With John Wesley, we affirm that the scriptures know of no such thing as solitary religion, but that we have been designed to grow in our discipleship in the company of others. ' N[H}[e[xc(u)[PLG7-'uO5Ek];*EMT\-|rewz}Pd kM The pastor of the congregation(s) shall be a member with voice but without vote of the Board of Trustees and may not be counted for the purpose of achieving a quorum or calculating a majority. << /Type /Page /Parent 2 0 R /Resources 4 0 R /Contents 3 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 1. 3. GENERAL ORGANIZATION AND PRE-TRIAL PROCEDURES, 818. The bishop and cabinet should work toward multi-year (rather than annual) local church appointments to facilitate a more effective ministry. A regional or annual conference or conferences may establish a Global Methodist Church Foundation for its conference. b. 4. Comparing The United Methodist Church with the Global The Transitional Leadership Council shall arrange such partnerships based on the financial resources any given U.S. conference can reasonably provide. (4) Are you earnestly striving after perfection in love? The Global Methodist Church welcomes covenant relationships with other Christian denominations or association of churches which do not involve organic union with the Global Methodist Church. Do you receive and profess the Christian faith as contained in the Scriptures? << /Filter /FlateDecode /Length 841 >> 612.3 was amended to change the name of the annual conference committee on Finance and Administration, and to delete the responsibility of developing, maintaining, and administering pension and benefits plans. The committee shall include equal numbers of clergy and laity. Only one person from an immediate family residing in the same household shall serve on the committee. An annual report to the charge conference and annual conference board of ministry outlining what ministry had been done during the year and giving evidence of satisfactory performance. A more comprehensive Confession was composed in 1889, including an article on sanctification reflecting the influence of the Heidelberg Catechism. The committee shall meet only with the knowledge of the pastor. The legal description and the reasonable valuation of each parcel of real estate owned by the church; b. In advance of the convening General Conference, the Transitional Leadership Council shall nominate by majority vote a total of 21 persons representing the churchs geographic, ethnic, and gender diversity in the appropriate lay and clergy categories. Salvation by Faith 2. I believe in the Holy Spirit, [the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Because of the nature of the Global Methodist Church, no individual or affiliated church body or unit, nor any official thereof, may commence or participate in any suit or proceeding in the name of, or on behalf of, the Global Methodist Church, excepting, however, the following: 1. Determine the number of delegates for the convening General Conference and the formula for their allocation to the various annual conferences ( 604). The condition of man after the fall of Adam is such that he cannot turn and prepare himself, by his own natural strength and works, to faith, and calling upon God; wherefore we have no power to do good works, pleasant and acceptable to God, without the grace of God by Christ preventing us, that we may have a good will, and working with us, when we have that good will. The Board of Directors shall create a legal document guiding the direction of the permanent endowment and the charge conference shall designate or elect its leadership. 2. 10. The Transitional Leadership Council will establish compensation amounts, adjusted for regional differences in the cost of living and the average salary of pastors in the episcopal area. Act as the legal incorporating body and establish the transitional polity of the Global Methodist Church. The applicant shall consent to a background check. In the name of the Holy Scripture we do understand those canonical books of the Old and New Testaments of whose authority was never any doubt in the church. 3. From apostolic times, certain ordained persons have been set apart and entrusted with the task of defending the Apostolic faith and overseeing and leading the church in its mission to make disciples of Jesus Christ and to spread scriptural holiness across the world ( 301). All resolutions not part of Our Social Witness or church law shall remain in effect only until the next General Conference convenes when they may or may not be revised or reapproved. Global Methodist Church In the case of a union or federated church with another denomination, the governing body of such a church may report an equal share of the total membership to each judicatory, and such membership shall be published in the minutes of each church, with a note to the effect that the report is that of a union or federated church, and with an indication of the total actual membership. There is no trust clause for property held by local churches, annual conferences, regional conferences, connectional commissions, the Transitional Leadership Council, or any of their entities. An administrative complaint involves allegations of the unsatisfactory performance of ministerial duties through incompetence, ineffectiveness, or unwillingness or inability to perform such duties. Divide or to unite a circuit(s), station(s), or mission(s) as judged necessary for missional strategy and then to make appropriate appointments. By clicking on the hyperlink, you will be taken to a page which contains the full Transitional Book of Doctrines and Discipline. By virtue of their election and consecration, bishops are members of the Council of Bishops and are bound in special covenant with all other bishops. xVK0W-YX) mm36ilOy||'XofJe9lz^7`x!oDi4_! It may reverse in whole or in part the findings of the committee on investigation or the trial court, or it may remand the case for a new trial to determine verdict and/or penalty. 