General Board of Church and Society
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The United Methodist Board of Church and Society is a general agency of the United Methodist Church. It is one of four international general program boards of The United Methodist Church as set out the UMC Book of Discipline. The General Board has headquarters on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. and at the Church Center for the United Nations in New York City. There are five divisions within the GBCS:
1) Public Witness and Advocacy
2) Administration
3) Ministry of Resourcing Congregational Life
4)United Nations Ministry
5) Communications.
The General Secretary of the Board is currently Jim Winkler
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1002. Purpose - The purpose of the board shall be to relate the gospel of Jesus Christ to the members of the Church and to the persons and structures of the communities and world in which they live. It shall seek to bring the whole of human life, activities, possessions, use of resources, and community and world relationships into conformity with the will of God. It shall show the members of the Church and the society that the reconciliation that God effected through Christ involves personal, social, and civic righteousness.
1) The Natural World
2) The Nurturing Community
3) The Social Community
4) The Economic Community
5) The Political Community
6) The World Community
1) Public Witness and Advocacy
2) Administration
3) Ministry of Resourcing Congregational Life
4)United Nations Ministry
5) Communications.
The General Secretary of the Board is currently Jim Winkler
Jim Winkler
James Winkler is the General Secretary of the United Methodist General Board of Church and Society. As General Secretary, he works with staff, board members, church leaders and local church members to seek the implementation of the denomination's Social Principles through education and...
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Purpose
According to the 2004 Book of Discipline, the GBCS's purpose is thus stated:1002. Purpose - The purpose of the board shall be to relate the gospel of Jesus Christ to the members of the Church and to the persons and structures of the communities and world in which they live. It shall seek to bring the whole of human life, activities, possessions, use of resources, and community and world relationships into conformity with the will of God. It shall show the members of the Church and the society that the reconciliation that God effected through Christ involves personal, social, and civic righteousness.
Spheres of Influence
There are six stated spheres of influence for the GBCS1) The Natural World
2) The Nurturing Community
3) The Social Community
4) The Economic Community
5) The Political Community
6) The World Community
See also
The Methodist Episcopal Church, South's Methodist Board of Temperance, Prohibition, and Public MoralsMethodist Board of Temperance, Prohibition, and Public Morals
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