Too bad the Methodists don't read the bible. 1 Thess 4:1-8 clearly lays out that whoever rejects the commandment regarding sexual immorality has rejected God. "Therefore he who rejects this does not reject man, but God, who has also given us His Holy Spirit."
Romans 1:32 confirms this by condemning those who approve of those who practice sexual immorality. Such a man is not qualified to be a pastor/elder/minister/priest.
You missed the point. They just gave him 30 days to agree to follow the rule. If he doesn’t adhere to the Discipline, he is out.