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Jurisdictional Conferences 2004 Updates
NIC VOICE
Jurisdictional Conference Update
(#7)
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New Press
Reports
BY DAVID CRUMM
FREE PRESS RELIGION WRITER
July 14, 2004
An accusation of sexual abuse against a prominent United
Methodist pastor from Detroit threatened to dim his moment in the
national limelight this week as he and other United Methodist
leaders gather in Iowa to elect new bishops for the Midwest.
Widely regarded as a potential candidate for the episcopacy
himself, the Rev. Charles Boayue instead was the subject of a
protest Tuesday night outside his Detroit church. His accuser, a
former United Methodist deacon from the Flint area, and 10 of her
supporters, demonstrated.
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The candlelight protest at Second Grace United Methodist
Church was designed to put pressure on Boayue and Michigan United
Methodist Bishop Linda Lee. In a civil lawsuit filed June 30 in
Wayne County Circuit Court, Singer accuses Boayue of a months-long
pattern of sexual abuse in 2003 and Lee of failing to properly
investigate complaints Singer made against Boayue.
On Tuesday, Boayue was driving to the 4-day conference in
Davenport, Iowa, where he was scheduled to serve as the cochair of a
Michigan delegation of clergy and laypeople. Reached by cell phone,
Boayue denied Singer's claims. "This is a matter that the United
Methodist Church has looked into and has found no cause there," he
said.
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Read More
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New UMNS Reports
United Methodist pastor sued for sexual misconduct
A former probationary deacon in the United Methodist Church’s Detroit
Annual Conference has filed a lawsuit alleging sexual misconduct against
the Rev. Charles Boayue, pastor of Second Grace United Methodist Church
[More]
Bishop Johnson receives retirement; Northeast to elect six bishops
(see related
story posted in NIC VOICE update #5:
Bishop Johnson requests retirement; Northeast could elect six bishops
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The 288 delegates to the July 12-16 jurisdictional gathering will elect
six bishops instead of five, as a result of the early retirement of
Bishop Alfred Johnson of the Greater New Jersey Annual Conference.[More]
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The 24-member Northern Illinois Conference (NIC) delegation to the
North Central Jurisdictional Conference has endorsed the Rev. Sally
Dyck, clergy member of the East Ohio Conference, for election as
bishop. The North Central Jurisdictional Conference will meet in
Davenport, Iowa, July 14-17, to elect three new bishops.
Up-to-the-minute election results are available at the United
Methodist Church web site:
www.umc.org
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"...Harriet McCabe, vice-chair of the delegation, said NIC
delegates voted to endorse Dyck at their last meeting, which was
held before General Conference met April 27-May 7 in Pittsburgh.
She said the delegates never had the opportunity to discuss the
candidacy of the Rev. William Owen, NIC clergy member, because he
did not announce his candidacy until after General Conference.
“We
have not met since that time,” McCabe said, “so there has not been
any opportunity to hear from Bill Owen. He’s never been before the
delegation, and we will not meet again until we’re in Davenport.”
McCabe said the delegation expects to meet with Owen while it is in
Davenport.
“We’ll be meeting with as many candidates as we can,” McCabe
said. “That’s the normal procedure. All delegations meet with as
many candidates as they can.” ...
Owen supports “orthodox
theology” and calls himself “a Wesleyan evangelical.” His
candidacy has been endorsed by the NIC Evangelical Association.
Owen believes the church must be evangelical and also
emphasize mission and social justice. “We really can’t separate
any of those things,” he said. “We have to be very intentional
about reaching out to the unchurched. We have to be very
intentional about mission, taking the limited resources we have
and making them most effective.”
Owen supports the denomination’s current stance on
homosexuality. “I don’t support bishops and others doing their
own thing,” he said. “That brings us to the brink of schism. We
need to work for civil rights of all people, homosexuals as
well, but we can’t have anarchy in our system. We must follow
due process.”
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The role of bishop is
primarily that of preacher, teacher, spokes-person,
appointment- maker, vision-caster, permission-giver and
model for the integrous, rooted and courageous practice of
pastoral ministry; and,
- A bishop must be: centered in God, as
revealed in Jesus; biblically and theologically informed;
administratively polished; able to articulate and incarnate the
Gospel; fair, familiar with and unafraid of conflict; collegial
yet able to “bish” when necessary; and, one who can transcend
personal commitments in order to point others to the joy and
challenge of following and serving Christ regardless of the
costs incurred.
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As of 5:13 PM CT on July 15, 2004, six
ballots have been taken, these three were elected on Ballots 1, 2 &
6, and five nominees have now withdrawn:
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Southeastern Jurisdiction Coverage (blog and video)
Ballot 1 (0 Elected)
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North Georgia Conference Coverage of 2004 SEJ:
Live Audio and Video Streaming
Click
Here for the live Video Stream
Click
Here for the live Audio Stream
News and Updates
An
Explanation of Jurisdictional Conference by Timothy McDaniel, Associate
Director of Communications, North Georgia Conference
Photo Pages
Day
One
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UMC Resources on Jurisdictional Conferences
Episcopal Elections: July 14-17
Follow the Episcopal Elections -
The Episcopal elections occur in five geographic conferences across the
United States. When delegates in those jurisdictional conferences gather
July 14-17, they could elect as many as 20 U.S. bishops.
Assembly
creates committee to study the episcopacy
A
list of candidates for bishop
BIOGRAPHIES
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