2. Schedule Welcome & Prayer One Church Plan Overview Overview
Small & Large Group Dialogue
Micro Groups
Opening Question
Closing Prayer

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

4. Opening Prayer
[Your text here.]

5. Guideline / Covenant
[Your text here.]

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

7. Hymn
[Your text here.]

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

9. Question
What have your interactions been with LGBTQ persons?

10. The One Church Plan
Would have the denomination recognize that marriage is between two adults, not explicitly between one man and one woman.

11. The One Church Plan
It would allow pastors to decide whether or not to preside at same-sex weddings, and it would give local churches the right to decide whether or not same-sex weddings could take place on church properties.

12. The One Church Plan
Finally, it would allow annual conferences (clergy session and Board of Ordained Ministry)to decide whether or not to ordain self-avowed, practicing homosexuals.

13. The One Church Plan
Local Church laity involvement will be able to decide whether weddings can take on church property (Church Conference votes)
No vote unless the church desires change

14. The One Church Plan
Clergy will retain right to discern readiness for marriage

15. The One Church Plan
Would NOT require annual conferences to adopt Constitutional amendments.

16. Bishops Recommend One Church Plan

17. The One Church Plan
Questions about the plan?

18. Break

19. Small Group Dialogue
What can you affirm in the One Church Plan?

20. Small Group Dialogue
What in the One Church Plan raises questions?

21. Break

22. Small Group Dialogue
What causes you the most concern about the One Church Plan?

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

24. Large Group Dialogue
What did your small group affirm about the One Church Plan?

25. Large Group Dialogue
What questions were raised about the One Church Plan?

26. Large Group Dialogue
What caused your small group the most concern about the One Church Plan?

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

28. Homework Read petitions for Connectional Conference Plan

29. Closing Prayer
[Your text here.]