tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655521.post6090793106925738853..comments2024-02-23T17:09:12.957-05:00Comments on bethquick.com: Adjourned Session: A New Conference?Beth Quickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14171030571583683180noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655521.post-80827009371711001982007-10-14T11:27:00.000-05:002007-10-14T11:27:00.000-05:00Yes, John, the idea is that the declining membersh...Yes, John, the idea is that the declining membership would cause a disciplinary change in the allotment of bishops - so we would simply elect one less than the number retiring.Beth Quickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14171030571583683180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655521.post-43865461053321791962007-10-10T22:02:00.000-05:002007-10-10T22:02:00.000-05:00John - there are retirements coming that would jus...John - there are retirements coming that would just mean not electing new bishops to replace them.Wesley Sandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04017687152372205222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655521.post-49008671565966336192007-10-10T10:56:00.000-05:002007-10-10T10:56:00.000-05:00Beth-What would happen to the extra bishops if the...Beth-<BR/><BR/>What would happen to the extra bishops if the merger proceeds?Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04854543617806427302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655521.post-89085374546058501962007-10-08T21:17:00.000-05:002007-10-08T21:17:00.000-05:00It's great that you can see merging as something t...It's great that you can see merging as something to celebrate. Here in West Virginia, merging on any level--from local church to conference--is almost seen as a punishment. At a district meeting, our superintendent said that if we don't all grow our membership, we could lose our bishop and have to share with another conference. Not exactly inspiring!Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06344156278796671986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655521.post-71002482270089542682007-10-07T20:12:00.000-05:002007-10-07T20:12:00.000-05:00Merging seems to be the trend. We're doing it in I...Merging seems to be the trend. We're doing it in Indiana as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com