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Memphis Annual Conference 2007

Scheduling Agenda

Updated Saturday, June 02, 2007 08:51:33 AM

 

Only  Seconds Until Conference Opening Session at 7:30 pm, Sunday, June 3

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Technology Schedule

 

Tech

Notes

Media

Presentations

Conference

Agenda

Sunday June 3, 2007

9:00 am - 3:30 pm -- Setup equipment and tech control space

 

Tech Crew Scheduled:

 

Event Director: Cathy Farmer

Stage Mgr: David Reed

Production Asst: Lisa Archer

 

 

AGENDA

2007 SESSION OF THE MEMPHIS ANNUAL CONFERENCE

(40th Session of the Memphis Annual Conference

since the 1968 uniting conference)

CARL PERKINS CIVIC CENTER

Jackson, Tennessee

Sunday, June 3-Wednesday, June 6, 2007

2:30 pm - 5:30 pm

 

Tech Crew Scheduled:

 

(Sound only, 4 - 5:30 pm for the Clergy Session)

Sound Tech 1:  Mark Foot

Sound Tech 2:  Rick Dickey

 

Presentation

 
 
Not used for this event.

 

2:30-7:00 p.m. Conference Registration, Carl Perkins Civic Center, Jackson, TN

 

4:00 p.m. Laity Session – First United Methodist Church, Jackson, TN

 

4:00 p.m. Clergy Session – Carl Perkins Civic Center

Deacons and Elders in Full Connection, Probationary Members

Associate Members, Affiliate Members, Local Pastors under full-time

and part-time appointment and Lay Members of Board of Ordained Ministry

5:30 p.m. Laity Banquet First United Methodist Church, Jackson, TN

 

6:30 pm - 7:15 pm
 

Tech Crew Scheduled:

 

Producer: Cathy Farmer

Stage Mgr: David Reed

Team Coord:  Bill Lawson

Production Asst: Lisa Archer

Camera Dir Jerry Severns

Camera 1:  Bob Bush

Camera 2:  Larry Woodruff

Camera 3:  Dick Pilbeam

Camera 4:  Joey Reed

Camera 5 (rem):  Joe Hanson

Camera 6 (rem):  Bob Cain

Video Tech 1:  Nathan Brock

Video Tech 2:  (Rem Ops)

Sound Tech 1:  Mark Foot

Sound Tech 2:  Rick Dickey

Hymn/PPT 1  John Bonson

Hymn/PPT 2:   Ken Stewart

 

   

6:30 - 7:15   Equipment Check and Tech Crew Training

7:30 pm - 10:00 pm

 

Tech Crew Scheduled:

 

Producer: Cathy Farmer

Stage Mgr: David Reed

Team Coord:  Bill Lawson

Production Asst: Lisa Archer

Camera Dir Jerry Severns

Camera 1:  Bob Bush

Camera 2:  Larry Woodruff

Camera 3:  Dick Pilbeam

Camera 4:  Joey Reed

Camera 5 (rem):  Joe Hanson

Camera 6 (rem):  Bob Cain

Video Tech 1:  Nathan Brock

Video Tech 2:  (Rem Ops)

Sound Tech 1:  Mark Foot

Sound Tech 2:  Rick Dickey

Hymn/PPT 1  John Bonson

Hymn/PPT 2:   Ken Stewart

  1. 7:30 Opening PowerPoint
  2. 8:00 Ordination Service PowerPoint

7:30 p.m. Opening of the 168th Session of the Memphis Annual Conference

and The Service of Ordination of Elders

 

Call to Order      Bishop Richard J. Wills, Jr. Presiding

Organization of Conference

Setting the Bar of the Conference      C. Wayne Fesmire, Conference Secretary

Hymn: 553 “And Are We Yet Alive

Questions for Ordinands      Bishop Richard J. Wills, Jr.

