3.Study the history of voting in the annual conference journals for past elections. Develop an understanding of the number of votes to be cast and how many it takes to win. Consider talking to your district lay leader and the district presidents of United Methodist Women and United Methodist Men. 5.Learn some things about the lay life and work committees. Some annual conferences allow one-minute speeches by candidates at a meeting prior to annual conference.
Some annual conferences recognize candidates at a district conference prior to annual conference.
Much of this type of activity is a function of conference and district committees on lay life and work. It is vital to find out what, if anything, committees are doing about the election process for lay delegates. Be selective in your communications. It seems odd that you can say too much to the wrong persons, but it's possible, just like in any other campaign. Be An Aggressive Christian .