two lay leaders speak out : 28 prescriptions for reviving the United Methodist Church Holsinger, James W. Additional Author Laycock, Evelyn. Additional Author mixed material bibliography Tennessee Abingdon Press c1989 monographic en English

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170 p. ; 22 cm. Certain to spark heated debate, Awaken the Giant is a passionate call by two lay people for sweeping changes in the organization and policies of The United Methodist Church. James W. Holsinger and Evelyn Laycock write, "Our intention is to explicitly set forth our prescriptions for The United Methodist Church. We do not expect that everyone will agree with them, nor do we expect that all of them will be accepted. We are, however, giving to our church for her consideration our prayerful and thoughtful suggestions, which we believe elieve will will awake awaken the slumbering and bound giant that we know as The United Methodist Church" Among their 28 controversial proposals: Abolish all quotas based on race, ethnicity, age, gender, and handicapping condition as a basis for selecting UMC leaders End the guaranteed appointment system for ordained ministers Elect a Chief Executive Officer for the denomination Establish a central headquarters for The UMC Require that all seminary students be trained in evangelism Church renewal United States 262.00170687023211(alk.pap Transformatio Library Bandung Theological Seminary 262.0017 Hol a E10001641 Non Fiction 262.0017 Hol a Awaken_the_giant.jpg 21729 1988-10-25 00:00:00 2026-01-29 16:40:15 machine generated