FAQ Videos with Bishop Graves

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Filmed October 2022: In this 20-minute video, Bishop Graves answers some of the frequently asked questions he received during the September gatherings across the conference. Click here to watch the video. 
 

Filmed March 2022: In this 25-minute video, Bishop Graves answers recent questions about General Conference, denominational matters, and disaffiliations. Click here to watch the video. 
 

Video Broken Down By Questions:

• Question 1: What can you tell us about the postponement of General Conference?
• Question 2: What is the process for a church considering disaffiliation? 
• Question 3: What does it mean when you say you want to help people get to where they need to be?
• Question 4: If there is a decline in apportionment giving because of disaffiliations, can you speak to the financial picture of the conference?
• Question 5: Is the doctrine of The United Methodist Church changing?
• Question 6: How will the South Georgia Conference operate until General Conference meets?
• Question 7: Can you say more about how we can focus on leading and not leaving?
• Question 8: If you were pastoring a local church right now how would you be leading them?
• Question 9: What would you say to clergy and churches who are committed to remaining in The United Methodist Church as we walk through a discernment process for the Annual Conference over the next two years?
• Question 10: How can we all live together in this season of uncertainly right now?
• Question 11: Where have you seen God doing God's best in the South Georgia Conference?