General Conference, Recent 12 May 2017 Talking About LGBTQ Inclusion in the UMC About a year ago I shared a presentation about the dynamics present in the General Conference of the United Methodist… Tom Berlin 24 Comments
Annual Conference, Recent 21 Jun 2016 Getting to Church Vitality At the Virginia Annual Conference, I shared a presentation describing some of the conversation that occurred before and during General… Tom Berlin 23 Comments
General Conference, Recent 16 May 2016 House Proposal It is odd how little the local church is discussed at General Conference. When you think about “the church,” isn’t… Tom Berlin 12 Comments
General Conference, Popular, Recent 13 May 2016 Three Important Words I am currently attending the General Conference of the United Methodist Church in Portland, Oregon. This is where United Methodists… Tom Berlin 7 Comments
Annual Conference, General Conference, Popular 26 Jun 2012 General Conference Report 2012: Virginia Annual Conference On Saturday, June 23rd, I presented a report on General Conference to the Virginia Annual Conference. This is the transcript of that report: General Conference Report 2012 Virginia… Tom Berlin 2 Comments
General Conference 05 Jun 2012 A General Conference Postlude I am sitting in the Washington National Cathedral, a good place to gain some perspective on the recent General Conference. I would like you to believe that I have come… Tom Berlin No Comments
General Conference 03 May 2012 We Are Called To Be on God’s Side It seems that no one feels things lightly at General Conference. Every issue brought to the floor, from whether we will continue to call lay speakers by the same title,… Tom Berlin No Comments
General Conference 02 May 2012 No Guarantees I lost my guaranteed appointment Tuesday at General Conference. It was there one minute and gone the next, like the car keys I misplaced a few weeks ago. It happened… Tom Berlin No Comments
General Conference 01 May 2012 Some Days We Can’t Agree on Anything Lots of United Methodists hoped that this General Conference would produce some real changes in the way we conduct our mission and ministry. The facts that I shared in an… Tom Berlin No Comments
General Conference 29 Apr 2012 Sometimes We Really Can All Agree There are moments when the church makes me so proud I am a member. One occurred today during our legislative committee. General Conference is an international body. Over 40% of… Tom Berlin No Comments
