![]() ![]() Churches in disagreement with the OCP can use current processes found in the Book of Discipline. No provision for “gracious exit” added to Discipline.Permitted to indicate whether the congregation is open to receiving LGBTQ clergy or not.No congregational vote required unless they want to host them. Allowed to decide whether to host same-sex weddings. ![]() This section was drawn from the legislation and prepared by a third party, with some local editing. The following outline examines how the Plan affects each circle of United Methodism. It is one of two Plans written by the A Way Forward commission (the other is the Connectional Conferences plan, reviewed here), and the only one endorsed by the Council of Bishops for adoption by General Conference 2019. The One Church Plan has the endorsement of substantial majorities of both the Commission on the Way Forward (69% affirmation) and the Council of Bishops (60% affirmation). The One Church Plan (OCP) attempts to resolve the current impasses over church unity and the inclusion/exclusion of same-gender-loving people by giving annual conferences, congregations, and clergy greater flexibility to make decisions based on individual and communal convictions as well as the needs of specific ministry contexts. By changing a critical aspect of United Methodism in a straightforward, easy-to-pass way, it creates space for The UMC to become something more than its current state, bettering everyone it touches. This scene serves as a helpful illustration of the primary component of the One Church Plan for The United Methodist Church: realignment. The movie ends with King T’Challa sharing their technology and power on the world stage, rejecting those who would continue to do war, and creating space for one small nation to transform the world. ![]() The other faction wants to give their technology to the world to better everyone. One faction wants to turn Wakanda into a war machine, sending its weapons to promote mass uprisings supporting their tribe around the world. In 2018’s Marvel movie Black Panther, the hyper-advanced but secretive kingdom of Wakanda has two groups vying for power as a new King wants the kingdom to change. ![]()
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