2007 Annual Conference Agenda


The South Georgia Annual Conference 2007 Session
Savannah, Georgia

SUNDAY, JUNE 3
7:00 pm Laity Orientation Session
Savannah Civic Center – Arena
Introducing General and Jurisdictional Delegation Nominees
Reception to follow

7:00 pm Clergy Session
Savannah Civic Center – Theater
Historic Question: Are all clergy members blameless in life and administration?
Board of Ordained Ministry Report
Report of the Registrars
Report from the Order of Deacons
Report from the Order of Elders
Report from the Association of Local
Pastors and Associate Members
Action Item: The Relief Association
Reception to follow

8:30 pm Ordination Rehearsal
Savannah Civic Center - Theater

MONDAY, JUNE 4
8:30 am The Conference Worships
Bishop B. Michael Watson, preaching
Special Offering: East Africa Partnership, Humble Place and East Africa Annual Conference Transportation Projects
Savannah Civic Center

9:45 am First Plenary Business Session
Hymn: And Are We Yet Alive
Prayer
Welcome
Organization of the Conference
--Election of Secretarial Staff and Tellers
--Roll Call
--Establishing the Bar of the Conference
--Adoption of the Agenda
--Preliminary Report Presentations
--Request to Suspend Rules to Consider BMCR Resolution
Preparing for the First Ballot
First Ballot
The Lay Leader's Address
Board of Ordained Ministry
Extension Clergy Introductions
--Reception of Clergy to new Conference Relationships
--Extension Clergy Introductions
Deaconess Recognition
Second Ballot
Closing Prayer

Noon Lunch Break

2:00 pm The Conference Worships
Commissioning of Probationary Clergy and Recognition of Retiring Clergy
Savannah Civic Center

3:30 pm Plenary Business Session
Opening Prayer
Third Ballot
Golden Anniversary in Ministry
Safe Sanctuaries Policy
Fourth Ballot
Closing Prayer

5:15 pm Supper Break

7:30 pm The Conference Worships
The Service of Ordination
Bishop G. Lindsey Davis, preaching
Savannah Civic Center

TUESDAY, JUNE 5
8:30 am Morning Praise and Bible Study
Gathering Music led by Summer Camp Leadership Team
Bible Study led by Dr. Hugo Magallanes
Savannah Civic Center

9:15 am Plenary Session
Opening Prayer
Fifth Ballot
Cabinet Report
Consent Calendar
Nominations Committee Report
Nominations for 2007-2011 Nominations Committee At-large Members
Sixth Ballot
District Study Task Force
Conference Personnel Committee
Seventh Ballot
Vision Moment
Standing Rules
Equitable Compensation
Church Closings
Eighth Ballot
Closing Prayer

Noon Lunch Break

2:00 pm The Conference Worships
The Memorial Service with the Sacrament of Holy Communion
Dr. Don Kea, preaching
Savannah Civic Center

3:45 pm Plenary Session
Opening Prayer
Ninth Ballot
Vision Moment
Clergy Compensation Task Force
Tenth Ballot
The Wesleyan Christian Advocate
Cokesbury Pension Gift Presentation
Elections for At-Large Members to Nominations Committee
Eleventh Ballot
Closing Announcements

5:30 pm Supper Break

There are no officially scheduled activities for Tuesday Evening.

Wednesday, June 6
8:30 am Morning Praise and Devotional
Music led by Summer Camp Leadership Team
Bible Study led by Dr. Hugo Magallanes
Savannah Civic Center

8:45 am Plenary Session
Call to Order
Twelfth Ballot
Prayer for Day of Service

9:00 am Day of Service in the Savannah Community

2:30 pm Plenary Session
Opening Prayer
Thirteenth Ballot
Vision Moment
Pension and Health Benefits
Fourteenth Ballot
Council on Finance and Administration
Conference Trustees
Fifteenth Ballot
Standing Break
Pastoral Counseling Services
Resolutions
Sixteenth Ballot
Closing Prayer

5:15 pm Supper Break

7:30 pm Special Event for the Conference and Community
The Boys' Choir of Mitchell County and Tallahassee
Directed by Mr. Earl Lee
Savannah Civic Center

THURSDAY, JUNE 7
8:30 am Morning Praise and Bible Study
Gathering Music led by Summer Camp Leadership Team
Bible Study led by Dr. Hugo Magallanes
Savannah Civic Center

9:15 am South Georgia Conference Foundation, Annual Meeting
 
9:25 am Final Plenary Session
Opening Prayer
Unfinished Business
Balloting as Needed
Vision Moment
Consent Calendar Items
By All Means DVD
New and Revitalized Congregational Development
United Methodist Leadership Scholars
Epworth By The Sea
Awards in Review
Day of Service Video
Annual Conference Program Committee
2008 Invitation
Closing Motions

Standing Transition Break

11:30 am The Conference Worships
The Setting of Appointments and Service of Sending Forth
Bishop B. Michael Watson, Presiding
Savannah Civic Center

1:00 pm Adjourn

The 2008 Delegation to the General and Jurisdictional Conferences will meet immediately following the Sending Forth Service.