Do you know what is in the primary covenant document of the Global Methodist Church? We don't. That's why TJ and I are making our way through it together. Given how covenant disobedience is what took The United Methodist Church down, we want to be a part of building the GMC up. That means familiarizing ourselves and others with our shared governing documents.

The portion this episode deals with is still in Section 3 - The Community of God's People. It will cover ¶316-¶323, which deals with local church membership vows, expectations of pastors, confirmands, all members, how inactive members are removed, how prospective members can overrule a pastor standing in the way, and how someone can join the GMC without being part of a local church, among other things. We explore the nature of the church, the purpose of membership, postulate as to the likelihood that many churches or clergy will even read or implement these things, and TJ even volunteers to fill a new function in the local church.

Seriously, we hope you enjoy this time. It isn't always fun to do this stuff on your own. We hope doing it with us makes all this more interesting, engaging, and meaningful for you. Make sure to share your thoughts with us at [email protected]. If you want to support work like this being done for the upbuilding of the GMC and Methodism more broadly, head over to plainspoken.locals.com and become one of our supporters today!

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