GC 2020 – Index to Plane Grace Posts as of September 28, 2019

Frank Holbrook 1 GC 2020

Here are links to prior Plane Grace Posts dealing with topics related to GC 2020.  All posts solely reflect the opinions of Frank Holbrook and are not the official position of, or endorsed by, any organization with whom he may be affiliated.

Bard Jones Plan

Compared to the Indy Plan – here Analysis of early proposals, not petitions

The problem with assigning labels to new expressions – here  .  Why assigning labels can cause problems.

Common Core

Examining the common core – here

Fundamental  Flaw – Ruling from the Grave – Unintended consequences

Fundamental  Flaw – here  This flaw is not unique to the Indianapolis Plan.    The post does NOT address the final petition and may be modified

Ruling from the grave – here Why new expressions shouldn’t be forced to start with the UMC ‘s current Book of Discipline

Avoiding the shotgun wedding – here

General Thoughts about GC 2020 and the Creation of New Expressions

Christmas Conference of 1784 here – The historical lesson to be learned regarding organizing conferences

Finding a Starting Point here – Was there a positive lesson to be learned from GC 2019?

Paul and Barnabas here  – a lesson to be learned?

Gamaliel’s advice here – a lesson to be learned?

Gracious Exit and Gracious Affiliation

Current Gracious Exit isn’t very gracious – here

Gracious Affiliation and Gracious Exit are different in kind – here

Indianapolis Plan

Fundamental  Flaw – here  This flaw is not unique to the Indianapolis Plan.  The post does NOT address the final petition and may be modified

Compared to the Bard Jones Plan – here Analysis of early proposals, not petitions

Initial Reaction – here

The problem with assigning labels to new expressions – here  .  Why assigning labels can cause problems.

Plain Grace Plan (“PGP”)

PDF of the PGP is found HERE – download link

Timeline is found HERE – download link

Executive Summary 

Explaining the PGP – an in-depth explanation, petition-by-petition

Answering 10 early questions about the PGP

Common core – here

Initial thoughts   Early thoughts that developed into the PGP

The Two Thirds Majority “Requirement”

Is a two thirds majority vote required for approval on disaffiliation issues – here

UMCNext Plan

GC 2020: UMCNext’s Proposal – PlaneGrace’s Analysis,  Initial reaction based on UMCNext Press Release

The two thirds majority used by UMCNext – here

The problem with assigning labels to new expressions – here  .  Why assigning labels can cause problems.