{"id":3004,"date":"2018-10-30T09:14:29","date_gmt":"2018-10-30T14:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/?p=3004"},"modified":"2018-10-30T09:14:29","modified_gmt":"2018-10-30T14:14:29","slug":"golden-west-conference-quadrennial-report-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/2018\/10\/30\/golden-west-conference-quadrennial-report-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Golden West Conference Quadrennial Report 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Bishop J. Talmadge Gardner<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I was honored to serve Bishop Tom, Teresa, Kaitlin, and Olivia Murray and the members of the Golden West Conference (GWC) as their presiding officer on Saturday, October 6, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>The 70th anniversary session of the Golden West Conference was hosted at the Doubletree Hotel in Torrance, California.\u00a0 With this being an election year, there was a full house.<\/p>\n<p>In a meeting with the members of the Golden West Conference Executive Council on Friday evening, I presented them with the following recommendation\/motion pursuant to the election of conference officials namely, Conference Superintendent Murray:<\/p>\n<p>MOTION ADOPTED:\u00a0\u201cDue to the extenuating circumstances regarding his recent election as President of Southwestern Christian University, the EC COB is recommending that the Golden West Conference, in session, give consideration to re-electing Dr. Tom Murray to serve as Conference Superintendent of the Golden West Conference for the period of one year (first year of a four-year term).\u00a0 During this time frame, Bishop Murray will lead the Conference in a strategic planning process that would better prepare the Golden West Conference for the future and a planned transition.\u00a0 The remaining Council positions would be elected as proposed.\u00a0 This motion is contingent on Dr. Murray\u2019s consent to submit his name for nomination.\u201d\u00a0&#8211; \u00a0<em>Executive Committee of the Council of Bishops (EC COB)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Following their discussion regarding the EC COB\u2019s recommendation\/motion, the GWC Executive Council adopted the following motion which was recorded in the Minutes for October 1, 2018:<\/p>\n<p>MOTION ADOPTED: \u201cThe Golden West Conference Executive Council unanimously affirms the recommendation of the Executive Committee of the Council of Bishops that the Golden West Conference, in session, give consideration to re-electing Dr. Tom Murray to serve as Conference Superintendent of the Golden West Conference for the period of one-year contingent on Dr. Murray\u2019s consent to submit his name for nomination.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the Saturday business session, the conference reduced the size of its executive council from seven to five members. The following persons were elected to serve:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Conference Superintendent, Bishop Tom L. Murray (by acclamation)<\/li>\n<li>Assistant Conference Superintendent, Rev. Bill Kenedy<\/li>\n<li>Conference Secretary\/Treasurer, Rev. Paula Raines<\/li>\n<li>Conference Executive Council Member-at-Large, Rev. David Lopez<\/li>\n<li>Conference Executive Council Member-at-Large, Rev. Bill Woods<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Clergy credentials were issued as follows:<\/p>\n<p><em>Ordination (1) \u2013 <\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rev. Ernest McNair<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Memoirs Report was presented by Rev. Bill Kenedy.<strong>\u00a0 <\/strong>It lovingly memorialized the life and ministry legacies of the following clergy members that had gone on to be with the Lord over the course of the past quadrennium:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rev. Pat Lackey<\/li>\n<li>Rev. Cathryn Shipley<\/li>\n<li>Rev. David Morales<\/li>\n<li>Rev. Maria Mata<\/li>\n<li>Rev. Jim Hedge<\/li>\n<li>Rev. Carol Demery<\/li>\n<li>Rev. Carlene Tucker<\/li>\n<li>Rev. Pat Crane<\/li>\n<li>Rev. James R. Pennington<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I was privileged to recognize Rev. Stephen Hanscom, vice president for lending services, IPHC Extension Loan Fund (ELF), as an honored guest attendee. The ELF has become a very supportive ministry resource\/partner with the Golden West Conference during Bishop Murray\u2019s tenure as conference superintendent.<\/p>\n<p>The transformation that has taken place in the Golden West Conference over the course of the past seven years is significant.\u00a0 The members of the conference, particularly its pastors\/ministers, commented about the unbiased pastoral\/shepherding support that Bishop Murray has given them.<\/p>\n<p>I know that Bishop Murray covets our prayer support as he leads the conference in a strategic planning process as they envision their future.\u00a0 His family also covets our prayer support as they relocate from Los Angeles, California, to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to begin their service at Southwestern Christian University &#8211; in particular, remember Kaitlin (10) and Olivia (6).<\/p>\n<p>Our family members in the Golden West Conference are wonderful and loving people.