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Guest Speaker for 2012 ACS Is Featured in Latest Edition of Interpreter

The guest speaker for the 2012 California-Nevada Annual Conference Session will be the Rev. Rudy Rasmus – who is featured in the November/December 2011 issue of Interpreter, the official ministry magazine of The United Methodist Church. The article, "A Season of Hope; Will We Sing with Mary," examines the concept of finding hope in tragedy, in hunger, and in homelessness during Advent.  "I am often trying to offer a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel. Don't...

2011 Appointments List Is Available on Website

The complete list of 2011 Appointments, in PDF format, is available on the website now to download. The list by district will be available soon, in two versions – alpha by church name and alpha by clergy last name.   To access the list, click on "Appointments," the third item under "Quick Links" in the upper right corner of the Home Page at cnumc.org.   To see appointments announced after Annual Conference Session, go to the 2011 Appointments page and...

Hear More From Adam Hamilton: Sign up for September Leadership Institute

The Rev. Adam Hamilton electrified those gathered for the 2011 California-Nevada Annual Conference Session in June, and left his audience hungry for more strategies for "leading outside the walls" of the church. If you're in that group – or if you missed the opportunity to hear Adam at ACS – sign up for The Church of the Resurrection's Leadership Institute, Sept. 29-30 (with an optional pre-institute event Sept. 28).   Looking for practical ideas and proven...

Please Participate! ACS Evaluation Survey Is Now on Line

Please take a few minutes to provide your feedback on Annual Conference Session, to help the Commission on ACS continue to improve the yearly event. Take the 2011 ACS Evaluation survey by clicking on this link, or access it from the website at cnumc.org. You'll find a link to the evaluation on the Home Page – it's the first item under "Quick Links" on the right side of the page.   There also are links to the evaluation on the ACS 2011 News page (click on "Annual...

California-Nevada Annual Conference Report

Note: This is the official report of our Annual Conference Session, written for and provided to United Methodist News Service and UM Newscope. By Cate Monaghan Director of Communications   The 163rd Annual Conference Session of the California-Nevada Annual Conference climaxed a season of preparation grounded in a study, Catch Fire in 50 Days, written by members of the Conference's Vital Congregations Task Group. We took our theme, Be/See/Do, from the introduction to Week 1 of the...

Wednesday-Thursday ACS Highlights

Jorge Lockward from Global Praise (General Board of Global Ministries) led the opening worship for the 163rd California-Nevada Annual Conference Session, and Bishop Warner H. Brown, Jr. gave a warm welcome and called the session to order. The morning session on Wednesday (June 15) included the taking of the Conference offering to benefit the Methodist Mission in Cambodia. As offering baskets were passed, those gathered watched a video – produced in Cambodia and delivered to Cal-Nevada...

Order Adam Hamilton DVDs from Good News TV

Select DVDs from the 2011 Annual Conference Session of the California-Nevada Annual Conference, June 15-18 in Sacramento, California, are available to order now from Good News TV (GNTV). Order DVDs of Adam Hamilton's presentations (left) on Thursday evening, June 16 and Friday morning, June 17 – as well as The Service of Ordination with Bishop Warner H. Brown, Jr. on Saturday, June 18.    To order, go to www.gntv.info and click on "DVDs & CDs" on the blue...

Videos Uploaded to REEL Witness

The first of three presentations by the Rev. Adam Hamilton, delivered at the 163rd California-Nevada Annual Conference Session, will be available to download from REEL Witness, the video library on the Conference website at cnumc.org, on Thursday evening (June 23). Check the site frequently: We hope to have at least one of the other two sessions available to download by the weekend, and other videos from ACS will be uploaded next week as time permits.   Also available to download now:...

'Catch Fire' 2nd Edition: FREE Shipping on Pre-Orders Through June 30

The second edition of the Catch Fire in 50 Days study guide is available for shipment starting July 15 and may be pre-ordered now. Order your undated and expanded second edition printing by June 30, 2011 and receive FREE shipping. There are some differences between the first and second edition of Catch Fire in 50 Days.   The second edition: Is undated, so it can be used in any season. May be used by any United Methodist Conference or church of any denomination...

Become a Path 1 Fan

The California-Nevada Annual Conference has entered into a covenant for a partnership with Path 1. Path 1 is training and supporting new church planters across the country to build new congregations and new leadership for the United Methodist Church.   Become a fan and learn more at http://www.facebook.com/path1umc!...

