AC10 Tentative Schedule

The 141st Session of the North Alabama Annual Conference

“Equipped”
June 3- 5, 2010

Bishop William H. Willimon, Presiding
 

11The gifts he gave were that some would be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, 12to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, 13until all of us come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to maturity, to the measure of the full stature of Christ. (Ephesians 4:11-13, NRSV)

Thursday, June 3

9:00 am   Health Screening Open
11:30 am Health Screening Closed
12:30 pm  North Alabama United Methodist Family Picnic (ClearBranch Campus)
2:00 pm   Registration Open to 4:00 pm
2:00 pm   Bishop Meets with Ordinands to go over Ordination Questions (F116A-B)
2:00 pm   Conference Leadership Team
3:00 pm   Conference Nominating Team
3:30 pm   ATEM Gathering (ClearBranch Family Life Center—Youth Side)
4:00 pm   Open Forum (Worship Center) - General Conference 2012 Discussion

THURSDAY NIGHT MEMORIAL SERVICE
5:30 pm Memorial Dinner (Huffman UMC)—By Invitation Only for Families of Deceased Clergy & Spouses
7:00 pm Memorial Service (Huffman UMC)—Rev. Tom Bell

 

Friday, June 4

7:00 am Registration Open

FRIDAY MORNING SESSION

8:00 am  Olan Mills Photography Open
8:45 am  Gathering Music (ClearBranch Worship Center)
9:00 am  Call to Order of the Annual Conference—Bishop William H. Willimon

  • Statisticians Report & Closed Church Resolutions
  • Opening Worship—Rev. Marcus Singleton, Preaching
  • “Moses”—Music by Steve West
  • Organization of Conference
  • Presentation of the Consent Agenda

10:00 am Clergy Executive Session—Cross Point Baptist Church
                   Laity Session—ClearBranch Worship Center
11:00 am  Health Screening Closed
12 noon   LUNCH BREAK 
 

FRIDAY AFTERNOON SESSION

1:15 pm  Gathering Music
1:30 pm   Afternoon Session Begins—Worship Center

  • Opening Prayer with John & Suzanne Funk—Missionaries to Bolivia (Live via a Skype Telephone Connection)
  • Adoption of Consent Agenda
  • Birmingham-Southern College—Dr. David Pollick (Tentative)
  • Lay Ministries Team & Laity Address
  • Board of Ordained Ministry Report
  • Recognition of Retirees and Spouses (Come forward)
  • Licensing of Local Pastors (Stand for Recognition; Slides w/ Names)
  • Report from the Office of Connectional Ministries
  • Disaster Response Presentation—Mike Stonbraker
  • Camp Sumatanga—Mike Byrne & Bob Murray
  • Promise Homes Announcement about the Break—Rod Moss, Director

3:00 pm Ice Cream Break—A Gift of the Promise Homes of North Alabama

3:20 pm  Gathering Music
3:30 pm  75th Anniversary of the Upper Room Devotional Guide—Jerry Haas

  • Council on Finance and Administration—Jimmy Bassham & Scott Selman
  • Board of Pensions
  • Committee on Nominations
  • Center for Congregational Development & Denman Evangelism Award
  • Announcement from John Tanner about Willow Creek Leadership Summit

5:00 pm Dinner Break—Pick up Chick-fil-a Supper Bags
Olan Mills Photography Closed

5:30 pm ARMS Dinner—Trinity UMC, Homewood
6:00 pm Ordination Rehearsal at Canterbury
 

FRIDAY NIGHT ORDINATION SERVICE
7:30 pm Ordination Service—Canterbury UMC
Preaching, Bishop William H. Willimon
Special Offering for Central Conference Pension Initiative
9:00 pm Ordination Reception

 

Saturday, June 5

6:00 am Five-K Run Registration Opens
7:00 am Five Kilometer Run
Health Screening Open
8:00 am One-mile Fun Run Begins
Olan Mills Photography Open

SATURDAY MORNING SESSION
8:45 am Gathering Music
9:00 am United Methodist Publishing House—Carol Toney
   Adam Hamilton, Church of the Resurrection—Effective Church Leadership
10:15 am Break
10:35 am Gathering Music
10:45 am Adam Hamilton, Church of the Resurrection—Ideas for Preaching and Worship
11:00 am Health Screening Closes
12 noon Lunch Break
  Commissioning Service Rehearsal—ClearBranch Worship Center
  Book Signing with Adam Hamilton—Cokesbury Book Store & Lobby

SATURDAY AFTERNOON SESSION
1:15 pm Gathering Music
1:30 pm Adam Hamilton, Church of the Resurrection
3:00 pm Break
    Olan Mills Photography Closes
3:20 pm Gathering Music (10 minutes prior to Commissioning Service)

COMMISSIONING SERVICE
3:30 pm Commissioning Service
Preaching, Bill Brunson, Chair of BOOM
4:30 pm Dismissal