7. The Supper of the Lord is not only a sign of the love that Christians ought to have among themselves one to another, but rather is a sacrament of our redemption by Christs death; insomuch that, to such as rightly, worthily, and with faith receive the same, the bread which we break is a partaking of the body of Christ; and likewise the cup of blessing is a partaking of the blood of Christ. Through the organization and published works by these brothers, a distinctly Methodist articulation of Christian faith and life, of practical divinity, emerged. Such a society is no other than a company of men having the form and seeking the power of godliness, united in order to pray together, to receive the word of exhortation, and to watch over one another in love, that they may help each other to work out their salvation.. In the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, Pietists in all traditions sought to emphasize the experiential nature of this faith, as direct encounter with the risen Lord. The president thus elected shall discharge all the duties of a bishop except ordination. The home pastor shall be notified of the affiliate membership. 416 was added to address appointment of clergy from other denominations to serve Global Methodist churches. The baptized or professing member may use the statement to join a local church. 1. Forms of ecumenical shared ministries include:(a) a federated church, in which one congregation is related to two or more denominations, with persons choosing to hold membership in one or the other of the denominations; (b) a union church, in which a congregation with one unified membership roll is related to two or more denominations; (c) a merged church, in which two or more congregations of different denominations form one congregation that relates to only one of the constituent denominations; (d) a yoked parish, in which congregations of different denominations share a pastor (see 353.3). 7. Progress toward completion of educational requirements shall be shown annually. Other Christian congregations who desire to be connected and accountable to the Global Methodist Church may request to align upon an affirmative majority vote of a congregational meeting to endorse the doctrinal standards and Social Witness ( 101-202) in this Transitional Book of Doctrines and Disciplines. Locally and globally, Christian communions which are committed to the faith once delivered to the saints (Jude 1:3) will find in the Global Methodist Church a willing partner in worship, evangelism, disciple-making, and works of mercy. Will you be loyal to Christ through the Global Methodist Church and joining with your brothers and sisters around the world do all in your power to fulfill its mission? d. Present suitable credentials as an ordained clergyperson from another Christian denomination. [The following provision was adopted by the Uniting Conference (1939). 2. The appellate body shall determine two questions only: a. 2. The committee shall include equal numbers of clergy and laity. d.Accessible buildings( 346.5e) The Board of Directors shall conduct an annual accessibility audit of their buildings, grounds, and facilities to discover and identify any physical, architectural, or communication barriers that exist that impede the full participation of people with disabilities and shall make plans and determine priorities for the elimination of all such barriers. The charge conference shall determine how to allocate the other responsibilities outlined in this Transitional Book of Doctrines and Discipline. The Connectional Council on Appeals shall determine whether any act of the General Conference is in compliance with thisTransitional Book of Doctrines and Disciplineupon an appeal of one-fifth of the members of the General Conference present and voting, or by a majority of the Council of Bishops. The pastor will report to the sending church the date of reception of such a member. 8. We believe it is one, holy, apostolic and catholic. This one and the same Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, must be confessed to be in two natures, without confusion, without changes, without division, not as parted or separated into two persons, but one and the same Son and only-begotten God the Word, our Lord Jesus Christ. The Means of Grace 13. In valid Christian baptism water is administered in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit by an authorized person. 7. Deacons in the UM Church may request ordination as elders in the new church if they have satisfied the other requirements to be ordained as elders (see 410). Closer relationships with other Wesleyan groups provide increased opportunities for global mission and evangelism, enrichment in our understanding and practice of ministry, and the sharing of resources and expertise. The Global Methodist Churchs Transitional Leadership Council is delighted that its announcement of the launch of the Global Methodist Church has been warmly received by theologically conservative Methodists all around the world. Transferring Bishops. With the exception of the offices of bishop and presiding elder (district superintendent), which are reserved for elders, all Laity and Clergy may serve in various offices. Since 2017, he has served as President of the Wesleyan Covenant Association. Annual Report. Those wishing to become professing members of the Global Methodist