8:00 p.m. WORSHIP SERVICE      Bishop Richard J. Wills, Jr., Preacher

Celebrating the Ordained Ministry

Special Offering for Africa University Dream Farm

Carl Perkins Civic Center

 

Monday, June 4, 2007

Tech Crew Schedule

 
 
Not used for this event.

Presentation

 
 
Not used for this event.

7:30 a.m. Service of Holy Communion

Sponsored by Spiritual Formation Task Force

8:00-5:00 p.m. Conference Prayer Room

8:00 am - 10:30 am

 

Tech Crew Scheduled:

 

Producer: Cathy Farmer

Stage Mgr: David Reed

Team Coord:  Bill Lawson

Production Asst: Lisa Archer

Camera Dir Joey Reed

Camera 1:  Bob Bush

Camera 2:  Larry Woodruff

Camera 3:  Dick Pilbeam

Camera 4: 

Camera 5 (rem):  Joe Hanson

Camera 6 (rem):  Bob Cain

Video Tech 1:  Nathan Brock

Video Tech 2:  (Rem Ops)

Sound Tech 1:  Mark Foot

Sound Tech 2:  Rick Dickey

Hymn/PPT 1  John Bonson

Hymn/PPT 2:   Ken Stewart

  1. 8:00 Hymn PowerPoint
  2. 9:00 Commissioning Svc PowerPoint

8:00 a.m. Welcome

Organization of the Conference

Lay and Clergy Members

     C. Wayne Fesmire, Conference Secretary

Hymn: “O For a 1000 Tongues To Sing

Prayer: Scottie Brafford

Welcome & Introductions

    Joy Weathersbee, Host Superintendent

8:15 a.m. Board of Ordained Ministry      Barry Henson, Presiding

 

9:00 a.m. Commissioning & Retirement Recognition Service

Dan Voegeli, Board of Pensions

The Passing of the Mantle

Tech Crew Schedule

 
 
Not used for this event.

  1. 10:30 Interim Video PowerPoint
    Vital Churches

10:30 a.m.      Break

11:00 am - 12:00 Noon

 

Tech Crew Scheduled:

 

Producer: Cathy Farmer

Stage Mgr: David Reed

Team Coord:  Bill Lawson

Production Asst: Lisa Archer

Camera DirRonnie Peck

Camera 1:  Bob Bush

Camera 2:  Larry Woodruff

Camera 3:  Dick Pilbeam

Camera 4:  Joey Reed

Camera 5 (rem):  Joe Hanson

Camera 6 (rem):  Bob Cain

Video Tech 1:  Nathan Brock

Video Tech 2:  (Rem Ops)

Sound Tech 1:  Mark Foot

Sound Tech 2:  Rick Dickey

Hymn/PPT 1  John Bonson

Hymn/PPT 2:   Ken Stewart

  1. 11:00 Memorial Svc PowerPoint

11:00 a.m. Memorial Service Walter German,  Preacher  

12:00 Noon - 1:20 pm

 

Tech Crew Schedule

 
 
Not used for this event.

  1. 12:00 Interim Video PowerPoint
    Vital Churches

12:00 noon Adjourn for Lunch

Pension Luncheon First United Methodist Church, Jackson

 

1:20 pm - 3:45 pm

 

Tech Crew Scheduled:

 

Producer: Cathy Farmer

Stage Mgr: David Reed

Team Coord:  Bill Lawson

Production Asst: Lisa Archer

Camera DirRonnie Peck

Camera 1:  Bob Bush

Camera 2:  Larry Woodruff

Camera 3:  Dick Pilbeam

Camera 4:  Joey Reed

Camera 5 (rem):  Joe Hanson

Camera 6 (rem):  Bob Cain

Video Tech 1:  Nathan Brock

Video Tech 2:  (Rem Ops)

Sound Tech 1:  Mark Foot

Sound Tech 2:  Rick Dickey

Hymn/PPT 1  John Bonson

Hymn/PPT 2:   Ken Stewart

  1. 1:20 Gathering PowerPoint
  2. 1:45 Powerpoint for Bishop Wills State of Church address: Five Practices.
  3. 2:15 Task Force PowerPoint
  4. 2:45 PMT DVD

1:20 P.M. Gathering in Song

Prayer  Mark Locke

 

1:30 p.m. FIRST BALLOT

 

1:45 p.m. State of the Church            Bishop Richard J. Wills, Jr.

