In this episode we explore the compromising history of jurisdictional autonomy and how this structure in the the UMC is having lasting and difficult implications for or future.

I reference a good historical article called "The Central Jurisdiction" by Ian B. Straker and you can read his entire article at this link: http://archives.gcah.org/bitstream/handle/10516/9809/Methodist-History-2015-10-Straker.pdf?sequence=1