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Beth
Norris takes notes during a discussion of a resolution in
the Higher Education and Ministry Legislative Committee.
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Hope Morgan Ward (left) reviews legislative issues
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List of General Conference Delegates
COMMENTS |
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Journal -
Friday, April 30, 2004
A daily
observation of first time North Carolina Conference
Delegate Ben Adams to the General Conference. Adams is the
president of Conference United Methodist Youth.
DAY Four
Beginner’s Luck:
A First Timer’s Look at General Conference |
The reason why I came, the new Division on Young
People, is complete. Though it hasn’t reached the
general floor, it passed through the Discipleship
committee with full force. 88 in favor of concurrence,
0 not in favor of concurrence, 0 abstentions.
Following the vote, other committees could hear the
roar of applause come from the Discipleship room. We
took five minutes or so just to recognize all the
people who had worked hard on this piece of
legislation.
The Division on Young People is a new mandate to allow
voice for people between the ages of 12 and 30 in a
general agency. The Division would cause the United
Methodist Youth Organization to dissolve, as well as
the Shared Mission Focus on Young People. Both of
these organizations have supported this move and are
even responsible for a good part of the authoring of
this legislation.
After the legislation passed in Discipleship, a short
recess was taken, which was filled with tons of phone
calls, plenty of hugs, and even a few tears. It’s a
day of celebration for all those involved and all of
the United Methodist Church. |
In Celebration,
Ben Adams
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