Our Vision

Mike Dido Jen and Dave Nuckols share conversation on questions relating to the church during the Connectional Table meeting held at United Methodist Discipleship Ministries in Nashville, Tenn., April 2. Photo by Kathleen Barry, UM News

At the Connectional Table (CT) we are committed to a church that remains worldwide and contextual, vital and effective, affirming and inclusive, and connectional. We have made living into The UMC’s increasingly worldwide nature a driving principle in our work. The CT will continue to be a part of the conversations addressing our worldwide connectionalism as it is expressed in many different ministry contexts.

Equally central to our work is the growth of a vital and effective United Methodist connection that centers its energy in making disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. Our vitality is enhanced when we affirm and include all of God’s people and more fully live into a Wesleyan vision of a connectionalism that embraces all. Going forward, the Connectional Table will continue to address how The United Methodist Church can best function as a vital and effective worldwide connection working to strengthen its ministry partnerships and its global witness.

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A Conversation

Imagining the Future

Defining our identity as United Methodists and
exploring a vision for the future of the church

Imagining the Future

OUR WORK AND VISION

Our work is vision-directed and mission-focused. It aligns with our vision of a church that remains worldwide and contextual, vital and effective, affirming and inclusive, and connectional. Our work has as its central focus the mission of The United Methodist Church to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.

United Methodist women present a traditional dance from northern Mozambique during a meeting of the Standing Committee on Central Conference Matters and Connectional Table. Photo by the Rev. Rodney Steele.

Worldwide & Contextual

A key culture shift for The United Methodist Church is the shift from a U.S.-centered denomination to one that is more fully worldwide.

The Connectional Table (CT) stewards the vision and considers the UMC’s total mission by considering the most effective, cooperative, and efficient way to make use of our ministry, personnel, and resources. Image courtesy of the Connectional Table.

Vital and Effective

We steward the vision and mission of the church by considering the most effective, cooperative, and efficient way to make use of our ministry, personnel, and resources.

As our church continues to grapple with what it means to be a church in mission with all people, crossing boundaries of gender, race, immigration status, sexual orientation, age, ability, culture and ideology, the Connectional Table seeks to listen and engage these conversations. Image courtesy of the Connectional Table.

Affirming and Inclusive

We seek to engage in conversations as our church continues to grapple with what it means to be in mission with all people.

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Connectional

We work to explore ways that our worldwide missional partnerships can embody our vision of connectionalism.

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