 

2:15 p.m. Introduction of report from Annual Conference Study Task Force

(discussion to follow on Tuesday) David Comperry

 

2:45 p.m. PMT/CFA Joint Report No. 1             Christy Smith/Jerry Severns

 

3:30 p.m. Conference Trustees      Patricia Hinshaw

 

 

3:45 pm - 4:00 pm

 

Tech Crew Schedule

 
 
Not used for this event.

  1. 3:45  Interim Video PowerPoint
    Vital Churches

3:45 p.m. Break

 

4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

 

Tech Crew Scheduled:

 

Producer: Cathy Farmer

Stage Mgr: David Reed

Team Coord:  Bill Lawson

Production Asst: Lisa Archer

Camera DirRonnie Peck

Camera 1:  Bob Bush

Camera 2:  Larry Woodruff

Camera 3:  Dick Pilbeam

Camera 4:  Joey Reed

Camera 5 (rem):  Joe Hanson

Camera 6 (rem):  Bob Cain

Video Tech 1:  Nathan Brock

Video Tech 2:  (Rem Ops)

Sound Tech 1:  Mark Foot

Sound Tech 2:  Rick Dickey

Hymn/PPT 1  John Bonson

Hymn/PPT 2:   

 

  1. 4:00  Gathering PowerPoint

4:00 p.m. Gathering in Song

Prayer  Mark Locke Sammy Tillman

 

4:10 p.m. Standing Rules Committee         Mark Whitlow

 

4:15 p.m. Board of Pensions       Dan Voegeli

 

4:30 p.m. Laity Address        Sandra Burnett

 

4:50 p.m. Cokesbury Presentation      Robert Persons

 

4:55 p.m. Equitable Compensation        Sky Lowe-McCracken

 

5:05 p.m. Clergy Wellness Commission        Ray Chandler

5:15 p.m.         Africa University                               Lloyd Rollins

5:20 p.m.         Conference Scouting Director         Philip Craig

5:25 p.m. Recognitions, Courtesies, Announcements    David Comperry

 

Tech Crew Schedule

 
 
Not used for this event.

  1. 5:30  Interim Video PowerPoint
    Vital Churches

5:30 p.m. Adjourn for Dinner

 

7:30 pm - 10:00 pm

 

Tech Crew Scheduled:

 

Producer: Cathy Farmer

Stage Mgr: David Reed

Team Coord:  Bill Lawson

Production Asst: Lisa Archer

Camera DirRonnie Peck

Camera 1:  Bob Bush

Camera 2:  Larry Woodruff

Camera 3:  Dick Pilbeam

Camera 4:  Joey Reed

Camera 5 (rem):  Joe Hanson

Camera 6 (rem):  Bob Cain

Video Tech 1:  Nathan Brock

Video Tech 2:  (Rem Ops)

Sound Tech 1:  Mark Foot

Sound Tech 2:  Rick Dickey

Hymn/PPT 1  John Bonson

Hymn/PPT 2:   

  1. 7:30 Worship Service PowerPoint

7:30 p.m. WORSHIP SERVICE      Bishop James E. Swanson, Sr., preacher

Special Offering

Memphis Conference agencies

Reelfoot Rural Ministries, Hannah’s Hope,

Western Kentucky United Methodist Family Services,

Lakeshore Assembly, United Methodist

Neighborhood Centers of Memphis

 

Tuesday, June 5, 2007

Tech Crew Schedule

 
 
Not used for this event.