Saturday Action at ACS

Saturday morning at the California-Nevada Annual Conference Session produced several celebratory moments: The Consent Calendar was quickly adopted on a voice vote. This year's third (and final) Bishop's Award was presented to Bruce Pettit, the longtime administrative assistant for the former Golden Gate District, who is now in retirement. "Kids at Conference" produced some hilarity when Bishop Warner H. Brown, Jr. invited the "senior" member of...

An Action-Packed Thursday at ACS

Thursday was an action-packed day. It included Section Meetings; the State of the Conference Address by Bishop Warner H. Brown, Jr.; a moving Journey of the Saints service with sermon by Bishop Melvin Talbert and worship led by Jorge Lockward of Global Praise and a group of talented musicians from this conference; the first of three invigorating and inspirational sessions on leadership in ministry, taught by keynote speaker the Rev. Adam Hamilton; District Dinners - at which the...

The ABCs of ACS

Three section reports were heard on Friday. Section A leader Jim Taylor of Downs Memorial UMC reported that his section unanimously voted to place all of its items, #1 through #4, on the Consent Calendar.   Section B leader Lauren Chaffee reported that Item 5, Recommendation Concerning the Location of Annual Conference Session in the years 2014 and 2015, was being reported to the body with a recommendation to adopt (on a vote of 64 to 18). The recommendation from the Commission on the...

Two Ways to Tune in to Watch ACS as It Happens!

Not able to attend Annual Conference Session – but want to catch all the action? Well, you can! Again this year we will be streaming ACS from beginning to end, LIVE to your computer. We will broadcast the 2011 Annual Conference Session beginning Wednesday, June 15 at 9:45 a.m. PDT and ending with the conclusion of the Service of Ordination and Commissioning on Saturday, June 18. To watch the live broadcast go to the Annual Conference Session Live page – or, NEW this year –...

E-First Day Packets

Again this year, some materials will be printed and included in the First Day Packet you will receive at Annual Conference Session – but others will be available as electronic downloads only. The following are the items in the second category which you will need to have with you at ACS. Please go to the E-First Day Packet page, located under "Annual Conference Session" on the Conference website at cnumc.org. Announcements – English (available on Monday, June 13) ...

We Say 'So Long' to a Familiar Face at ACS and Welcome a New One

By Cate Monaghan Communications Director Anyone who has ever needed anything on the main floor at Annual Conference Session – a table, chairs, a pitcher of water, access to an electrical outlet for a display, the lights dimmed, a security person, an answer – knows Jack Mueller. The Facilities Manager for ACS, Jack (at right in photo at right, with Cory Parish) has been the "go-to" person for all of those needs and more, as well as (for years) project manager for the...

Pastors: Pick up Free Resource at Communications Table, Order Doug Anderson DVDs

A PowerPoint presentation has been prepared for pastors to use as a sermon aid on the Sunday after Annual Conference Session this year (June 19, 2011). The presentation highlights some of the ministries of the Conference and is free, one per church. The resource will be available at the Communications display table. Please draw a line through your church's name on the list provided and add your initials, when you take your copy.   While you're there, order the two-disc set of the Doug...

Conference Offering Video Is Now Available to View and Download

A new three-minute video promoting the 2011 Annual Conference Session offering – designated for the Methodist Mission in Cambodia – has been posted to the ACS 2011: Methodist Mission in Cambodia page (click on Annual Conference Session, the first item under "Quick Links" on the right side of the Home Page at cnumc.org, and select ACS 2011: Methodist Mission in Cambodia). A February 2010 visit to Cambodia by a California-Nevada leadership team led by...

CORR to Conduct Diversity Monitoring Again; GCORR Report Is on Line

The California-Nevada Annual Conference Commission on Religion and Race (CORR) again will conduct diversity monitoring at this year's Annual Conference Session, June 15-18 at the Sacramento Convention Center. The monitoring is designed to help articulate who we are in this Conference and how faithfully our diversity is represented at ACS.   In January 2010, the General Commission on Religion and Race (GCORR) conducted an extensive review of the Cal-Nevada Conference. The official GCORR...

CLayM Name Change Signals New Level of Prestige for Program. Sign up at ACS!

The California-Nevada Annual Conference Lay Minister (CLayM) program has undergone a name change, consistent with some changes to align the program with the 2008 Discipline. Watch video with CLayM Program Director Perry Polk (at right) to find out more. (Runs 2 min. 18 sec.)   In second video, below, Perry talks about the ways CLayM training is offered, and says you can sign up at Annual Conference Session (June 15-18 at the Sacramento Convention Center) to take a CLayM course. He...