The 2013 Annual Conference session is less than a month away! The following Briefing Session videos are intended to help everyone prepare for the upcoming Conference session by bringing information to consider prior to it being presented at Conference.

Please find all Annual Conference related files and information on the official 2013 Annual Conference page. If there are any questions, please send them to helpdesk@nccumc.org.

Introduction

A brief overview of what to expect from the Briefing Session videos. View the transcript (PDF) or watch the video below.

Overview – Carol Goehring & Jerry Bryan

Carol and Jerry provide information about what to expect at this Annual Conference session. View the transcript (PDF) or watch the video below.

Financial Overview – Christine Dodson

Christine reviews the reports from the Board of Pension, Commission on Equitable Compensation, Insurance Committee, Incapacity Committee, Council on Finance and Administration and the Conference Board of Trustees. View the transcript (PDF) and the slides (PDF), or watch the video below.

Retiree Health Insurance Proposal – Christine Dodson

Christine reviews the retiree health insurance proposal. View the transcript (PDF) and the slides (PDF), or watch the video below.

Conclusion

Thanks for taking the time to view the 2013 Annual Conference Briefing Sessions. Again, if there are any questions, please send them to helpdesk@nccumc.org.

Bishop Gwinn has issued responses to questions from Chris Humphreys and Bill Simpson presented at the 2012 Annual Conference.

To read the full text of his responses, go to Rulings.

Miss something at Annual Conference? A few videos have been uploaded to the Video Room showing some highlights, like the State of The Church Address and Gil Rendle’s sessions. Also, read through the Annual Conference Live Blog and the AC Saddlebags to see the events as they unfolded. Finally, view the Appointments, reports and other information on the Annual Conference page.

Conference Web Site

Information about this year’s Annual Conference session can be found online here. Reports, including the Nominations, Transition Team and Trustees Reports, and the Annual Conference Briefing Sessions have been posted. Also, most of the conference will be streamed live on this page. Current plans are to have some of the events available on-demand after Annual Conference.

Video & DVDs

A video archive of some events at Annual Conference can be found in the Video Room. DVDs can be purchased of certain parts of the conference until June 29. DVD purchase forms can be downloaded on the Annual Conference page.

Twitter

Follow the NC Conference on Twitter (@nccumc) for information and photos. Follow Annual Conference with the hashtag #nccumc to see what others are saying. There are a number of excellent tools to assist in following a hashtag topic. A good one is Twitter’s Search page.

Blog

The events of Annual Conference will be blogged about at acblog.nccumc.net. Blog postings will be made about the various speakers and business items of the Annual Conference. There will also be a dedicated Live-Blog post (Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4) to see the events as they happen.

Facebook

Another way to keep informed of the events during this week’s session is to check the NC Conference Facebook page. Click on the Like button and get notifications on the News Feed and/or by email and SMS (depending on settings).

Saddlebags

Saddlebags is the NC Annual Conference newsletter. Find out what happened at Annual Conference each day.

As part of preparation for Annual Conference, lay and clergy members are asked to view the Nominations report for boards, committees and teams of the Conference, now posted online at http://nccumc.org/secretary/annual-conference/. The document is lengthy, providing names of persons who have indicated interest in serving and names submitted in the Nominations Committee. As a Committee, several criteria for service were taken into consideration, including the nominee’s expressed desire to serve and the commitment of the North Carolina Conference to inclusivity. Wherever possible, diversity of age, gender and race/ethnicity was considered. In addition, lay and clergy, representing churches of small and large membership are included among the nominees. These leaders also should be persons of faith and commitment to principles of discipleship in their everyday life. The Nominations report will be presented on Wednesday afternoon. Due to the volume of material covered, please review the nominations prior to Conference and be prepared to elect these persons for the term indicated, which for most, is four years. While on the Annual Conference webpage, take a few minutes to read through the financial information and view the pre-conference briefing videos. Familiarizing yourself with these items will ensure that your Annual Conference 2012 will be one of informed decisions and full participation in all that is scheduled to occur.

LifeTouch Photography will be set up at the Raleigh Convention Center (Room 202) during annual conference to take portraits, particularly for clergy serving in the conference for the first time.

Anyone, lay or clergy, is welcomed to sit for a photo session.

Hours will be posted in later publications but come prepared to be photographed.

Clergy photographs will be taken at the 2013 Annual Conference for a new pictorial directory.

There will be three special offerings received during annual conference. On Wednesday evening, an offering will be received for Imagine No Malaria.

On Thursday, the offering will be in honor of Bishop Gwinn and will benefit 1K for 1Kid, a program of the Methodist Home for Children.

On Friday evening, the offering will support Conference Lay Ministries.

Persons wishing to give to 1K for 1Kid in honor of Bishop Gwinn before Annual Conference can go online now at MHFC. For more see: https://mhfc.ejoinme.org/?tabid=330944