Presentation

 
 
Not used for this event.

7:30 a.m.       Service of Holy Communion              
        Sponsored by the Spiritual Formation Task Force

 

8:00-5:00p.m.   Conference Prayer Room

8:00 am - 9:55 am

 

Tech Crew Scheduled:

 

Producer: Cathy Farmer

Stage Mgr: David Reed

Team Coord:  Bill Lawson

Production Asst: Lisa Archer

Camera Dir Joey Reed

Camera 1:  Bob Bush

Camera 2:  Larry Woodruff

Camera 3:  Dick Pilbeam

Camera 4: 

Camera 5 (rem):  Joe Hanson

Camera 6 (rem):  Bob Cain

Video Tech 1:  Nathan Brock

Video Tech 2:  (Rem Ops)

Sound Tech 1:  Mark Foot

Sound Tech 2:  Rick Dickey

Hymn/PPT 1  John Bonson

Hymn/PPT 2:   Ken Stewart

  1. 8:00  Gathering PowerPoint
  2. 8:10  Task Force PowerPoint (Available in case it is needed)

8:00 a.m. Gathering in Song Mark Locke

Prayer  Barbara Garcia

 

8:10 a.m. Conference business

 

8:25 a.m. Annual Conference Study Task Force Report Discussion  David Comperry

 

Tech Crew Schedule

 
 
Not used for this event.

  1. 9:55  Vital Churches

9:55 a.m. Break

 

10:10 am - 12:00 Noon

 

Tech Crew Scheduled:

 

Producer: Cathy Farmer

Stage Mgr: David Reed

Team Coord:  Bill Lawson

Production Asst: Lisa Archer

Camera DirRonnie Peck

Camera 1:  Bob Bush

Camera 2:  Larry Woodruff

Camera 3:  Dick Pilbeam

Camera 4:  Joey Reed

Camera 5 (rem):  Joe Hanson

Camera 6 (rem):  Bob Cain

Video Tech 1:  Nathan Brock

Video Tech 2:  (Rem Ops)

Sound Tech 1:  Mark Foot

Sound Tech 2:  Rick Dickey

Hymn/PPT 1  John Bonson

Hymn/PPT 2:   Ken Stewart

  1. 10:10  Gathering PowerPoint

10:10 a.m. Gathering in Song  Mark Locke

Prayer  Ernestine Ramey

 

10:20 a.m. Bible Study      Dr. W. Waite Willis Jr.

 

11:20 a.m. Committee on Resolutions       Sandra Burnett

 

11:50 a.m. Recognitions, Courtesies, Announcements  David Comperry

Tech Crew Schedule

 
 
Not used for this event.

  1. 12:00  Interim Video PowerPoint
    Vital Churches

12:00 noon      Adjourn for Lunch

1:25 pm - 3:10 pm

 

Tech Crew Scheduled:

 

Producer: Cathy Farmer

Stage Mgr: David Reed

Team Coord:  Bill Lawson

Production Asst: Lisa Archer

Camera DirRonnie Peck

Camera 1:  Bob Bush

Camera 2:  Larry Woodruff

Camera 3:  Dick Pilbeam

Camera 4:  Joey Reed

Camera 5 (rem):  Joe Hanson

Camera 6 (rem):  Bob Cain

Video Tech 1:  Nathan Brock

Video Tech 2:  (Rem Ops)

Sound Tech 1:  Mark Foot

Sound Tech 2:  Rick Dickey

Hymn/PPT 1  John Bonson

Hymn/PPT 2:   Ken Stewart

  1. 1:25 Gathering PowerPoint
  2. 1:35  CD Deacon’s Celebration (plus script) for Scottie Brafford PPT
  3. 2:15  Wesley Senior Ministries Foundation for Selena Henson PPT

1:25 p.m. Gathering in Song  Mark Locke

Prayer   Rebekah Jordan

 

1:35 p.m. Celebration of Deacons, Deaconesses, Diaconal Ministers

Scottie Brafford

 

1:50 p.m.

