Sermon Tone Analysis
Overall tone of the sermon
This automated analysis scores the text on the likely presence of emotional, language, and social tones. There are no right or wrong scores; this is just an indication of tones readers or listeners may pick up from the text.
A score of 0.5 or higher indicates the tone is likely present.
Emotion Tone
Anger
0.14UNLIKELY
Disgust
0.11UNLIKELY
Fear
0.11UNLIKELY
Joy
0.57LIKELY
Sadness
0.56LIKELY
Language Tone
Analytical
0.69LIKELY
Confident
0UNLIKELY
Tentative
0.66LIKELY
Social Tone
Openness
0.54LIKELY
Conscientiousness
0.76LIKELY
Extraversion
0.89LIKELY
Agreeableness
0.8LIKELY
Emotional Range
0.72LIKELY
Tone of specific sentences
Tones
Emotion
Language
Social Tendencies
Anger
< .5
.5 - .6
.6 - .7
.7 - .8
.8 - .9
> .9
Highlights
Options
One Board or church conference?
go through conf process or challenge
make an offer of 2x apportionments?
just change articles of incorp and dare to sue?
Status of trust clause
Or, I disaffiliate and start something new?
Traditional Pastors Zoom Meeting 7-20-22
Wednesday, July 20, 2022
10:02 AM
Ryan Barnett Also Leah ?
Gregory
Big time leader 17 churches have voted to disaffiliate in central texas
All but one going global 80-90 churches will choose global by middle of August Roughly a third of central texas conf disaffiliating.
Roughly half of central texas churches will be out before 2023.
Texas has more than 200 churches underway in disaffiliation
Something around 60% will have left by end of 2023.
NWT - all but 10 or 12 will be in GMC by end of 2023.
North Texas and Rio Texas share similar challenges.
North Texas is openly hostile.
Immediate repurcussions for even discussing Convening conference of GMC will be fall of '23 or spring '24
Potentially three conferences
East Tx, Louisiana Central Tx, Ok Western TX, New Mexico Provisional (?) Elders oversee no more than 12 charges.
Band meeting idea Appointive contact also… Also discipleship structures Annual conference will look something like New Room!
Amen! Step #1 - decide you are leaving
By 2024 - traditional coalition that has maintained traditional doctrines are leaving Protocol is dead Know reality Ryan's council is that now is the time.
Going to get harder, not easier Step #2 - Band together - stay together.
Step #3 - Decide.
We are Leaving.
May not know how, how much cost, how work out.
Three ways to leave denomination in Texas
By disaffiliating - formal process established by conference
2/3 majority vote, etc Blue Ridge Model
Just leave and wait to see if conference sues you Blue Ridge Model but offering legal financial settlement to conference at amount of choosing Costs
Apportionments - 2 years of unpaid apportionments Pension Number
Market value of pension liability Not held in perpetuity, not designated, etc. Lobbied hard against westpath's formula on exiting
For every clergy that leaves…conference can choose 7k x years of service against liability Good case law from Texas Supreme Court
Trustees of SMU voted to schism from UMC. Governance and control of property.
County judge in Dallas county ruled in favor of SMU.
SCJ has appealed that ruling.
Appeal has been heard…waiting for ruling.
Should come out anytime.
Blue Ridge in Colin County tried to exit and stonewalled by NT Conference.
They held a church meeting and voted to leave UMC.
Hired an attorney to change articles of incorporation, which they did.
NT Conference sued Blue Ridge.
Mike McKee was a defendant in SMU case and plaintiff for Blue Ridge UMC. District judge awarded summary judgment to Blue Ridge on pretty much all counts.
Read own articles of incorporation and our own deeds.
If our articles of incorporation say we're just a church, etc, texas law will support.
Ryan is not an attorney!
Ryan has an attorney we could use… They were willing to pay the apportionment part…not the pension costs… Some churches not doing a big church vote…don't want to create a bloody mess in their church.
They hosted information meetings.
Let Leah know if first wave?
Leah Hidde Gregory's contact 972-322-1383 Ctcgoesglobal@gmail.com Friends, if you know your church is coming...please email me at drmattpennington@gmail.com.
I will work to gather a list and help shape our team here in the Rio Texas Conference.
President pro-tem will be final decider…Leah Gregory is this…
Goal is pastor won't move unless they asked or church asked Some feel local church should have final veto, not the bishop… Kyle Knas, kknas@namanhowell.com,
254/7554235 - attorney Ryan using Ryan Barnett
Ryan@firstwaco.com
254/292-3181
< .5
.5 - .6
.6 - .7
.7 - .8
.8 - .9
> .9