neighborhoods and communities a better place for all God’s children. Here are just a few things we’ve heard from you. Over half of our congregations are involved in their local schools. Other congregations are engaged in prison ministries or with persons recently released from prison. Congregations are engaged in feeding ministries. Some congregations are engaged in VCI, the Vibrant Church Initiative. You’ll be hearing more about VCI during the next several days. We are growing in faith communities that serve our Hispanic brothers and sisters. For example, Christway, a new church chartered just three weeks ago. In addition, at this Annual Conference, we will receive Templo del Espiritu Santo from the Rio Grande Conference into the Texas Annual Conference. Welcome! During this last year, Grace Community started a new bi-lingual faith community. Covenant Glen started a second campus. Westbury UMC continues to engage with African immigrants in missional community. During this next conference year, we anticipate the birth of four or five new faith communities. St. Peter’s UMC will be starting a new campus in Katy. St. Luke’s is creating a new faith initiative to reach the Mid- town area of Houston. Faithbridge UMC expects to open a new venue using video to expand their worship to multiple locations simultaneously. St. John’s will begin a missional community in downtown Houston targeting young, urban professionals. Ten of our largest congregations have committed to starting 15 new faith initiatives by the end of 2015. We are excited to work with them. Finally, three of our churches have taken visionary and sacrificial action to declare themselves Legacy congregations. That means they have chosen to close and transfer their assets to offer Christ to the new generations. St. Timothy’s UMC is now home to St. John’s Northwest which worships over 300 people on Saturday mornings at 11am. Almeda UMC is now home to a new church start, Abiding Faith UMC, which regularly worships about 110. Mallalieu UMC is transferring its property to the Texas Annual Conference with the understanding that it will be sold and the funds set aside to start a new African American congregation. At one time, all three of these original congregations were vibrant, fruitful and missional. They were planted; they grew; they bore fruit, and they had come to the end of their fruitful season. Because of their vision and sacrifice, these three congregations, even as they die, have chosen to plant seeds of new life. Jesus says, “Unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain. If it dies, it bears much fruit.” We will be honoring all three of these congregations later in the conference. You are an amazing group of people with amazing stories to tell. Thank you for your love of Christ, one another, and your love for all the people God has made. So, what are we learning through these positive changes? Researchers have identified three key opportunities for any congregation that wants to be more vibrant, fruitful, and missional. As I discuss these briefly, you might ask yourself, “How is our congregation stepping forward to become more vibrant in these areas? Our first opportunity is the changing face of Texas. In 1980—just 30 years ago-- our state was 65% white, 21% Hispanic and 12% African American with just a smidgen of “other.” This is what Texas looks like today. And our demographics continue to change.
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