Upcoming Events! September 27, 2009 � BTS Plenary Meeting 5:00 pm � Event will include a dinner, brief business meeting, and program. "Our Theological Task: How United Methodists Study Scripture" Our host church will be St. Paul�s UMC in Houston. Reservations will be necessary for meal preparation. Details and registration forms have been emailed. If you did not receive the information, please send a request via email. Cost per person is $13.00. Questions can be emailed to [email protected] or contact Laura at 936.581.9401. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend! January 30, 2010 � Save the date! Continuing Education Opportunity. Program to be named. |
| Breaking the Silence is committed to the following principle statements: � We are grounded in the biblical witness of responsibility to God and love for our neighbor. � We actively participate in a relationship with a loving God as revealed through Jesus the Christ. � We uphold The United Methodist Book of Discipline. � We rejoice in the knowledge that each of us is created in God�s own image and is of sacred worth. � We are convinced of God�s unconditional love and acceptance of all people. � We are committed to Christ�s commandment to love our neighbors as we love ourselves. � We are committed to following Christ�s example, treating all persons as equal and equally cherished in the eyes of our creator, thus establishing radical hospitality as the norm for all human relations. � We are committed to John Wesley�s principle of �going on to perfection� and therefore value and devote appropriate time and effort to continuing education and spiritual growth. � We are committed to our Wesleyan heritage that calls us to biblical scholarship, a historical-critical interpretation of Holy Scripture, and the Quadrilateral (scripture, tradition, reason, experience) as the established United Methodist tool for theological reflection. � We are committed to preaching, teaching and promoting each of these beliefs and practices. Revised and adopted by BTS Executive Committee March 15, 2007 Get Connected! Join us on Facebook! Sign up to receive event notices via email! Ask questions! Share ideas! Send an email to: [email protected] To learn more about Reconciling Ministries Network, visit their website at: www.rmnetwork.org To learn more about The United Methodist Church, visit our website at: www.umc.org To learn more about the Texas Annual Conference of the UMC, visit our website at: www.txcumc.org |
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| Breaking the Silence (BTS) is a group of clergy and laity in the Texas Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church. We aspire to be a healing voice within the climate of fear and misinformation surrounding sexual orientation and gender identity. BTS works to create a welcoming atmosphere for all in the churches of the Texas Annual Conference. We seek to follow the example of Christ, loving our neighbors as ourselves and establishing radical hospitality as the norm for all human relations. BTS pursues these goals by providing opportunities for dialogue through witness and education. BTS has identified itself as a Community within Reconciling Ministries Network, a national grassroots organization that exists to enable full participation of people of all sexual orientations and gender identities in the life of the United Methodist Church, both in policy and practice. |
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