2009 Schedule
Annual Conference 2009
June 14-17 at Lake Junaluska, NC
SCHEDULE AND AGENDA
SUNDAY, June 14, 2009 - Offer Them Christ – Offering Christ to Children
2:00 p.m. Registration begins at Bethea Welcome Center
3:30 p.m. Orientation for First-Time Appointees – Terrace Auditorium
7:00 p.m. Call to Order of the Annual Conference
7:30 p.m. Celebration of Life and Holy Communion
Reverend Dr. Tyrone D. Gordon, preaching
9:00 p.m. Ordination Rehearsal
MONDAY, June 15, 2009
7:30 a.m. Morning Worship and Communion in Memorial Chapel
8:00 a.m. Laity Session – Shackford Hall
8:30 a.m. Clergy Session – Stuart Auditorium
9:30 a.m. State of the Church Address
State of Holston Conference and Laity Address
– Bishop Swanson and Mary Ruth Richards
Board of Ordained Ministry Report
10:15 Break
10:35 a.m. Resources and Ministry Report
Gary Grogg (CFA) and Deb Holly (Discipleship)
Offer Them Christ – Offering Christ Around the World (Missions offering)
12:00 noon Lunch Break
1:45 p.m. Reports
Nominations
Cabinet
Trustees
Equitable Compensation
Pensions
2:45 Break
3:15 p.m. Constitutional Amendments
25 constitutional amendments – balloting required to record vote
Resolutions
5:00 p.m. Dinner Break
7:00 p.m. Service of Ordination
Bishop Marion M. Edwards, preaching
TUESDAY, June 16, 2009
7:45 a.m. Morning Worship and Communion in Memorial Chapel
Note: Later start time on Tuesday than on Monday and Wednesday
8:30 a.m. Scripture Reading
8:45 a.m. Reports from the Connection
Asbury Inc.
Holston Conference Foundation
Holston Home for Children
Conference Colleges
Francis Asbury Award
10:25 a.m. Break
10:50 a.m. Retirement and Commissioning Celebration Worship
Bishop Marion M. Edwards, preaching
12:00 noon Lunch break
2:00 p.m. Awards and Recognitions
Archives and History Celebration of Holston Churches
F.U.E.L. Youth Ministry Institute Graduates
Change for Children and Witness Team Grant Recipients
Denman Evangelism Awards
3:00 p.m. Break – ice cream social
3:40 p.m. Leading Beyond the Walls: Effective Church Leadership – Rev. Adam Hamilton
5:00 p.m. Dinner Break
7:00 p.m. Leading Beyond the Walls: Ideas for Preaching and Worship – Rev. Adam Hamilton
WEDNESDAY, June 17, 2009
7:30 a.m. Morning Worship and Communion in Memorial Chapel
8:00 a.m. Scripture Reading
Direct Invoicing
CFA Budget Approval
Cabinet Recognitions
Minute Question #85
9:00 a.m. Break
9:20 a.m. Leading Beyond the Walls: Strategies for Reaching the Unchurched – Rev. Adam
Hamilton
Our Life Together - Charles Maynard
11:00 a.m. Sending Forth to Offer Them Christ
Bishop James E. Swanson, Sr., preaching
Fixing of Appointments
Licensing of Local Pastors
