ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2008 AGENDA

[Note: This is a working draft of the 2008 Conference Agenda as of February 13, 2008, and is subject to alteration as we draw nearer to Annual Conference.]

SUNDAY, JUNE 8

7:00 P.M. Laity Orientation Session
Columbus Civic Center
Mr. Roy Blackwood, Conference Lay Leader presiding
Reception to follow

7:00 P.M. Clergy Session
St. Luke United Methodist Church
Historic Question: Are all clergy members blameless in life and administration?
Board of Ordained Ministry Report
Report of the Registrars
Reception to follow

MONDAY, JUNE 9

8:30 A.M. The Conference Worships
Bishop James King, preaching
Special Offering: United Methodist Leadership Scholars and South Georgia UMC Campus Ministries
Columbus Civic Center

10:00 A.M. First Plenary Business Session
Hymn: And Are We Yet Alive
Prayer
Welcome
Organization of the Conference
Election of Secretarial Staff and Tellers
Roll Call
Establishing the Bar of the Conference
Adoption of the Agenda
Preliminary Report Presentations
Celebrating the Fortieth Anniversary of the Uniting Conference
The Lay Leader's Address
The Episcopal Address
Vision Moment Video
Cabinet Report
Conference Boundaries Task Force
District Lines
Vision Moment Video
Board of Ordained Ministry
Extension Clergy Introductions
Reception of Clergy to new Conference Relationships
Welcome East Africa Annual Conference Delegation
Vision Moment Video
Closing Prayer

Noon Lunch Break

2:00 P.M. The Conference Worships
Commissioning of Probationary Clergy and Recognition of Retiring Clergy
Columbus Civic Center

3:30 P.M. Plenary Business Session
Opening Prayer
Golden Anniversary in Ministry
Cokesbury Pension Gift
Vision Moment Video
General Conference Delegation
Teaching: The United Methodist Way led by Bishop Watson
Vision Moment Video
Consent Calendar
Standing Rules
Nominations
Vision Moment Video

4:30 P.M. The East Africa Story led by Bishop Daniel Wandabula

Closing Prayer

5:15 P.M. Supper Break

7:30 P.M. The Conference Worships
The Service of Ordination
Bishop James King, preaching
St. Luke United Methodist Church

TUESDAY, JUNE 10

Members of the South Georgia Annual Conference will scatter across the Columbus community to participate in one of thirty service projects in our third annual Day of Service.

2:00 P.M. The Conference Worships
The Memorial Service with the Sacrament of Holy Communion
Dr. William H. Hurdle preaching
Columbus Civic Center  

3:45 P.M. Plenary Business Session
Opening Prayer
Vision Moment Video
Conference Personnel
Vision Moment Video
Equitable Compensation
Vision Moment Video
Resolutions
Vision Moment Video
Teaching: The United Methodist Way led by Bishop Watson
Board of Pensions
Vision Moment Video
Closing Announcements
Closing Prayer

5:30 P.M. Supper Break  

7:30 P.M. The Conference Worships
Hope for the Children of Africa Choir Concert
Columbus Civic Center

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11  

8:30 A.M. Morning Praise and Devotional
Gathering Music by Wesley Foundation Music Team (TBA)
Preacher: Reverend Melissa Traver, Campus Minister to the Savannah Colleges and Universities
Columbus Civic Center

9:10 A.M. Plenary Session
Call to Order
Vision Moment Video
Georgia Commission on Higher Education and Campus Ministry
Teaching: The United Methodist Way led by Bishop Watson
Council on Finance and Administration
Conference Trustees
Celebrating Safe Sanctuaries
Church Closings
Parsonage Task Force
Vision Moment Video
Unfinished Business
Consent Calendar Items
Awards in Review
Day of Service Video
Invitation for 2009 Annual Conference Session
Closing Motions
Celebrating Bishop Watson's Term
Standing Transition Break

11:00 A.M. The Conference Worships
Fixing of the Appointments and Sending Forth
Columbus Civic Center

12:30 P.M. Adjournment (Goal)