Three weeks from now several hundred Global Methodist leaders will be gathering in San Jose, Costa Rica, to celebrate what God has already done in the Global Methodist Church. And then through holy conferencing, we will discern the next steps for our movement. Before we get to Costa Rica, there are still many details to be completed. Volunteer committees and our GM Church staff are all working hard to complete essential tasks. Key issues are being debated by legislative committees and in social media. We have witnessed the excitement of this moment and rightly so; we have also noticed anxiety among us.
As bishops we want to speak a word to all Global Methodist people: Trust the Holy Spirit. Trust each other.
We are bathing this General Conference in forty days of prayer (prayer guides can be found at So the World Will Know). In addition, many of us started praying months ago for a powerful anointing of the Holy Spirit as we gather in Costa Rica.