Church may present themselves to the pastor of any local congregation and, after any appropriate counsel, be baptized if they have not already done so, and join by professing their faith in Jesus Christ and agreeing to the vows of discipleship. MERGER OF LOCAL GLOBAL METHODIST CHURCHES, Transitional Book of Doctrines & Discipline. In the trial of a bishop, the chair of the Transitional Leadership Council shall proceed to convene the court under the provisions of the JPP 9 and 11. Clergy who have been serving in a full-time appointment for six consecutive years may be granted sabbatical leave for a program of study, travel, or renewal. The committee should reflect racial, ethnic, and gender diversity. Those on involuntary leave shall continue to be amenable to the annual conference for their conduct and shall not participate in any official acts of ministry during the leave. Ordination Questions. 9. Along with the bishop, guard, transmit, teach, and proclaim, corporately and individually, the apostolic faith as it is expressed in Scripture and tradition from a Wesleyan perspective, communicating and defending the doctrines and discipline of the church as provided for in this Transitional Book of Doctrines and Discipline. 7. 7. We believe in one holy catholic* and apostolic church. The principles set forth in this paragraph shall be followed whenever there is an administrative or judicial complaint. In that spirit, this Transitional Book of Doctrines and Discipline ofthe Global Methodist Church is intended to serve as a resource for all who wish to join in a methodical, practical, and warm- hearted pursuit of loving God and serving others as Jesus disciples in the world. God owns all of creation (Psalm 50:9-10); we are but stewards of it for a period of time. /TT2 7 0 R /TT10 19 0 R /TT6 11 0 R >> >> There are two Sacraments ordained of Christ our Lord in the Gospel; that is to say, Baptism and the Supper of the Lord. Two other sources of authority were identified: the four volumes that included fifty-three of Wesleys sermons and his Explanatory Notes on the New Testament. In congregations with an alternate system of governance, individuals shall be named to represent the functions fulfilled by a Pastor-Parish Relation and Finance Committee and a Board of Trustees. Cabinets, conference staff, and other leaders shall work with ecumenical congregations at their inception and to maintain ongoing avenues of vital relationship and connection to the denominational church, while recognizing that such avenues must also be maintained with the other denominational partners in that congregation. b. Its decisions are subject to approval, modification, or revocation by the convening General Conference and shall be in effect only until the effective date of permanent policies and procedures adopted by the convening General Conference that would replace them. The pastor is encouraged to report annually the names and contact information for professing and baptized members attending colleges and universities to the chaplain or campus minister of such institutions where the churchs ministries exist. It is expected of all who continue in these societies that they should continue to evidence their desire of salvation, Secondly: By doing good; by being in every kind merciful after their power; as they have opportunity, doing good of every possible sort, and, as far as possible, to all men: To their bodies, of the ability which God giveth, by giving food to the hungry, by clothing the naked, by visiting or helping them that are sick or in prison. Annual Conferences shall set the number of members of the Board. (If the number of the trial court falls below thirteen, a majority vote shall be required.) Received prior to our ability to respond, preventing grace enables genuine response to the continuing work of Gods grace. 2. These decisions are subject to approval, modification, or revocation by the convening General Conference and shall be in effect only until the convening General Conference establishes permanent policies and procedures that would replace them. A church conference shall be conducted in the language of the majority with adequate provision being made for translation. All expenses for the administrative process for complaints involving bishops shall be borne by the general church. stream WebThe Global Methodist Church is clear and unambiguous in its doctrine and unity around the authority of Scripture, the classical confessions of the Christian faith as articulated in the Apostles and Nicene Creeds, and in the historic Christian ethical standards that Wondering Thoughts 37. Any bishop (active or senior) who transfers to the church under the provisions of 516 shall be added to the membership of the Transitional Leadership Council. (8) Have you studied the doctrines of the Global Methodist Church? A1vjp zN6p\W pG@ Ten Reasons Why Ill Join the Global Methodist Church Subsequent renewal is in accordance with 402.3. Clergy affirmed as Valid Deacons or Valid Elders may be accorded the right to vote in the annual conference on all matters except the following: a) constitutional amendments; b) election of delegates to General, regional, or annualconferences; and c) all matters of ordination character, and conference relations of ministers. TRANSFER FROM DISCONTINUED LOCAL CHURCHES, 331. Elect clergy and lay delegates to the General Conference according to the formula determined by the General Conference. 4. THE GENERAL RULES OF THE UNITED SOCIETIES, 322. The applicant is not required to surrender their credentials under 360.2 because they are not leaving the ministerial office. The church shall be encouraged to audit the membership records annually. We believe that all persons irrespective of their station or circumstances in life have been made in the image of God and must be treated with dignity, justice, and respect. The board shall include elders, deacons, and laity. 