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 based on theology (Traditional, Unity, and Progressive), referred to as Connectional Conferences, in place of the current five geographical jurisdictions.
Jurisdictions and annual conferences would vote first on which branch to affiliate with, thus fewer local church would have to vote.

12. The Connectional Conference Plan
The three branches would share responsibility and receive support from a number of general church boards and agencies along with shared doctrinal standards.
Each branch would have a significant degree of autonomy when it comes to sexual ethics, teachings on marriage, and ordination standards, as well as other adaptable matters.

13. The Connectional Conference Plan
Would transfer much of the authority and accountability functions to the connectional conferences.
Re-envisions the Council of Bishops as a learning and support community for bishops, while each connectional conference would hold its bishops accountable to its standards.

14. The Connectional Conference Plan
Bishops and clergy would only serve within their connectional conference.
Work within each connectional conference would be funded and governed by that connectional conference’s theology and requirements.
Cross-connection ministries and partnerships could continue.

15. The Connectional Conference Plan
All U.S. conferences would support the work in the central conferences.
Central conferences could:
Become their own connectional conference with power and authority equal to U.S. conferences
Join with other central conferences to become one connectional conference
Join one of the three theological conferences to become a global connectional conference

16. 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

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

18. Break

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

27. Homework Read petitions for Traditional Plan

28. Closing Prayer
[Your text here.]