If you attended the Wednesday session of the 2008 Northeastern Jurisdictional Conference in Harrisburg, surely your heart was warmed with both the presentation and acceptance of the proposal to draw new conference boundaries within the jurisdiction. The Boundaries Committee laid out the proposal clearly and expertly. And the reception and approval of the idea was gratifying.
It’s an example of how important it is for persons to bring to conference floors proposals “with the homework done.” When complex information is presented in an engaging way and clearly explained, it pays dividends on the floor of any conference session.
If you were from the Harrisburg area at NEJ, you had to be very proud of the persons extending extraordinary hospitality to our guests. You’ll find all of those persons listed on page 10 of this issue, and we want to offer our thanks also for a task very well executed.
Now onto the future for United Methodists in the northeastern and central parts of this state.
For a short period there is likely to be a time of uncertainty and bewilderment as the leadership of both the Wyoming and Central Pennsylvania Conferences discerns the course for the ministry to which God newly calls us. You can find plenty of similar feelings during times of change written up in the Scriptures.
However, while we can agree that there is a certain unsettling aspect to the front-end of this new journey, there is also an excitement about being part of something new. Isaiah would certainly be excited with us: “Behold I am doing a new thing ... now it springs forth!”
We hope you’ll post this month’s poster which springs from Isaiah’s words. Talk about it, pray about it, be willing to offer input when asked. Again we extend our hand of fellowship to our brothers and sisters in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Making new friends will be a pleasurable experience.
JW
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