{"id":21090,"date":"2020-06-11T17:26:51","date_gmt":"2020-06-12T00:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/?p=21090"},"modified":"2020-06-11T17:26:56","modified_gmt":"2020-06-12T00:26:56","slug":"virtual-sessions-honor-clergy-work-ahead-in-gnw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/virtual-sessions-honor-clergy-work-ahead-in-gnw\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtual sessions honor clergy, work ahead in GNW"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap dropcapp3\">Amid the\npandemics of COVID-19 and racism, clergy across the Greater Northwest Area\ngathered together virtually this week in lament for the state of our world.\nThey also renewed their commitment to serve churches and communities of the\nAlaska, Oregon-Idaho, and Pacific Northwest Conferences and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Virtual clergy sessions were held in each of the three conferences\non Tuesday and Wednesday, where clergy conducted, among other things, the\nbusiness of reviewing their standing within their conferences, welcoming into\nthe fold provisional elders and deacons along with deacons and elders in full\nconnection within The United Methodist Church.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In total, 21 people became provisional or full members with\noverwhelming approval from their clergy colleagues on Wednesday. Similar\napproval was given to those licensed as local pastors, and to a number of\ntransfers in membership from other annual conferences and denominations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Greater Northwest Episcopal Area Bishop Elaine JW Stanovsky assured those who were to be commissioned and ordained during this year\u2019s shared annual conference (which was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic) that they will be honored in the traditional worship service of laying-on-of-hands when the GNW Area gathers for Annual Conference in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"21091\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/virtual-sessions-honor-clergy-work-ahead-in-gnw\/ric-shewell-ordination\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greaternw.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ric-shewell-ordination.jpg?fit=1440%2C1609&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1440,1609\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ric shewell ordination\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Rev. Ric Shewell, pastor at Christ UMC Cedar Mill in west Portland, dressed up &amp;#8211; kinda &amp;#8211; for clergy session where he was voted into the Oregon-Idaho Conference as an elder in full connection.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greaternw.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ric-shewell-ordination.jpg?fit=696%2C778&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greaternw.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ric-shewell-ordination.jpg?resize=405%2C453&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21091\" width=\"405\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greaternw.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ric-shewell-ordination.jpg?resize=916%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 916w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greaternw.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ric-shewell-ordination.jpg?resize=268%2C300&amp;ssl=1 268w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greaternw.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ric-shewell-ordination.jpg?resize=768%2C858&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greaternw.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ric-shewell-ordination.jpg?resize=1375%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1375w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greaternw.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ric-shewell-ordination.jpg?resize=696%2C778&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greaternw.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ric-shewell-ordination.jpg?resize=1068%2C1193&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greaternw.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ric-shewell-ordination.jpg?resize=376%2C420&amp;ssl=1 376w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greaternw.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ric-shewell-ordination.jpg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 405px) 100vw, 405px\" \/><figcaption>Rev. Ric Shewell, pastor at Christ UMC Cedar Mill in west Portland, dressed up &#8211; kinda &#8211; for clergy session where he was voted into the Oregon-Idaho Conference as an elder in full connection.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Rev. Ric Shewell, elected as an elder in full connection in the\nOregon-Idaho Conference on Wednesday, said he was mildly disappointed when he\nfirst learned there wouldn\u2019t be ordination this year, but it pales in\ncomparison to what the rest of the world is experiencing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFirst, I\u2019m healthy and I\u2019m privileged,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Though his election was done virtually, Shewell dressed up for the\noccasion \u2013 kinda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He wore a dress shirt, tie, and suit jacket paired with jogging pants and sandals while he sat outside his home in west Portland waiting to make his theological statement via the Zoom webinar and then waiting for his colleagues to approve his elder