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"Let's change the culture" says new Methodist President in Inaugural Address
26 October 2017
In her inaugural address made earlier today, the Revd Loraine N Mellor, the newly elected President of the Methodist Conference, asked: “How are we disturbing the present in the Church today?” as she shared her concerns with the current state of the Church and her vision for taking radical risks to change its culture.
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3Generate’s continued growth – new venue due to increasing demand
26 October 2017
The Methodist Youth President, Tim Annan, has told the Methodist Conference about the continued growth of the Church’s annual gathering for young people including a move to a new venue to meet increasing numbers.
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Methodist Schools launch new video
26 October 2017
A new video highlighting the history, values and impact of Methodist Schools across the country has been launched today at the Methodist Conference.
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Publication of Mission and Ministry in Covenant
26 October 2017
The Methodist Church in Britain and the Church of England have today published a joint report called Mission and Ministry in Covenant. It sets out proposals which, if accepted, will enable a new depth of communion between the two churches and would make presbyters from each church eligible to serve in the other. Together these developments will enhance the churches’ common mission to the glory of God.
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New Assistant Secretary of the Methodist Conference appointed
26 October 2017
Following the recommendation from the Methodist Council, and today’s approval from the Methodist Conference, meeting in Birmingham from June 22-29, the Revd Dr Jonathan R Hustler has been appointed as the Assistant Secretary of the Conference, taking office for a period of six years from 1 September 2017.
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Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI): a central agenda for the Methodist Church
26 October 2017
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI): a central agenda for the Methodist Church with much more to do
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The Revd Michaela Youngson and Bala Gnanapragasam elected as President and Vice-President of the Methodist Conference for 2018/19
26 October 2017
The Methodist Conference has elected the Revd Michaela Youngson to serve as President, and Bala Gnanapragasam to serve as Vice-President, starting their year of office when the Representative Session of the Methodist Conference meets in Nottingham next year.
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Safeguarding Implementation - Past Cases Review
26 October 2017
The Methodist Conference, currently being held in Birmingham, has announced that significant progress has been made on implementing all the recommendations of the 2015 report into non-recent abuse.
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Reflections on Statistics for Mission
26 October 2017
The Secretary of the Conference reflects on the Statistics for Mission triennial report and its implications for the state of the work of God in the Connexion.
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Methodists call for Brexit compassion
26 October 2017
The Methodist Church has called upon its members to contact their MPs and MEPs to ask the UK and EU Government to finalise, as a matter of urgency, the future rights of EU citizens and UK citizens living elsewhere in the EU.
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Professional Supervision for Ministers
26 October 2017
The Methodist Conference, currently taking place in Birmingham, has confirmed that “social worker style” supervision is to be introduced for its ordained ministers.
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Paul Taylor to join Cliff College as Operations Director
26 October 2017
Paul Taylor, currently the Director of Learning and Development (Regions) with the Methodist Church’s Discipleship and Ministries Learning Network (DMLN), will be joining the staff at Cliff College as its new Operations Director from September.
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