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Digital Lounge: Managing the Business of the Special Session

As business manager of the General Conference, Sara Hotchkiss' role is to make sure all of the details surrounding the business of the international churchwide gathering are handled. Typically, Hotchkiss is planning for one event every four years. For the Special Session, that timeframe was reduced to 18 months.

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