\u00a0 I am always honored to serve them in any capacity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"excerpt","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":855,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":"","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":[1],"tags":[106,593,592,554],"class_list":{"0":"post-3004","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-general","8":"tag-bishop-j-talmadge-gardner","9":"tag-bishop-tom-murray","10":"tag-golden-west-conference","11":"tag-quadrennial-conference","12":"entry"},"title_es":"Informe Cuatrienal de la Conferencia Golden West 2018","content_es":"<strong>El obispo J. Talmadge Gardner<\/strong> tuve el honor de servir a los obispos Tom, Teresa, Kaitlin y Olivia Murray y a los miembros de la Conferencia Golden West (GWC) como su oficial presidente el s\u00e1bado 6 de octubre de 2018. La sesi\u00f3n del 70 aniversario de la West Conference se celebr\u00f3 en el Hotel Doubletree en Torrance, California. Con esto siendo un a\u00f1o electoral, hab\u00eda una casa llena. En una reuni\u00f3n con los miembros del Consejo Ejecutivo de la Conferencia Golden West el viernes por la noche, les present\u00e9 la siguiente recomendaci\u00f3n \/ moci\u00f3n conforme a la elecci\u00f3n de los funcionarios de la conferencia, a saber, el Superintendente de la Conferencia Murray: MOVIMIENTO ADOPTADO: \"Debido a las circunstancias atenuantes relacionadas con su En la reciente elecci\u00f3n como presidente de Southwestern Christian University, la COB de la CE recomienda que la Conferencia Golden West, en sesi\u00f3n, considere la posibilidad de reelegir al Dr. Tom Murray para que act\u00fae como Superintendente de la Conferencia Golden West por un per\u00edodo de un a\u00f1o ( primer a\u00f1o de un mandato de cuatro a\u00f1os). Durante este per\u00edodo de tiempo, el obispo Murray liderar\u00e1 la Conferencia en un proceso de planificaci\u00f3n estrat\u00e9gica que preparar\u00e1 mejor la Conferencia Golden West para el futuro y una transici\u00f3n planificada. Las posiciones restantes del Consejo ser\u00edan elegidas seg\u00fan lo propuesto. Esta moci\u00f3n est\u00e1 supeditada al consentimiento del Dr. Murray para presentar su nombre para la nominaci\u00f3n. \u201d- <em>Comit\u00e9 Ejecutivo del Consejo de Obispos (EC COB)<\/em> <em>\u00a0<\/em> Tras su discusi\u00f3n sobre la recomendaci\u00f3n \/ moci\u00f3n de la COB de la CE, el Consejo Ejecutivo de GWC adopt\u00f3 la siguiente moci\u00f3n que se registr\u00f3 en el Acta del 1 de octubre de 2018: MOVIMIENTO ADOPTADO: \u201cEl Consejo Ejecutivo de la Conferencia Golden West afirma un\u00e1nimemente la recomendaci\u00f3n del Comit\u00e9 Ejecutivo de el Consejo de Obispos que la Conferencia Golden West, en sesi\u00f3n, considera reelegir al Dr. Tom Murray para servir como Superintendente de la Conferencia Golden West por el per\u00edodo de un a\u00f1o de contingencia en el consentimiento del Dr. Murray para presentar su nombre para la nominaci\u00f3n. \u201dEn la sesi\u00f3n de negocios del s\u00e1bado, la conferencia redujo el tama\u00f1o de su consejo ejecutivo de siete a cinco miembros. Las siguientes personas fueron elegidas para servir:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Superintendente de la Conferencia, Obispo Tom L. Murray (por aclamaci\u00f3n)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Asistente del Superintendente de la Conferencia, el Rev. Bill Kenedy<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Secretaria de la Conferencia \/ Tesorera, Rev. Paula Raines<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Miembro del Consejo Ejecutivo de la Conferencia, Rev. David Lopez<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Miembro del Consejo Ejecutivo de la Conferencia, Rev. Bill Woods<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nLas credenciales del clero fueron emitidas de la siguiente manera: <em>Ordenaci\u00f3n (1) -<\/em>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Rev. Ernest McNair<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nEl Informe de Memorias fue presentado por el Reverendo Bill Kenedy. <strong>\u00a0 <\/strong> Conmemor\u00f3 con mucho cari\u00f1o los legados de vida y ministerio de los siguientes miembros del clero que hab\u00edan ido a estar con el Se\u00f1or en el transcurso del \u00faltimo cuadrienio:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Rev. Pat Lackey<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Rev. Cathryn Shipley<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Rev. David Morales<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Rev. Maria Mata<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Reverendo Jim Hedge<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Rev. Carol Demery<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Rev. Carlene Tucker<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Rev. Pat Crane<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Reverendo James R. Pennington<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nTuve el privilegio de reconocer al Rev. Stephen Hanscom, vicepresidente de servicios de pr\u00e9stamos, Fondo de Pr\u00e9stamos de Extensi\u00f3n (ELF) de la IPHC, como un invitado de honor. El ELF se ha convertido en un recurso \/ socio ministerial muy solidario con la Conferencia Golden West durante el mandato del Obispo Murray como superintendente de la conferencia. La transformaci\u00f3n que ha tenido lugar en la Conferencia Golden West a lo largo de los \u00faltimos siete a\u00f1os es significativa. Los miembros de la conferencia, particularmente sus pastores \/ ministros, comentaron sobre el apoyo imparcial pastoral \/ pastoril que el Obispo Murray les ha dado. S\u00e9 que el obispo Murray codicia nuestro apoyo a la oraci\u00f3n mientras dirige la conferencia en un proceso de planificaci\u00f3n estrat\u00e9gica mientras ellos visualizan su futuro. Su familia tambi\u00e9n anhela nuestro apoyo de oraci\u00f3n cuando se mudan de Los \u00c1ngeles, California, a Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, para comenzar su servicio en la Southwestern Christian University; en particular, recuerden Kaitlin (10) y Olivia (6). Nuestros miembros de la familia en la Conferencia Golden West son personas maravillosas y amorosas. Siempre me siento honrado de servirlos en cualquier capacidad.","author_name":"","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/05\/2016-Conference-Recap-Graphic-2.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb62Bx-Ms","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3004","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3004"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3004\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/855"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3004"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3004"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3004"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}