On the 10th laity ballot the following were elected as lay delegates to General Conference:

1. Judy Benson
2. Frank Denny
3. Bill Junk
4. Donna Roberts
5. Bob Anthony
6. Harold Wright
7. Herschel Beard
8. Sarah Malloy-Nichols
9. Tom Junk
10. Tal Oden

This fulfills the number of lay delegates that need to be elected to represent the Oklahoma Annual Conference at the 2008 General Conference.

The third clergy ballot for Jurisdictional Conference elected the following clergy as Jurisdictional Conference delegates:

1. Tom Harrison
2. Grayson Lucky
3. Sam Powers
4. Wade Paschal
5. Tino Espinoza
6. Robert Feist

The second clergy ballot for Jurisdictional Conference elected the following clergy as Jurisdictional Conference delegates:

1. Tom Harrison
2. Grayson Lucky
3. Sam Powers
4. Wade Paschal

No new elections for lay delegates to General Conference were made in the ninth laity ballot.

I am posting updates on the balloting process as soon as the ballot results are in. However, I wanted to take a minute to remind us that Annual Conference is about much more than just electing delegates to General Conference. We have heard many, many powerful testimonies to how God is using our Conference to transform lives. It is perhaps helpful to stop for a minute and remember that above all the mission of the United Methodist Church, and therefore of this Annual Conference, is to make disciples of Jesus Christ.

From my perspective, the highlight and the most important purpose of Annual Conference is the gathering together of clergy and laity from all across the denomination to worship the Lord. The worship services have been filled with the tangible presence of the Holy Spirit. We have also bathed all that we have done especially our balloting with prayer and worship. For me, it was the sermon at the Commissioning service Monday night by Bishop Greg Palmer that spoke most powerfully to me.

What has been the best part of this Annual Conference from your perspective?

On the 8th laity ballot the following were elected as lay delegates to General Conference:

1. Judy Benson
2. Frank Denny
3. Bill Junk
4. Donna Roberts
5. Bob Anthony
6. Harold Wright
7. Herschel Beard
8. Sarah Malloy-Nichols
9. Tom Junk

On the 1st clergy ballot for Jurisdictional Conference (5 clergy delegates to be elected) the following was elected as a clergy delegate to Jurisdictional Conference:

1. Tom Harrison

On the seventh clergy ballot the following were elected as clergy delegates to General Conference:

1. Robert Long
2. Guy Ames III
3. Brian T. Bakeman
4. Margaret Ball
5. Linda Harker
6. Frankye Johnson
7. Darrell Cates
8. Mouzon Biggs
9. Joseph Harris
10. Jessica Moffatt Seay

This fulfills the number of clergy delegates that need to be elected to represent the Oklahoma Annual Conference at the 2008 General Conference.

On the seventh laity ballot the following were elected as lay delegates to General Conference:

1. Judy Benson
2. Frank Denny
3. Bill Junk
4. Donna Roberts
5. Bob Anthony
6. Harold Wright
7. Herschel Beard

On the sixth clergy ballot no clergy were elected.

On the sixth laity ballot the following were elected as lay delegates to General Conference:

1. Judy Benson
2. Frank Denny
3. Bill Junk
4. Donna Roberts
5. Bob Anthony
6. Harold Wright

On the fifth clergy ballot the following were elected as clergy delegates to General Conference:

1. Robert Long
2. Guy Ames III
3. Brian T. Bakeman
4. Margaret Ball
5. Linda Harker
6. Frankye Johnson
7. Darrell Cates
8. Mouzon Biggs
9. Joseph Harris

On the fifth laity ballot no new laity were elected.

On the fourth clergy ballot no new clergy delegates were elected.

On the fourth laity ballot the following were elected as lay delegates to General Conference:

1. Judy Benson
2. Frank Denny
3. Bill Junk
4. Donna Roberts
5. Bob Anthony

There were no clergy or laity elected in the 3rd ballot.