Here is a comparison between the Indianapolis Plan and the Bard Jones Plan, by Frank Holbrook, a retired attorney and first-time delegate to GC2020 from the Memphis Conference, where he serves as conference president of United Methodist Men and also serves on the Episcopacy Committee. An excerpt:
This post is my first look at some of the ways the Indy Plan differs from the Bard Jones Plan (“BJP”).
I’ll begin by noting that both plans advance the dialogue concerning potential separation. In fairness, it should also be emphasized that the Indianapolis Group released its work to encourage discussion and critique. It’s clearly a draft plan. Releasing a draft truly encourages a good process because it allows the framers of the plan to get feedback and make necessary additions and adjustments. This post discusses some of the differences between the Indy Plan and BJP.
DIFFERENCE ONE – THE DEGREE OF SEPARATION
When comparing the BJP and the Indy Plan one must begin at the fundamental difference between the two plans. Both plans agree that there must be separation, their fundamental difference is how much distance to put between the freshly minted new expressions. [Read his full article]