Schedule Welcome & Prayer Traditionalist Plan Overview Overview Small & Large Group Dialogue Micro Groups Opening Question Closing Prayer

Upcoming Weeks Session 1 – Introduction Session 2 – One Church Model Session 3 – Connectional Conference Session 4 – Traditional Plan

Opening Prayer [Your text here.]

Guideline / Covenant [Your text here.]

Goals Information about Special Called General Conference February 2019 Build trust and deepen relationships Learn from one another

Hymn [Your text here.]

Micro Groups Is there anything keeping you from being fully present?

Question What are your biggest concerns for the Special Called General Conference in 2019?

The Traditional Plan Would reaffirm The United Methodist Church’s present standard on human sexuality and call for enhanced accountability standards for clergy, bishops, and annual conferences.

The Traditional Plan United Methodist clergy would not be allowed to preside at same-sex weddings, and same-sex weddings would not be allowed on United Methodist property.

The Traditional Plan Self-avowed, practicing homosexuals would not be eligible for ordination in The United Methodist Church. Self-avowed, practicing homosexuals and performing a same-sex wedding would be a chargeable offenses.

The Traditional Plan Would NOT require annual conferences to adopt Constitutional amendments.

Small Group Dialogue Any questions about the Traditional Plan?

Break

Small Group Dialogue What can you affirm in the Traditional Plan?

Small Group Dialogue What in the Traditional Plan raises questions?

Small Group Dialogue What causes you the most concern about the Traditional Plan?

Small Group Dialogue If the Special Called General Conference adopted this plan I would…

Large Group Dialogue What did your small group affirm about the Traditional Plan?

Large Group Dialogue What questions were raised about the Traditional Plan?

Large Group Dialogue What caused your small group the most concern about the Traditional Plan?

Large Group Dialogue One thing you learned from our time together is…

Small Group Dialogue What is your greatest hope for the United Methodist Church?

Hymn [Your text here.]

Closing Prayer [Your text here.]