Dear Lay and Clergy Members of the Annual Conference,
Along with reading the Book of Recommendations and Reports (BOR), the following reports should be viewed or read prior to the Annual Conference Session to help prepare you for our virtual Annual Conference session. A prepared delegate is a good delegate. All reports and videos may be found online here.
How to Speak and Webinar & Voting Help
The documents below provide tips for Parliamentary Procedure, how to speak during the Annual Conference Session, using Zoom Webinar, and voting.
Parliamentary Procedures: As a reminder, the South Georgia Conference follows the Modern Rules of Order, 3rd Edition, American Bar Association for Parliamentary Procedures (see Standing Rule 3.1.1).
Ways to Ask Questions & Speak During the 2020 Virtual Annual Conference Session
Zoom Webinar Cheat Sheet
Online Voting Instructions
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New Reports that Require a Vote
The reports below WILL REQUIRE A VOTE during the 2020 Annual Conference session but were not included in the Book of Recommendations. Please view, read, and familiarize yourself with them prior to the beginning of our session.
New Reports Not Included in the Book of Recommendations
Agenda
Nominations Report (.pdf file - 4 pages)
North Katanga Partnership:
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Supplemental Videos
These supplemental videos provide additional information and clarity to the written reports found in the Book of Recommendations. All of these will require a vote. You are strongly encouraged to watch these videos prior to Annual Conference. Once you view the videos, the Board of Pension & Health Benefits and the Council on Finance and Administration are asking you to submit any questions you have so they can address them prior to Annual Conference or can address them during the virtual conference session.
Board of Pension & Health Benefits
Council on Finance and Administration
Equitable Compensation
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Reports For Information Only
The reports and videos below ARE FOR INFORMATION ONLY and will not require a vote during the 2020 Annual Conference session. Please view them and celebrate with us all the ways we are Alive Together in Witness around the South Georgia Conference and the world.
Delegation Report (video - 19:33) | Submit questions to the delegation
Lay Leader Address (video - 9:13)
United Methodist Men Report (video - 8:51)
United Methodist Women Report (video - 2:29)
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Additional Annual Conference Information
Schedule Overview
The technologically-assisted Annual Conference session will begin Sunday, Aug. 2 with a clergy session. Special services will span over the course of several days with the business session scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 15. Here’s an overview of how the time will be spent. Links to sessions and services will be posted at www.sgaumc.org/annualconference.
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Sunday, Aug. 2: Virtual Clergy Session, 3 pm - 5 pm (An email was sent to eligible clergy and lay members of the Board of Ordained Ministry with a link for the session and voter ID. If you have questions, please email meredyth@sgaumc.com.)
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Saturday, Aug. 8: Virtual Commissioning Service begins at 2 pm with Bishop R. Lawson Bryan preaching
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Sunday, Aug. 9: Virtual Ordination Service begins at 4 pm with Bishop R. Lawson Bryan preaching
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Tuesday, Aug. 11: Virtual Retiree Recognition Service begins at 7 pm
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Thursday, Aug. 13: Virtual Memorial Service begins at 7 pm with Dr. Craig Rikard preaching
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Saturday, Aug. 15: Virtual Annual Conference Session, 8:30 am - 4 pm
Voting Help & Training Opportunities
Two additional training sessions are scheduled for August 10 at 6 pm and August 11 at 10 am. Another email reminder containing links for these training sessions will be sent closer to time. If you are unable to attend one of the training sessions, training videos may be found at
https://vote.gntv.info/help/. Practice voting is also available to help you familiarize yourself with the process. You can follow the outlined instructions on that page to conduct a practice vote.
Click here for a helpful online voting instruction sheet.
www.sgaumc.org/annualconference
