GC2004 Commentary:   

June 2004 The Voice:  Should We Stay or Should We Go?  Reflections on GC2004 by Sid Hall, Minister of Celebration, Trinity United Methodist Church, Austin TX (Requires PDF)

 Editors’ Note:  This commentary suggests that GC2004 will be as “conservative” as it gets, that Bishop Minor would not support arrests of protestors at the conference, and that becoming a Federated church (UMC and UCC) would be a helpful option.  

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NIC VOICE Reports on GC2004 are on-line with descriptions at:  General Conference Reports.

Updated NIC VOICE Report Directory

The following NIC VOICE GC2004 reports link to reports, articles and commentary, including UMNS, Reporter Interactive, Good News, Confessing Movement, Institute for Religion and Democracy, Reconciling Ministries Network national and PNW, Affirmation, CorNet, SoulForce, links to various video, audio and transcripts and more:

• NIC VOICE - GC2004 Updates 58 (Church Within a Church Movement Sets Course)
• NIC VOICE - GC2004 Updates 57   (Updated Church Within a Church letter)
• NIC VOICE - GC2004 Updates 56   (Options for the Future with some strategic implications by Mark Dicken, Scott Field, Phil Granger, and Tom Lambrecht)
• NIC VOICE - GC2004 Updates 55   (Church Within a Church Calls for United Methodist Separation)
• NIC VOICE - GC2004 Updates 54 (Good News Press Release:  Good News to Explore Unity/Separation Issues in New Quadrennium)
• NIC VOICE - GC2004 Updates 53   (Bishop Jack M. Tuell Commentary as published by CorNet)
• NIC VOICE - GC2004 Updates 52   (Articles from Reporter Interactive including Paul T. Stallsworth commentary, Newscope, Interfaith Working Group)
• NIC VOICE - GC2004 Updates 51  (Articles from Renew, Newscope, Interpreter On-Line, General Board of Church &  Society, Commentaries by Rev. Dean Snyder and Rev. James Gibson)
• NIC VOICE - GC2004 Updates 50 (UMNS on Transition Team, Reporter Interactive Letters to the Editor, Dan Tilly Commentary, Interpreter Online Articles on GC, including How GC will impact local church)
• NIC VOICE - GC2004 Updates 49 (Press articles, Affirmation newsletter and Wesley Putnam and other commentary)
• NIC VOICE - GC2004 Updates 48 (Christianity Today articles and Albert Mohler commentary)
• NIC VOICE - GC2004 Updates 47 (press reports, radio interview with Bill Hinson and UMR commentaries)
• NIC VOICE - GC2004 Updates 46 (press reports, GC2004 coverage by Good News and commentaries)
• NIC VOICE - GC2004 Updates 45 (press reports, Riley Case Commentary, updates from RMN and Confessing Movement)
• NIC VOICE - GC2004 Updates 44 (press reports, Maxie Dunnam & Ira Gallaway Commentaries)
• NIC VOICE - GC2004 Updates 43 (press reports, commentary, including MSFA, IRD & Confessing Movement)
• NIC VOICE - GC2004 Updates 42 (press reports, commentary, including UMNS and others)
• NIC VOICE - GC2004 Updates 41 (press reports, commentary including Good News and reports from AC's in the Northeastern Jurisdiction)
• NIC VOICE - GC2004 Updates 40 (reports on Northern Illinois Conference delegation and members at GC2004)
• NIC VOICE - GC2004 Updates 39 (press reports, commentary and reports from AC's in the South Central Jurisdiction)
• NIC VOICE - GC2004 Updates 38 (Today at General Conference Newsletter - May 18 and more)
• NIC VOICE - GC2004 Updates 37 (press reports, summary of GC by IRD and reports from AC's in the Southeast Jurisdiction)

·         NIC VOICE - GC2004 Updates 36 (press reports, Commentary and reports from AC's in the North Central Jurisdiction)

·         NIC VOICE - GC2004 Updates 35 (press reports, Commentary and reports from AC's in the Western Jurisdiction and Illiff Seminary)

