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In June of 2023, the Laity Executive Session met as part of our time at Annual Conference. We heard stories from across our conference of how our laity are living their faith story. We heard stories of the disciple-making process<\/a> from Bishop Shelton, as she reminded us that discipleship begins with relationship. We heard stories of engaging, connecting, equipping, and sending.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We also asked each of you to share how each of us could participate in this disciple-making process, using this question:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cWhat do you and your church family need to fulfill God\u2019s vision of engaging, connecting, equipping, and sending?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

We collected over 400 replies, including stories of encouragement as well as ways to move forward. Your Board of Laity and conference staff worked through your notes, organizing the data and developing action plans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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