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General Conference 2008: Video Archives

Friday, May 2

  • Daily Delegate
    John Bishop: "It'll get our denomination off to a good start."
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  • Health Booth
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  • A Visit to the Advance Booth
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  • Morning Sermon
    Bishop Hope Morgan Ward: "The Future That God Is Giving Us."
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  • Morning Worship
    "Jesus is a Rock" performed by The Festival Choir of Christ United Methodist Church, Sugar Land, Texas
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Thursday, May 1

  • A Visit to the Prayer Room
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  • Bill Gates, Sr.
    "You are demonstrating how powerful partnership is in this fight."
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  • Daily Delegate
    J.J. Whitney: "It felt like a positive note at the end of the day."
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  • Holy Witness Floor Demonstration Excerpt
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  • Witness
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  • Morning Sermon
    Bishop Hee-Soo Jung: "Jesus remember me."
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  • Morning Worship
    "Precious Lord, Take My Hand" performed by Grace Notes of First United Methodist Church of Plano, Texas; "How Great Thou Art" performed by Christ United Methodist Church of the Deaf Choir of Baltimore, Maryland
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Wednesday, April 30

  • Daily Delegate
    The Rev. Felicisimo Cao: "I have been transformed and empowered."
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  • United Methodist Men
    The Rev. David Adams: "We will partner with congregations."
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  • Africa University Celebration
    The Rev. Betty Nasau Kazadi: "Africa University is providing exceptional training."
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  • Table From Katrina Trees
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  • Human Race Machine
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  • Shoes Show War Losses
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  • Morning Worship
    Africa University Choir of Mutare, Zimbabwe, Africa
    The Spiritual Image of South Hayward UMC of Hayward, California
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  • Morning Sermon
    Bishop Violet Fisher: "Jesus was on an anti-racism campaign."
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Tuesday, April 29

  • Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
    "The unexpected unfolds before our eyes."
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  • Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
    "We need the church now."
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  • Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
    "The church has been a leader."
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  • Daily Delegate
    Devin Mauney: "We have been amending like crazy."
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  • Higher Education Night
    Bill Luckey: "The education we offer... is distinctive."
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  • Higher Education Night
    Student Choir performs "Wade in the Water"
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  • Morning Worship
    "Oh, Jehova, Cuan Grande es tu Nombre" by Unidos en Cristo of Colombia, South America; "Tree of Life" by Church of the Resurrection Choir and Orchestra of Leawood, Kansas
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  • Morning Sermon
    Bishop Mark Hanson: "Are we rooted or rootless?"
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Monday, April 28

  • Ugandan Children's Choir
    "Jesus is a Friend of Mine"
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  • Ugandan Children's Choir
    Bishop Mike Watson: "This is the living embodiment of the hope for the future."
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  • Ugandan Children's Choir
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  • Today's Voice: Chan Gillham
    "The Holy Spirit is sustaining us."
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  • Advance 60th Anniversary
    Janet Bio: "The rebels destroyed everything."
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  • Advance 60th Anniversary
    Justa Mamani: "My dream was for my children."
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  • Advance 60th Anniversary
    Kissy Hospital, Sierra Leone
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  • Advance 60th Anniversary
    Women’s Enrichment Program, Bolivia
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  • Katrina Report
    "Brokeness to Wholeness
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  • Morning Worship
    "This Light" by Elevate Band of Clanton, Alabama; Chikara Taiko Drummers of Los Angeles, California
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  • Morning Sermon
    Bishop Lyght: "Keep the bread fresh. Someone is knocking at the door."
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Sunday, April 27

  • Today's Voice: MeOsha Bell
    "It really shows the inclusiveness of what we have in the United Methodist Church."
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  • New Episcopal Leaders
    Bishop Huie: "I am delighted to pass this gavel..."
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  • Sunday Morning Worship
    "Amazing Grace" by Oklahoma Indian Missionary Children's Choir; "Awake My Heart" by Trinity UMC Arlington, TX
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  • Sunday Morning Sermon
    Bishop Minerva Carcano: "Jesus Christ is that hope beyond ourselves."
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Saturday, April 26

  • Nothing But Nets Game
    Bishop Thomas Bickerton: "There are no losers."
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  • Ethics Panel
    Ralph Oduor: "I am deeply troubled."
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  • Nothing But Nets Skit
    Children in the Hope for Africa Choir
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  • Daily Wrapup
    Anthony Carmichael: "It was defeated...I was not happy."
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  • Central Conference Pension Initiative
    Bishop Nkulu Ntanda Ntambo: "Thank you for your servant hearts."
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  • Central Conference Pension Initiative
    Bishop John G. Innis: "This system is working!"
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  • Rural Life Celebration
    The Rev. Ed Kyle: "You can nurture seeds of hope."
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  • Morning Worship: United Methodist Seminary Schools Choir
    "What Does the Lord Require of You?"
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  • Morning Sermon: Bishop Hutchinson
    "That there is more."
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Friday, April 25

  • The Rev.Kate Ndalamba Kasongo
    "We can work together and support one another."
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  • The Rev. Walter Coleman
    "Sanctuary was a gift... which we humbly accepted."
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  • The Rev. David Farley
    "I want you to know about Jonathan."
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  • Nothing But Nets Celebration
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  • Bishop Thomas Bickerton
    "What could the General Conference ...do on World Malaria Day?"
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  • Morning Worship: Bishop Machado
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Thursday, April 24

  • GCFA Report
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  • Young People's Address: Kira Volkova
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  • Young People's Address: Annie Arnoldy
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  • Young People's Address: Andrew Craig
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  • Young People's Address: Rebecca Farnum
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  • Young People's Address: Matt Lockett
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  • Young People's Address: Jason Rathod
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  • Connectional Table
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  • Laity Address
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  • Sarah Kim
    "I feel I'm really a renewed (United) Methodist."
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  • Roger Hobson:
    "Four years from now we will say we have grown spiritually and transformed lives."
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  • Today at General Conference
    "The messages were inspiring and challenging."
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  • General Secretaries: Four Areas Of Focus
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  • Bishop Bruce Ough: Seven Vision Pathways
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  • Episcopal Address: Bishop Sharon Brown Christopher
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Wednesday, April 23

  • Opening Worship Performance
    "The Day is Coming"
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  • Bishop Janice Huie
    “What an extraordinary gathering.”
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  • Bishop Gregory Palmer
    "…your future with hope."
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  • Nothing But Sweat: The Rev. Vincent Harris on the problem of malaria in Africa
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  • Nothing But Sweat: The Rev. Bill Webb on the importance of Nothing But Nets
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  • Nothing But Sweat: Bishop Janice Riggle Huie on uses of the money raised
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