Report of District Superintendents          John Holt

2:00-5:00 p.m. Youth Mission Project

 

2:15 p.m. Wesley Senior Ministries/Wesley Senior Ministries Foundation

Larry Kaler/Selena Henson

 

2:25 p.m. Church Development Committee Report      Joe Moseley

 

2:50 p.m. Nashville Area Foundation      Vin Walkup

 

3:00 p.m. Conference Youth Council       Ashley Faulkner

Tech Crew Schedule

 
 
Not used for this event.

Presentation

 
 
Not used for this event.

 

3:10 p.m. Break

 

3:25 pm - 5:30 pm

 

Tech Crew Scheduled:

 

Producer: Cathy Farmer

Stage Mgr: David Reed

Team Coord:  Bill Lawson

Production Asst: Lisa Archer

Camera DirRonnie Peck

Camera 1:  Bob Bush

Camera 2:  Larry Woodruff

Camera 3:  Dick Pilbeam

Camera 4:  Joey Reed

Camera 5 (rem):  Joe Hanson

Camera 6 (rem):  Bob Cain

Video Tech 1:  Nathan Brock

Video Tech 2:  (Rem Ops)

Sound Tech 1:  Mark Foot

Sound Tech 2:  Rick Dickey

Hymn/PPT 1  John Bonson

Hymn/PPT 2:   

  1. 3:25  Gathering PowerPoint
  2. 3:35  DVD, CD (PPT and script) Methodist Health Systems
  3. 3:55  UMM DVD - David Reed
  4. 4:05  UMW DVD for Beth Brown’s report
  5. 4:25 Lakeshore slides/script for Gary Lawson
  6. 4:35 DVD 2 Segments for Barbara Garcia celebration during report of Episcopacy Committee

3:25 p.m. Gathering in Song  Mark Locke

Prayer   Beth Brown

 

3:35 p.m. Methodist Health Systems      Gary Shorb

 

3:55 p.m. United Methodist Men       Dick Pilbeam

 

4:05 p.m. United Methodist Women       Beth Brown

 

4:15 p.m. United Methodist Neighborhood Centers       Becky Foote

 

4:25 p.m. Lakeshore       Gary Lawson

 

4:35 p.m. Committee on the Episcopacy       Richard Clark

 

5:00 p.m. Evangelism Report       Bill Bouknight

Tech Crew Schedule

 
 
Not used for this event.

  1. 5:30 Interim Video PowerPoint
    Vital Churches

5:30 p.m. Adjourn for Dinner

 

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

 

Tech Crew Scheduled:

 

Producer: Cathy Farmer

Stage Mgr: David Reed

Team Coord:  Bill Lawson

Production Asst: Lisa Archer

Camera DirRonnie Peck

Camera 1:  Bob Bush

Camera 2:  Larry Woodruff

Camera 3:  Dick Pilbeam

Camera 4:  Joey Reed

Camera 5 (rem):  Joe Hanson

Camera 6 (rem):  Bob Cain

Video Tech 1:  Nathan Brock

Video Tech 2:  (Rem Ops)

Sound Tech 1:  Mark Foot

Sound Tech 2:  Rick Dickey

Hymn/PPT 1  John Bonson

Hymn/PPT 2:   

  1. 7:30  Worship Presentation
  2. 7:30 CD (PPT slides) not yet produced on Media Shout Youth Worship Service

     

 

  7:30 p.m. WORSHIP SERVICE       Bishop James E. Swanson, Sr.

Special Offering

Memphis Conference agencies

Reelfoot Rural Ministries, Hannah’s Hope, Western Kentucky United Methodist Family

Services, Lakeshore Assembly, United Methodist Neighborhood Centers of Memphis

9:00 pm - 11:00 pm