The familiar feeling of frustration in his gut is noticeably absent for the Rev. Kevin Young, who has attended every General Conference since 2008.
The pastor of First United Methodist Church of Montrose, Colorado, is starting to think he might finally go home from General Conference satisfied with the results. He is attending as an observer.
“I’m just really hopeful that we’re going to turn a corner,” said Young, whose long hair, beard and glasses give him a serious Jerry Garcia vibe. “I’m depending on people who are counting the votes much more closely than I am,” he said.
“And, of course, no one knows for sure, but everything I’ve heard at this General Conference seems united in a desire to move forward and to put some really awful things behind us.”
As General Conference passed the rough halfway point April 26, progress had been made in committee meetings related to what used to be the third-rail issue of sexuality. The mood was mostly upbeat in a very unscientific survey of delegates, pages, observers and other interested folks.
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