Business and little sleep

Last night the committee I am observing went until 11pm. There was some very interesting discussion on vows of the church, membership, and much more. A lot of the time is taken up in the meetings by the discussion of process and Robert's Rule of Order.
This morning started with a 6:45 meeting with our delegation to discuss what is going on in the other 12 legislative committees. It was very interesting to hear the way other meetings were going and the way they were run. Some experiences were great, some were hurtful, and some expressed wanting to bang their heads into a wall with frustration.
This morning was a large plenary session full of worship and business. Bishop Bill Hutchison brought the message about renewal of baptism and a call to action to all members of the church. He was quite funny with a lot of tongue in cheek comments about the Methodist church. The worship service ended with a fantastic African American youth choir that brought the whole conference to their feet. Back to the grind with the committee and petitions to bring to the conference. Stay tuned...