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The Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church completed its May 2019 meeting held outside Chicago with a pastoral and prophetic word in response to the decisions of the Special Session and the codification of some of those decisions in the Book of Discipline.
“Bishops are not judges or legislators. Bishops are preachers, teachers, shepherds, mediators, and missional strategists who appoint clergy and lead annual conferences to make disciples for the transformation of the world,” the statement said. “We offer this reflection as an expression of our pastoral and prophetic witness. The prophetic gift to our church calls for a confession of the harm that has been done, an acknowledgment of grief and support of a vision of God’s promise to do a new thing (Isaiah 43).”
Click here to read the full statement, titled “A Common Word from the Council of Bishops.”
During the May 4-9 meeting, the bishops’ conversation was focused on the following questions:
The bishops prayed, met in covenant groups, received Holy Communion, experienced examen in the Ignatian tradition, and renewed their baptismal vows.
The bishops of the UMC took the following actions during their meeting:
Watch below Bishop Sally Dyck's reflection after the close of the meeting.
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