By Susan Hagans, West Michigan Conference
Laity and clergy from across the West Michigan Conference called "Micah 6:8 West Michigan United Methodists" have come together to challenge and invite others to join them in standing for justice, kindness and humility.
They ask members at this years Annual Conference to affirm this scriptural mandate as they vote for 2012 General and Jurisdictional Conference delegates. Qualities the Micah 6:8 group says qualified delegates need to possess include:
• A deep and abiding love for the Gospel of Jesus Christ
• A demonstrated understanding of the meaning and intent of Micah 6:8, which calls us to do justice, love kindness and walk humbly with our God
• A clear commitment to The United Methodist Church, lived out in local, district and conference settings, and beyond
• A firm grasp of how The United Methodist Church works
• An ability to listen to others, to see the Christ in them, and to then seek to discern the will of God
The Micah 6:8 West Michigan United Methodists say “After careful study, discernment and prayer the following persons we present have all these qualities and more. We ask that each annual conference clergy and lay member prayerfully consider these persons to represent not only West Michigan but also Micah 6:8. They are particularly qualified to be our Conference delegates and we recommend their election in this order:”
Clergy Laity
Laurie Haller Nichea VerVeer Guy
Neil Davis Valerie Mossman Celestin
Kennetha Bigham-Tsai Simmie Procter
Julie Dix Ryan Minier
John Boley David Lundquist
Mary Ivanov Andrew Stange
Lynn Pier-Fitzgerald Lea Tobar
Scott Manning Jim Searls
In the coming weeks, further information about these persons will be made available to members attending the 2011 Annual Conference.
Also see the Micah 6:8 West Michigan United Methodists on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/Micah68WMUM.
More details about the Micah 6:8 call for ‘justice, kindness and humility” and other information can be seen there.
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