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What next for the UMC? The UMC (United Methodist Church) is clearly at a crossroad. The decision by the General Conference in February to maintain the rejection of LGBTIQ+ people from Ministry in the Church, strengthen penalties for clergy that do same gender weddings and other decisions has ignited a firestorm in the denomination. 69% … Continue reading “UMC Needs a New Way”
Ambiguity – or the space of not knowing – is an uncomfortable place for many people. Even though uncertainty may be unwelcome it is also a place of opportunity.
WMC leaders have been learning about consensus. What does consensus mean to cross-cultural leaders? Terence Corkin and I offered a training session and experience of consensus decision-making at the recent World Methodist Council (WMC) in Seoul, South Korea. This organization brings together church leaders from around the world that share a Methodist heritage. Its Executive … Continue reading “WMC Leaders Discuss Consensus”
World Methodist Council (WMC) 2018 The World Methodist Council is the governing body of the world Methodist family. It met in Seoul Korea from July 12 – 15. The Steering Committee decided to provide training in consensus based decision making. They were convinced that the World Methodist Council needs a better way to conduct their … Continue reading “World Methodist Council – 5 views on consensus”
Bringing about change needs energy! In electricity, resistance is a measurement of the difficulty encountered by a power source in forcing electric current through a circuit. So it also indicates the amount of power used up in the circuit. Measuring resistance let’s you know how much energy it will take to get a result. The … Continue reading “9 reasons you may struggle to bring change – and what to do about it (Pt 2)”