“We’re responsible for including young generations & those not yet born in thinking about laying the foundations for a church that will equip them as faithful Christians living in a very different and even more complex & volatile world than ours.” -Bishop Saenz #ntxac23

“We choose hope! Our hope is in what God is doing, has done and will do through us. Our hope cannot and will not be contained.” - Bishop Saenz #ntxac23

“I know we’re here to do business but I think God has business to do with us too.” - Bishop Saenz inviting us to remember our baptism this morning at #ntxac23

“Start with empathy so you don’t design for a problem nobody has” - trey wince of Ministry Incubators at #ntxac23

“What do your people go to sleep worrying about? That should inform our ministries” - trey wince and Aqueelah Q Ligonde of Ministry Incubators giving us context for #GenZ at #ntxac23

We’re praying for you and the communities you will be planted in this summer! Thank you for saying yes to God’s call! #ntxac23

“We use our platform to have a voice or give others a voice” - Shirley Ramirez, debunking the myth of social media among her generation as self-absorption. #GenZ panel at #ntxac23

When asked what keeps them up at night, #ntxac23 Gen Z panelists Zai and Nathan discuss the threat of gun violence. “Every decision I make about where I go, I think to myself ‘Is this worth dying for?’”

“Part of ministry is giving people a crown for them to grow into” trey wince Ministry Incubators #ntxac23

“The greatest temptation we can ever face is walking away from God” - Bishop Saenz, Ordination worship at #ntxac23

“Our Christian hope is challenged every day by hardship, but you are not alone. God is with you. Christ is with you. The Holy Spirit is with you.” -Bishop Saenz #ntxac23 Ordination sermon

“Any world that calls for the annihilation of the other is not of God and we can be different, we should be different.” -Bishop Saenz #ntxac23

“There is power when we listen to one another. There is power when we dig deep into what God is saying to someone” - Aqueelah Q Ligonde of Ministry Incubators sharing how one conversation with her pastor as an 18-year-old transformed her and her community. #ntxac23

We join Bishop Saenz in praying for peace in the #MiddleEast

“Friends, the Mission before us is Possible because God is able to accomplish abundantly far more than all we can ask or imagine! God is in the business of reversing impossible situations in our lives, the Church, and the world and making the impossible, possible!” -Bishop Saenz

“We have embraced a clear and compelling vision, mission, and set of priorities that pull us toward the horizon of a loving, just, and free world God imagines and promises for all people.” Bishop Saenz #NTAC24 #missionpossible #roadtothehorizon

This morning’s session of #NTAC24 includes discussion of the unification plan happening now! Learn more about the process and the 100s of lay and clergy leaders who have worked together toward this important vote at ntcumc.org/unification