The Book of Discipline governs how UM Church functions today. It is important to keep the three documents clear in our understanding. That is why we have undertaken to produce a comprehensive comparison chart that summarizes the main provisions of the UM Church’s Book of Discipline, the GM Church’s Transitional Book of Doctrines and Discipline, and proposals from the Wesleyan Covenant Association’s draft “Book of Doctrines and Discipline.” The chart shows how most of the important provisions of church governance are handled in the UM Church compared with how they would be handled in the GM Church during a transitional period from launch to its convening General Conference, and how the new church is likely to function after its convening General Conference. Therefore, comparing provisions in the UM Church’s 800-page Book of Discipline with the GM Church’s shorter Transitional Book of Doctrines and Discipline would be a tedious task for most United Methodists. Most United Methodists have never read the Book of Discipline they trust their pastor, district superintendent, and bishop to know how the church is supposed to run. These questions weigh on the minds of people who are thinking about the option of aligning with the GM Church after the UM Church’s 2022 General Conference likely adoption of the Protocol for Reconciliation and Grace through Separation.įorming a new denomination essentially from scratch is a difficult and complex undertaking. What will the proposed new Global Methodist Church look like? How will it operate? In what ways will it be different from what we have been accustomed to in The United Methodist Church?
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