Central Texas Conference Virtual Clergy Session June 15, 2020...Hector Colon-Colon, Bayard Pratt,...

Central Texas

Conference

Virtual Clergy

Session

June 15, 2020

Bishop Mike Lowry

•Call to Order

Bishop Mike Lowry

•Vote to Allow IT/Communications Monitors and Lay Members of the Board of Ordained Ministry in the Session

Bishop Mike Lowry

•Vote to allow Virtual Voting

•Election of Recording Secretary

Business of the

Annual

Conference

Questions 17-71

Dr. Chris Hayes

•Welcome from the Board of Ordained Ministry

•Instructions for review and voting on the BAC

•questions requiring a vote will appear on a slide•questions not requiring a vote will be read aloud•questions with NONE will be omitted

•use Q & A for questions or comments or to raise your hand•email non substantive corrections to Kathy Ezell

Q. 17, page 2,

Are all the clergy members of the conference blameless in their life and official administration (¶¶604.4, 605.7)?

Q.18a, page 2, Administrative Review Committee,

Listed on page 2

simple majority vote

Q.20, page 4,

Local Pastors approved not currently appointed,

Listed on page 4

¾ majority vote

Q.21a, page 4,

Full Time Local Pastors,

Listed on page 4

¾ majority vote

Q.21b, pages 4 - 5,

Part Time Local Pastors,

Listed on pages 4-5

¾ majority vote

Q.28a, page 7,

Who are elected as Provisional Deacons,

Lori Silvestri

¾ majority vote

LORI SILVESTRI

•Provisional Deacon

•East District

•White’s Chapel UMC

•M.T.M. Brite

•Graduation May 2019

Q.28b, page 7,

Who are elected as Provisional Elders,

Debby Creagh, Hayley House, Thomas Mitchell, Carly Payne

¾ majority vote

DEBBY CREAGH

•Provisional Elder

•East District

•White’s Chapel UMC

•M. Div. Perkins


HAYLEY HOUSE


•Central District

•FUMC Waco

•M. Div. Asbury


THOMAS MITCHELL


•East District

•UTA Wesley Foundation

•M. Div. Perkins


CARLY PAYNE


•East District

•FUMC Grapevine

•M. Div. BU School of Theology


¶330.5d) Historic Examination for Admission into Full Connection and Ordination as Deacon


1. Have you faith in Christ?


2. Are you going on to perfection?


3. Do you expect to be made perfect in love in this life?


4. Are you earnestly striving after perfection in love?


5. Are you resolved to devote yourself wholly to God and God’s work?


6. Do you know the General Rules of our Church?


7. Will you keep the General Rules of our Church?


8. Have you studied the doctrines of the United Methodist Church?


9. After full examination do you believe that our doctrines are in harmony with the Holy Scriptures?


10.Have you studied our form of Church discipline and polity?


11.Do you approve of our Church government and polity?


12.Will you support and maintain them?


13.Will you exercise the ministry of compassion?


14.Will you diligently instruct the children in every place?


15.Will you visit from house to house?


16.Will you recommend fasting or abstinence both by precept and example?


17.Are you determined to employ all your time in the work of God?


18.Are you in debt as as to embarrass you in your work?


19.Will you observe the following directions?


19. (a) Be diligent. Never be unemployed. Never be triflingly employed. Never trifle away time; neither spend any more time at any one place than it is strictly necessary.


19. (b) Be punctual. Do everything exactly at the time. And do not mend our rules, but keep them; not for wrath, but for conscience’ sake.

Q.32a, page 8,

Who are elected as Full Deacons,

Barbara Dunlap, Corey Moses, Chris Reyes, Beth Stuyck

¾ majority vote

¶336 Historic Examination for Admission into Full Connection and Ordination as Elder


1. Have you faith in Christ?


2. Are you going on to perfection?


3. Do you expect to be made perfect in love in this life?


4. Are you earnestly striving after it?


5. Are you resolved to devote yourself wholly to God and his work?


6. Do you know the General Rules of our Church?


7. Will you keep them?


8. Have you studied the doctrines of the United Methodist Church?


9. After full examination do you believe that our doctrines are in harmony with the Holy Scriptures?


10.Will you preach and maintain them?


11.Have you studied our form of Church discipline and polity?


12.Do you approve of our Church government and polity?


13.Will you support and maintain them?


14.Will you diligently instruct the children in every place?


15.Will you visit from house to house?


16.Will you recommend fasting or abstinence both by precept and example?


17.Are you determined to employ all your time in the work of God?


18.Are you in debt as to embarrass you in your work?


19.Will you observe the following directions?


19. (a) Be diligent. Never be unemployed. Never be triflingly employed. Never trifle away time; neither spend any more time at any one place than it is strictly necessary.


19. (b) Be punctual. Do everything exactly at the time. And do not mend our rules, but keep them; not for wrath, but for conscience’ sake.


Will you go where you are appointed?

Q.32b, page 8,

Who are elected as Full Elders,

Christy Barto, April Fehler, Trevor Kennedy, Tolli Macalik, Charles Robinson

¾ majority vote

Q.33a, page 8,

Who are ordained as Deacons,

Barbara Dunlap, Corey Moses, Chris Reyes, Beth Stuyck

¾ majority vote

Q.34a, page 8,

Who are ordained as Elders,

Christy Barto, April Fehler, Trevor Kennedy, Tolli Macalik (Charles Robinson, Recognition of AME Orders)

¾ majority vote

Q.38, page 9,

Who are received by transfer from other annual conferences,

Alan Clark, Kevin Tully


REV. ALAN CLARK

•Full Deacon

•North District

•FUMC Burleson

•Transferring from North Texas Conference

REV. KEVIN TULLY

•Full Elder

•East District

•FUMC Waxahachie

•Transferring from Oklahoma Conference

Q.42b, page 9,

Who have been discontinued as provisional members (voluntary discontinuance)

Amanda Bresciani (withdrew)


Q.50a(1), page 12,

Who are the clergy members on voluntary personal leave, 5 years or less

Gena Anderson, Matt Hall, Denise Luper, Cathy Mordecai, Mike Rodden


Q.50a(3), page 12,

Who are the clergy members on voluntary family leave, 5 years or less

Christi Hoffman, Sarah Howe Miller


Q.50a(4), page 13,

Who are the clergy members on voluntary family leave, more than 5 years

Cindy Dack

2/3 majority vote

Q.52, page 13,

Who have been granted medical leave

Terry Colwell, Denise Kirk-Hall, Robert Linnstaedt, Denise Rogers, Kathye Schade, Alison Zollinger


Q.53a, page 13,

What full connection deacons have retired

Miriam J. Georg


Q.53c, page 14,

What full connection elders have retired

Bill Boyd, Jackie Chambers, Hector Colon-Colon, Bayard Pratt, Art Torpy


Q.54a, page 17,

What associate members have retired

Denise Bell Blakely


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