Pastoral Letter to the Downtown Community This is a letter I sent to our Downtown Community this week after completion of the United Methodist Church’s General Conference. I am hesitant to post it in this forum as it is a very personal reflection to the people I serve alongside. But if it can be helpful to others then I am grateful for that as well. On paper, nothing has changed.  In my heart, I know that is simply not true.  That is the most honest expression of my reality right now after General Conference ended. Yes, the Traditional Plan passed … Continue reading Why does it feel so different if nothing changed?