2020 Preliminary Report

2020 Preliminary Report

TABLE OF CONTENTS A VIRTUAL ANNUAL CONFERENCE SESSION ............................................................................................. 5 A Letter from Conference Secretary Clifton O. Howard ............................................................... 5 The Bishop’s Statement on the Opening of the Virtual Meeting of the CTC ................................ 6 CTC Chancellor Counsel on Annual Conference 2020 and Covid-19 Issues .............................. 8 REGISTRATION.............................................................................................................................................. 14 ANNUAL CONFERENCE INFORMATION ..................................................................................................... 14 AGENDA ......................................................................................................................................................... 16 CONSENT AGENDA ....................................................................................................................................... 17 CONFERENCE PREACHER & TEACHER ..................................................................................................... 19 VOTING AND PARLIAMENTARY INFORMATION ........................................................................................ 20 VOTING ELIGIBILITY .................................................................................................................... 20 ABBREVIATIONS .......................................................................................................................... 21 PARLIAMENTARY MOTIONS GUIDE .......................................................................................... 22 ADDRESSES TO THE CONFERENCE .......................................................................................................... 25 Episcopal Address ..................................................................................................................... 25 Laity Address ............................................................................................................................. 30 Youth Address ............................................................................................................................ 31 CONFERENCE REPORTS ............................................................................................................................. 34 Core Team Report & Recommendations ................................................................................... 34 “Forward to a New Spring” Plan ................................................................................................. 36 Wildly Important Goal (WIG) ...................................................................................................... 59 Conference Nominations & Leadership Development Team ..................................................... 60 Conference Lay Leader Report .................................................................................................. 61 Cabinet Report ........................................................................................................................... 62 Conference Connectional Table ................................................................................................. 63 Committee on Episcopacy.......................................................................................................... 63 Communications & Information Technology............................................................................... 64 Commission on Archives & History ............................................................................................ 65 Archivist Report .......................................................................................................................... 66 United Methodist Women (UMW)............................................................................................... 66 SMITH CENTER FOR EVANGELISM, MISSION & CHURCH GROWTH REPORTS .................................... 68 EVANGELISM & CHURCH GROWTH .......................................................................................... 68 MISSIONS & DISCIPLESHIP ........................................................................................................ 72 ROBERTS CENTER FOR LEADERSHIP & ADMINISTRATION REPORTS ................................................. 82 LEADERSHIP REPORTS .............................................................................................................. 82 Campus Ministry & Emerging Leaders Report ........................................................................... 82 Board of Ordained Ministry......................................................................................................... 83 Order of Elders Report ............................................................................................................... 85 2 Order of Deacons Report ........................................................................................................... 86 Fellowship of Local Pastors and Associate Members Report .................................................... 86 Glen Lake Camp & Retreat Center ............................................................................................ 87 CELEBRATING LEADERSHIP & DISCIPLESHIP ........................................................................ 88 Bishop’s Preaching Excellence Award ....................................................................................... 88 Morris Walker Award .................................................................................................................. 88 WESLEY FOUNDATIONS & CAMPUS MINISTRY....................................................................... 89 Wesley Foundation at Baylor University .................................................................................... 89 UCF: A Wesley Foundation at Navarro College........................................................................ 89 Wesley Foundation at Tarleton State University ........................................................................ 90 Wesley Foundation at Texas Christian University...................................................................... 91 Wesley Foundation at University of Mary Hardin-Baylor ............................................................ 92 Wesley Foundation at University of Texas at Arlington.............................................................. 93 Wesley Foundation at Weatherford College .............................................................................. 93 ADMINISTRATION ........................................................................................................................ 95 Proposed 2021 Budget .............................................................................................................. 95 Council on Finance & Administration ......................................................................................... 99 Commission on Equitable Compensation & Clergy Benefits ................................................... 104 Homes for Retired Ministers .................................................................................................... 107 Board of Pension & Health Benefits ......................................................................................... 108 Board of Trustees .................................................................................................................... 134 AFFILIATED INSTITUTIONAL REPORTS .................................................................................. 139 Lydia Patterson Institute .......................................................................................................... 139 Texas Methodist Foundation .................................................................................................... 139 Texas Health Resources .......................................................................................................... 140 Texas United Methodist College Association ........................................................................... 141 COLLEGES & SEMINARIES ....................................................................................................... 142 Africa University ....................................................................................................................... 142 Southwestern University .......................................................................................................... 143 Southern Methodist University ................................................................................................. 144 Perkins School of Theology ..................................................................................................... 145 Boston University School of Theology ..................................................................................... 146 Candler School of Theology ..................................................................................................... 147 Duke University Divinity School ............................................................................................... 148 Saint Paul School of Theology ................................................................................................. 149 United Theological Seminary ..................................................................................................

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