·         NIC VOICE - GC2004 Updates 34 (press reports, Commentary:  HOW SHALL WE DEAL WITH UNITED METHODIST HERETICS)

·         NIC VOICE - GC2004 Updates 33 (press reports, Commentary:  IN THE END WHAT DID WE ACCOMPLISH)

·         NIC VOICE - GC2004 Updates 32 (press reports, A Statement of Conscience by Bill Hinson)

·         NIC VOICE - GC2004 Updates 31 (Today at General Conference Newsletter - May 7 and more)

·         NIC VOICE - GC2004 Updates 30 (press reports, Resolution on Church Unity)

·         NIC VOICE - GC2004 Updates 29 (press reports, Statement by Dr. James V. Heidinger II, Good News)

·         NIC VOICE - GC2004 Updates 28 (Today at General Conference Newsletter - May 6 and more)

·         NIC VOICE - GC2004 Updates 27 (UMNS:  Conservatives consider 'separation' of United Methodist Church)

·         NIC VOICE - GC2004 Updates 26 (press reports and reports from various advocacy groups)

·         NIC VOICE - GC2004 Updates 25 (press reports on proposed UMC split)

·         NIC VOICE - GC2004 Updates 24 (IRD Press Release:  An Amicable and Just Separation)

·         NIC VOICE - GC2004 Updates 23 press reports, Commentary:  FUNNY BUT SAD)

·         NIC VOICE - GC2004 Updates 22 (Today at General Conference Newsletter - May 5 and Text for Judicial Council Decision 985)

·         NIC VOICE - GC2004 Updates 21 (IRD Press Release:  Renegade Bishop Participates in "Gay" Church Service) 

·         NIC VOICE - GC2004 Updates 20 (press reports and reports from various advocacy groups)

·         NIC VOICE - GC2004 Updates 19 (press reports and reports from various advocacy groups, commentary, Judicial Council elections)

·         NIC VOICE - GC2004 Updates 18 (Today at General Conference Newsletter - May 4 and more)

·         NIC VOICE - GC2004 Updates 17 (UMNS Daily Wrap-Up - May 3 and more)

·         NIC VOICE - GC2004 Updates 16 (press reports and reports from various advocacy groups)

·         NIC VOICE - GC2004 Updates 15 (Reports from PNW RMN and from Delegate Mark E. Williams)

·         NIC VOICE - GC2004 Updates 14 (press reports and reports from various advocacy groups)

·         NIC VOICE - GC2004 Updates 13 (Today at General Conference Newsletter - May 3 and more)

·         NIC VOICE - GC2004 Updates 12 (press reports and reports from advocacy groups, Commentary:  THE LANGUAGE OF THE SHEPHERD)

·         NIC VOICE - GC2004 Updates 11 (press reports and reports from advocacy groups, Commentary:  A CERTAIN PEACE) 

·         NIC VOICE - GC2004 Updates 10 (UMNS Daily Wrap-Up - May 1 and more)

·         NIC VOICE - GC2004 Updates 9 (Judicial Council Decision 984 and UMNS - GC asks court to re-examine acquittal of lesbian pastor)

·         NIC VOICE - GC2004 Updates 8 (UMNS Daily WrapUp - May 1 and more)

·         NIC VOICE - GC2004 Updates 7 (press reports and reports from various advocacy groups)

·         NIC VOICE - GC2004 Updates 6 (UMNS Daily WrapUp - April 29 and more)

·         NIC VOICE - GC2004 Updates 5 (press reports and reports from various advocacy groups)

·         NIC VOICE - GC2004 Updates 4 (UMNS Daily WrapUp - April 29 and more)

·         NIC VOICE - GC2004 Updates 3 (press reports and reports from various advocacy groups)

·         NIC VOICE - GC2004 Updates 2 (Today at General Conference Newsletter - April 27)

·         NIC VOICE - GC2004 Updates 1 (How to Watch/Listen to GC2004, Council of Bishops Pastor Letter, 04/26/2004)