The Organization of the United Methodist Church: 2009-2012 Edition

Bishop Jack M. Tuell

thg 10 2010 · Abingdon Press

Giới thiệu về sách điện tử này

An indispensable guide for all United Methodists-especially pastors, lay leaders, church council members, confirmation and new member candidates and their instructors, and seminarians-this book is presented in a practical, down-to-earth manner for easy use by both individuals and classes, clergy and lay. It highlights the functions and connectional relationships within the organization, beginning with the local church and continuing through connectional organs in districts, annual conferences and their agencies, jurisdictional conferences and their agencies, the General Conference, the general agencies of the Church, and the Judicial Council.

Bishop Tuell discusses the Church's unique polity and gives a frank assessment of its strengths and weaknesses. At the same time he paints the image of a worldwide connectional communion that is organized to spread the good news of Jesus Christ and to bear witness to its Wesleyan heritage.

Giới thiệu tác giả

Jack M. Tuell is a retired bishop of The United Methodist Church. He has received honorary degrees from Pacific School of Religion, Alaska Methodist University, and University of Puget Sound. He is past president of the United Methodist Council of Bishops (1989-1990).