3. Staff. The Council of Bishops shall hold its members accountable for the implementation of the process of consultation in appointment-making in their respective areas. Out of the professing membership of each local church, there shall be elected by the charge conference a lay leader who shall function as the primary lay representative of the laity in that local church and shall have the following responsibilities: a) fostering awareness of the role of laity both within the congregation and through their ministries in the home, workplace, community, and world, and finding ways within the community of faith to recognize all these ministries; b) meeting regularly with the pastor to discuss the state of the church and the needs for ministry; c) serving as a member of the charge conference and the church council, the Finance Committee, the Nominations and Leadership Development Committee, and the Pastor-Parish Relations Committee, where, along with the pastor, the lay leader shall serve as an interpreter of the actions and programs of the annual conference and the general Church (to be better equipped to comply with this responsibility, it is recommended that the lay leader also serve as a lay member of annual conference); d) continuing involvement in study and training opportunities to develop a growing understanding of the Churchs reason for existence and the types of ministry that will most effectively fulfill the Churchs mission; e) assisting in advising the church council of opportunities available and the needs expressed for a more effective ministry of the church through its laity in the community; f) informing the laity of training opportunities provided by the annual conference. The audit shall be conducted to reasonably verify the accuracy and reliability of financial reporting, determine whether assets are being safeguarded, and determine compliance with local law, local church policies and procedures, and the Transitional Book of Doctrines and Discipline. We rejoice that some Wesleyan bodies may wish to explore full organic union with the Global Methodist Church. The Transitional Leadership Council shall appoint by majority vote the persons to serve on an interim Connectional Council on Appeals. Their appointment shall be as a Valid Deacon or Valid Elder. Such persons will move through the same process outlined above depending on the ministry status they held prior to their withdrawal from being clergy in the UM Church. Of Sanctification (from the Methodist Protestant Discipline). x]mqbE,I1I)*UTL_g^{ww1kt.VV]6 n};|np7Xm= fO^77_Zaz_Ts~OWw-^]/^)osv (|tv3t[?On}M>?H+k[y76>%[~O zsz8qOz3^p0e7P!r)~6+l'~{_0w7Y DXETfKTHTUkvyhR,Cq&,FV"A&*/"fOK&79)vTk0_?-ae:}GY"9S' w66?lHJ\K[npg4mh*uF1TigU8/ws8hOolL*$'Yi;-#fTWk3M8RyW`^"eI2/$#%WSFWkDTYV:ANWhDH DO+sk%Y 4. 4. Covenanting. But then, if he repent not, he hath no more place among us. Senior clergy not qualifying under the preceding sentence retain voice, but not vote, at annual conference. The administrative review committee ( 805.2) shall be responsible for ensuring that the disciplinary procedures for resolving a substantiated administrative complaint are properly followed as required byJudicial Practices and Procedures5.2 and fair process (804). Copyright 2023 Global Methodist Church | Designed by. Members shall either be elders or laity who are professing members of the Global Methodist Church. Nevertheless, upon notice to the Board of Trustees, the charge conference may delegate the power, duty, and authority to receive, administer, and invest bequests, trusts, and trust funds to a permanent endowment committee or to a local church foundation. Presiding elders and bishops will collaborate in the appointment process. 9. During the period for which the leave is granted, the bishop shall be released from all episcopal responsibilities, and another bishop chosen by the Transitional Leadership Council shall preside in the episcopal area. 4. The Transitional Commission on Ministry must approve courses to fulfill the educational requirement for Methodist Theology and Denominational History and Polity. As laity, a certified lay minister is not subject to the approval or appointment of the bishop or presiding elder, although they may request the lay minister serve in a ministry capacity outside his or her own local church. World Methodist Council. OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE AND PROGRAM COMMITTEES, 355. 9. If the complaint is against a bishop, the complaint shall be submitted to the chair of the Transitional Leadership Council. 6. (c) What is your understanding of grace? In every case, prior examination and on-going review shall be made of such persons understanding, acceptance, and willingness to support and maintain the doctrine, discipline, and polity of the Global Methodist Church. The adaptability of any provisions shall be written into the provisions themselves in order to be recognized as valid. We encourage the use of non- alcoholic wine or juice for Holy Communion. If it neither reverses in whole or in part the judgment of the trial court, nor remands the case for a new trial, nor modifies the penalty, that judgment shall stand, subject to possible appeal to the Connectional Council on Appeals. h.Local church permanent endowment committees Subject to the direction of the charge conference, the Board of Directors may establish a permanent endowment or local church foundation.
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