The United Methodist Communications has made a free five-module online course available to help General Conference attendees better understand the decision-making aspect of the General Conference proceedings, a significant bulk of events that will take place at the Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR, May 10 – 20, 2016. The Exploring General Conference course will cover a wide spectrum of topics designed to educate United Methodists about the framing of the conference, its history, the roles and responsibilities of delegates, the social issues facing the UMC, highlights of past General Conferences, and what can be expected of the 2016 General Conference in Portland.
Details of the FREE Exploring General Conference course can be found, here.
For informative content in the form of video archives, briefings, news and press releases, as well as guides and other resources regarding General Conference, please visit: http://www.umc.org/topics/general-conference-2016