Moving toward a more equitable era

United Methodist leaders are bringing legislative proposals before the General Conference to create new regional conferences that will each have equal power to pass legislation within their prospective regions.

In this video, eight United Methodist bishops representing episcopal areas in Africa, Europe, the Philippines and the United States share why they believe the proposed regionalization legislation will help The UMC to be more connectional, contextual, equitable and just in its organization.

Contextualization of mission

View the video explanation from the Rev. Anne Detjen of the Germany Central Conference about how regionalization will provide for more equitable decision-making and contextualized ministries across the entire denomination.

Forum on the Future of The United Methodist Church

November 25, 2022 12:00- 1:30pm Wesleyan University Auditorium, Cabanatuan City. Live via United Media Channel Facebook and Youtube Channel with Guest Speakers; Bishop Christian Alsted, Nordic-Baltic Episcopal Area (Northern Europe) Bishop Rodolfo Juan, President PCC College of Bishops Bishop Thomas Bickerton, President UMC Council of Bishops Rev. Dr. Betty Kazadi Musau, Congo Central Conference Sponsored by: Wesleyan University-Philippines Wesley Divinity School Kapatiran-Kaunlaran Foundation

Christmas Covenant

The Rev Dr Stan Copeland presents the Christmas Covenant and the future of the United Methodist Church. Christmas Covenant is a set of legislation and constitutional amendments submitted to the United Methodist Church’s General Conference with the goal of establishing regional equity in the structures of the church for missional effectiveness while sustaining connectional unity.

Why regionalize the structure of the global UMC?

The Rev. Kennetha Bigham-Tsai of The Connectional Table and the Rev. Ole Birch of Denmark discuss the impact of the postponement of General Conference for the global United Methodist Church. The further postponement of General Conference emphasizes the limitations — in terms of polity and geography — with the current centralized and U.S.-centric governing structure of The United Methodist Church, says the Rev. Birch. As pastor of a church in Denmark, he supports moving to a more regionalized structure so that decisions can be contextualized to each particular ministry setting

Decolonizing the Church: True Regionalization for the UMC

Thanks to Western Methodist Justice Movement for hosting this webinar. It covered the colonial history of The United Methodist Church and how it has impacted the church throughout the world, it's worth checking out!

Unidade na missão Webinar.

Um grande obrigado a todos que participaram deste Webinar sobre Unidade Na Missão. Abaixo está o vídeo gravado caso você não tenha participado. Um especial Obrigado a Bispa Joaquina Nhanala e ao Bispo Gaspar Domingos pelas intervenções.

Unity in Mission Webinar.

A big thank you to all who participated in this Unity In Mission Webinar. Below is the recorded video in case you missed it. Thanks to Bishop Daniel Wandabula, Bishop Mande Muyombo and Bishop Eben Nhiwatiwa for speaking.

Usapang Bayanihan webinar

Thanks to all who participated in the Usapang Bayanihan webinar on March 16th. Here is the recorded video in case you missed it. Thanks to Bishops Rudy Juan and Bishop Cerrie Francisco for speaking.

How does our church polity keep us from moving forward?

The Rev. Kennetha Bigham-Tsai talks with Bishop Bickerton about whether our current church polity keeps us from moving into the future, particularly from his perspective as the bishop of an annual conference.