Pre-Conference Workbook - North Carolina Conference of The ...
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<strong>The</strong> assembly discusses Dr. Walter Wink's "Homosexuality and the Bible."<br />
September 8, 2011/Benson Memorial United Methodist Church/Raleigh, NC<br />
"A Statement <strong>of</strong> Counsel to the Church -- 2011," written and signed by retired bishops, is<br />
discussed.<br />
A July 15, 2011 planning meeting, in Goldsboro, refocuses and renews the leadership <strong>of</strong> <strong>The</strong><br />
Unity Dialogue.<br />
December 8, 2011/United Methodist Building/Garner, NC<br />
<strong>The</strong> group discusses the most recent debates within <strong>The</strong> United Methodist Church on<br />
homosexuality. This includes the Council <strong>of</strong> Bishops (COB), the statement by the retired<br />
bishops, and the then-recent COB meeting.<br />
March 22, 2012/Fairmont United Methodist Church/Raleigh, NC<br />
General <strong>Conference</strong> 2012 and Rev. Rufus Stark's proposal on holy friendship are discussed.<br />
August 30, 2012/United Methodist Building/Garner, NC<br />
<strong>The</strong> group discusses what happened at General <strong>Conference</strong> 2012 and in the Amendment One<br />
vote in <strong>North</strong> <strong>Carolina</strong>, and what will probably happen at the 2012 Democratic National<br />
Convention in Charlotte with regard to the matter <strong>of</strong> homosexuality.<br />
April 17, 2013/United Methodist Building/Garner, NC<br />
Rev. Laurie Hays C<strong>of</strong>fman (Unity Dialogue Co-Chair), Rev. Carol Goehring (Connectional<br />
Ministries Director), and Rev. Paul Stallsworth (Unity Dialogue Co-Chair) meet with new<br />
Bishop Hope Morgan Ward to discuss <strong>The</strong> Unity Dialogue and its ministry.<br />
Notes<br />
*<strong>The</strong> composition <strong>of</strong> <strong>The</strong> Unity Dialogue was in constant flux, with members coming and going.<br />
*Most, if not all, dialogical meetings opened with Holy Communion.<br />
Rev. Paul T. Stallsworth<br />
Easter Friday 2013<br />
April 5, 2013