status. He currently serves Christ United Methodist Church Cedar Mill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m so thankful for all my friends and colleagues who made it\nfeel special, even though I was sitting in my backyard with my dog,\u201d Shewell\nsaid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although she, too, is missing the piece of being surrounded by\nfriends and family as she moves into her role as a deacon in full membership\nwith the Pacific Northwest Conference, Kristin Joyner thinks the virtual clergy\nsession had its benefits, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI was thinking \u2018this is saving us so much money that can be used\nfor ministry,\u2019\u201d said Joyner, whose primary appoint is as director of community\nengagement at Bothell United Methodist Church. \u201cLet\u2019s use the money to spread\nthe gospel.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As she waited for her clergy colleagues to vote on her full\nmembership on Wednesday, Joyner sat in her home with her laptop, snacks and\nwater bottle, with her two dogs snuggled in next to her. Putting an ordination\nceremony on hold won\u2019t hold her back from ministry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI believe God has ordained me to do this work,\u201d she said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Alaska Conference Clergy Session operates differently. Because it is a Missionary Conference the clergy serving in Alaska are members of other conferences and there is no vote to approve persons for provisional or full membership in the conference. Instead, the clergy session becomes a time to focus on current issues faced by clergy and their churches, to share major joys and concerns, and to celebrate the ministry of those who are leaving the conference and those who are joining.<br> <br>Time was spent addressing current restrictions on in-person worship and church life, giving clergy time to raise their concerns and hear from Bishop Elaine Stanovsky and Superintendent, Rev. Carlo Rapanut. There was also a discussion of the systemic racism and the church\u2019s role in addressing that in the framework of a \u201cReaffirmation of the Baptismal Covenant\u201d that the clergy of the Alaska Conference confessed their sin and affirmed their calling to renounce evil. This was all led by people of color who are serving in the conference; a statement on the role of people of color in ministry and a reminder of the voices that need to be heard as the church confronts the racism of its past and present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Candidate voted into provisional membership as a deacon<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Sonya Davis, Pacific Northwest Conference<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Candidates voted into provisional membership as elders and their respective conferences<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Drew Frisbie, Pacific Northwest Conference<\/li><li>Kalina Malua Katoa, Oregon-Idaho Conference<\/li><li>Thomas Orquiza-Renardo, Oregon-Idaho Conference<\/li><li>MiKyung Mia Park, Oregon-Idaho Conference<\/li><li>Jayde Rasband, Oregon-Idaho Conference<\/li><li>Gigi Siekkinen, Oregon-Idaho Conference<\/li><li>Fungalei Taufoou, Oregon-Idaho Conference<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Provisional deacons elected into full membership and their respective conferences<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Mark Hearn, Pacific Northwest Conference<\/li><li>Kristin Joyner, Pacific Northwest Conference <\/li><li>Jeney Park-Hearn, Pacific Northwest Conference<\/li><li>Jennifer Willison Hirst, Oregon-Idaho Conference<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Provisional elders elected into full membership and their respective conferences<\/strong>:<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Laura Baumgartner, Pacific Northwest Conference<\/li><li>Pam Brokaw, Pacific Northwest Conference<\/li><li>Emily Carroll, Pacific Northwest Conference<\/li><li>Dione Corsilles, Pacific Northwest Conference<\/li><li>Dylan Hyun, Oregon-Idaho Conference<\/li><li>*Daniel Miranda, Pacific Northwest Conference<\/li><li>Amanda Nicol, Pacific Northwest Conference<\/li><li>Richard Shewell, Oregon-Idaho Conference<\/li><li>Zachary Taylor, Pacific Northwest Conference<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The clergy sessions also voted to approve the retirement of\nmembers who have faithfully answered the call to ministry across the northwest\nand around the world. It also paused to remember the legacy of service given by\nthose members who passed away since gathering in 2019.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Annual Conferences will likely have additional opportunities to acknowledge all of these transitions when they gather to engage essential business in the fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <em>*Miranda was elected in as a full member from another denomination, American Baptist<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virtual clergy sessions welcomed 21 candidates into new roles within the life of the Greater NW Area, among other things.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":21100,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,64,16],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-21090","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-alaska-conference","8":"category-news","9":"category-pacific-northwest-conference"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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