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

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

4. Opening Prayer
[Your text here.]

5. Guideline / Covenant
[Your text here.]

6. Opening Circle
Is there anything keeping you from being fully present?

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

8. Hymn
[Your text here.]

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

10. Question
What are you most curious about regarding LGBTQ inclusion?

11. The Connectional Conference Plan
Would create three branches of the church, referred to as Connectional Conferences.
While the three branches would share responsibility and receive support from a number of general church boards and agencies…

12. The Connectional Conference Plan
…and operate under a unified Council of Bishops, each branch would have a significant degree of autonomy when it comes to sexual ethics, teachings on marriage, and ordination standards.

13. The Connectional Conference Plan
Would require annual conferences to adopt a number of Constitutional amendments
Every Annual Conference will have to pass amendments by 2/3 of conference votes from ballots of all annual conferences

14. Small Group Dialogue
Any questions about the Connectional Conference Plan?

15. Break

16. Small Group Dialogue
What can you affirm in the Connectional Conference Plan?

17. Small Group Dialogue
What in the Connectional Conference Plan raises questions?

18. Small Group Dialogue
What causes you the most concern about the Connectional Conference Plan?

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

20. Large Group Dialogue
What did your small group affirm about the Connectional Conference Plan?

21. Large Group Dialogue
What questions were raised about the Connectional Conference Plan?

22. Large Group Dialogue
What caused your small group the most concern about the Connectional Conference Plan?

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

24. Homework Read petitions for Traditional Plan

25. Closing Prayer
[Your text here.]