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A Call for Renewal Through Creative Chaos
An Analysis of the Speech of the Deputy General Secretary
“From Building Blocks to Network”
Given at the 2008 Spring Women’s Division Board Meeting
Stamford, Connecticut, March 7, 2008
By Katy Kiser and Liza Kittle
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2008 Spring Women’s Division
Board of Director’s Report
The Quadrennium Ends: Have We Been Transformed?
By Liza Kittle and Katy Kiser
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Good News’ RENEW Network Publishes Important New Book,  Reclaiming the Wesleyan Social Witness: Offering Christ Click Here Click on the book for the Order Form Flyer

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• New !      Religion Press Release Services:  Fair Witness Criticizes Revised Methodist Statement Christians for Fair Witness on the Middle East ("Fair Witness") strongly criticizes a revised statement issued by the United Methodist Church, General Board of Global Ministries ("GBGM") regarding Israel-Palestine: A Mission Study, published last year by the Women's Division. Fair Witness is now especially troubled by GBGM's pretense that condemnation of this book is premised on a belief that any criticism of Israel is anti-Semitic.  Click here to read more............. New !The Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA) has prepared a comprehensive analysis of the UMW study, documenting hundreds of factual errors. Click here to read more......

  New !Facts & Myths about United Methodist Women, the Women’s Division, and the RENEW Network
  
  RENEW NETWORK
  POST GENERAL CONFERENCE PACKET
  This packet contains 6 sections:
  All documents are PDF downloads
  Cover Page
  Section 1
  RENEW Network General Conference Overview
  Remarks by Bishop Jack Iker at RENEW Luncheon
  Wrap-up of General Conference
  Section 2
  Good News Perspective on General Conference
  Section 3
  Reports from RENEW/Coalition Team Members
  Judi Arnold Report
  Kate Pressley Report
  Katy Kiser
  Section 4
  Select Reports from Confessing Movement
  Preliminary Assessment of General Conference 2008
  General Conference Legislation Report
  An Exhausting Day
  Race to the Finish
  Section 5
  Articles from United Methodist News Service
  Assembly retains stance on homosexuality
  Demonstrators call church's anti-gay policies sinful
  Commentary, Walter Fenton
   Same-sex couple says I do outside church assembly
  United Methodists reject changes to homosexuality stance
  United Methodists reject divestment from Israel
  Resolution, Central Conference of American Rabbis
  Section 6
  Open Letter from Soulforce to Members of the UMC
  Letter by Dr. Robert Gagnon Addressing the Equating of Homosexual Practice with Race or Handicapping Conditions
  Legislative Action Report from MFSA
  MFSA Post General Conference Report
  This packet provides a broad overview of General Conference issues from varied perspectives.  You may copy this material to share with others since it was prepared for the general UMC audience.   For more information visit the websites of the Renewal and Reform Coalition member groups:
  Good News: www.goodnewsmag.org
  Confessing Movement: www.confessingumc.org
  Lifewatch: www.lifewatch.org
  Transforming Congregations: www.transformingcong.org
  UMAction:  www.ird.org
  RENEW Network: www.renewnetwork.org

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