All Things New: Conversations from Across the New York Annual Conference and Beyond

When Bishop Bickerton toured the flood-ravaged areas in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom (a region composed of Caledonia, Essex, and Orleans counties), he returned with a made-up mind and a plan to put the collective impact of the newly-formed New Hope Episcopal Area into full gear. Bishop Bickerton tasked members of his Cabinets in New England and New York to mark their calendars and get set to s...

ABOUT OUR GUEST(S)  Rev. Dr. Steve Young Dong Kim  is an ordained elder in the United Methodist Church, a member of the New York Annual Conference (currently serving at Pound Ridge UMC in Westchester County), and Chair of the NYAC Asian Council.   Rev. Dr. Grace Ji-Sun Kim is a prominent Korean-American theologian, author, and pastor who has made significant contributions to Christian thought, par...

Understanding Ballot #3: Article V: Racial Justice In this conversation with Rev. Dr. Giovanni Arroyo (General Secretary for The United Methodist Church’s General Commission on Religion and Race and Rev. Doris K. Dalton (Director of Connectional Ministries, New York Annual Conference) offer details on Ballot #3: Article V: Racial Justice.  At the United Methodist Church's General Conference h...

Understanding Why Immigration Justice Matters to United Methodists In this conversation with Rev. Paul Fleck (Executive Director, Immigration Law & Justice NY) and Rev. Doris K. Dalton (Director of Connectional Ministries) offer details why immigration justice is so much more than a political issue for United Methodists.  Listen to this entire podcast to get the details needed to inform and ed...

Understanding Paragraph 4 Article 4 Ballot #2 In this conversation with Rev. Dr. Denise Smartt Sears (Director of Leadership Development and Accountability,  United Methodist Church’s General Commission on the Status and Role of Women and an ordained elder and member of the New York Annual Conference) and Rev. Doris K. Dalton (Director of Connectional Ministries, New York Annual Conference) offer...

Ballot #3: Article V: Racial Justice Rev. Doris K. Dalton (NYAC Director of Connectional Ministries) recently sat down with Karen Prudente, laity and member of Christ United Methodist Church, for an informative conversation on the topic of worldwide regionalization—a package of legislation that gives The United Methodist Church’s different geographic regions equal decision-making authority.  The t...