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		<description><![CDATA[[From the administrator: One of the WI delegation's goals with this blog is to provide links to other United Methodist conversations.  The views presented on the links are the responsiblity of those writers and blogs and are not to be confused with the opinions of the WI delegation.  We want you to have all the information [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wigc2012.wordpress.com&amp;blog=24879403&amp;post=414&amp;subd=wigc2012&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>George Tinker to keynote repentance service</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:26:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (UMNS) — The Rev. George E. “Tink” Tinker, renowned indigenous advocate and theologian, will be the keynote speaker for The United Methodist Church’s “Act of Repentance to Indigenous Peoples,” April 27 in Tampa, Fla. The service will take place during the denomination’s 2012  General Conference. Tinker, a citizen of the Osage Nation, serves as the  Clifford Baldridge [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wigc2012.wordpress.com&amp;blog=24879403&amp;post=412&amp;subd=wigc2012&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>We See A New Church</title>
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		<title>First Hand Experience: Diane Schobert</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been a lay member of the United Methodist Church since 1969 and my faith has grown through nurture and support of many faithful members and leaders – both lay and clergy from the small children in my small local Sunday school to the Episcopal leaders across the world. I have been active in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wigc2012.wordpress.com&amp;blog=24879403&amp;post=385&amp;subd=wigc2012&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>First Hand Experience: Fran Deaner</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was honored to be elected to the Jurisdictional Conferences of 2004 and 2008. It&#8217;s always very interesting to be part of the process of the election of Bishops for our church! It was even more interesting to have clergy from Wisconsin who were endorsed by our delegation as a part of the process. The [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wigc2012.wordpress.com&amp;blog=24879403&amp;post=344&amp;subd=wigc2012&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Just your typical delegation meeting&#8230;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The Wisconsin delegation for General and Jurisdictional Conference meets about once a month to discuss petitions, the process, hear presentations from General Board members and talk about the delegations voting strategy on issues.The delegation met on January 26.  Many of us gather around the table in Sun Prairie but others call in. There was an [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wigc2012.wordpress.com&amp;blog=24879403&amp;post=355&amp;subd=wigc2012&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>That&#8217;s a lot of reading!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:17:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Curious about the number of petitions delegates will need to read, discuss and vote on at General Conference?  The number of petitions per legislative section (rounded to the nearest 10) are: 100 Church and Society I  140 Church and Society II 20 Central Conferences 80 Conferences 40 Discipleship 90 Financial Administration 30 Faith and Order [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wigc2012.wordpress.com&amp;blog=24879403&amp;post=350&amp;subd=wigc2012&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Group proposes alternative restructure</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Press ESC or click anywhere to exit. Raise Lights WASHINGTON  (UMNS) — Uneasy with the Call to Action’s proposed restructuring, leaders of one  special-interest group have submitted an alternative reorganization for The  United Methodist Church’s top lawmaking body to consider. The Methodist  Federation for Social Action, an unofficial progressive caucus, is the only one  of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wigc2012.wordpress.com&amp;blog=24879403&amp;post=347&amp;subd=wigc2012&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>First Hand Experiences: Wesley White</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:44:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This coming General Conference will be my 7th in a variety of roles &#8211; interested person, press, alternate or elected delegate. Here are three bone-deep remembrances: 1. The amount of preparation needed. Receiving action items to be voted on means reviewing documentation a foot thick. How does one balance investment of time for the future [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wigc2012.wordpress.com&amp;blog=24879403&amp;post=341&amp;subd=wigc2012&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sources of news&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:39:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sources of news for GC 2012 The official GC website gc2012.UMC.org The Interpreter Magazine http://www.interpretermagazine.org/ United Methodist Men http://www.gcumm.org/ United Methodist Women http://new.gbgm-umc.org/umw/ The United Methodist Reporter – “The United Methodist Reporter is an independent weekly newspaper for United Methodists and other people of faith, produced by UMR Communications in Dallas, Texas.” http://www.umportal.org/ “United Methodist [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wigc2012.wordpress.com&amp;blog=24879403&amp;post=338&amp;subd=wigc2012&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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