Randall Miller, long-time leader in the UMC, has posted this announcement:
United Methodist Friends,
A small group of us have developed some principles to guide the conversations about what comes next for our Church.
We mean this statement of principles to serve as conversations starters between LGBTQ folks and those intending to stand with us as allies — as well as the minimal requirements for any path forward. Please read them and if you’re so inclined, sign them, and then push for them.
Initial signatories:
Methodist Federation for Social Action
Reconciling Ministries Network
Western Methodist Justice Movement
Uniting Methodists
Mainstream UMC
The Michigan Coalition for a New Methodism
United Methodists for Kairos Response
The United Methodist Association of Retired Clergy