Coming out of Exile
Coming out of Exile - By Riley B. Case - The 1960s were not a good time for evangelicals. For one thing, the Methodist liberal establishment did not even want to admit evangelicals were evangelicals. When I went to the head of the chapel committee at my Methodist...
There is More! Carolyn Moore’s message to the GMC General Conference
There is More! Carolyn Moore's message to the GMC General Conference - By Carolyn Moore - Days before being elected as a bishop of the Global Methodist Church at its General Conference meeting in Costa Rica, the Rev. Carolyn Moore preached the opening sermon during...
Downsides of Regionalization
Downsides of Regionalization By Thomas Lambrecht The last Perspective spoke about the unfairness of “regionalization” in its treatment of Africa and other parts of the church outside the U.S. As I wrote, “The top agenda item for the 2024 General Conference in April...
Regionalization: the New Colonialism?
Regionalization: the New Colonialism? By Thomas Lambrecht The top agenda item for the 2024 General Conference in April for most progressives is to adopt “regionalization” as the new mode of United Methodist governance. This proposal would be a dramatic shift in how...
Things Haven’t Changed
Things Haven't Changed By BJ Funk I love to watch reruns of the “Andy Griffith Show,” which ran from 1960-1968. During the 30-minute show, I fall back into a slower time in America. I laugh at Barney and enjoy the absolutely hilarious facial antics he brings to the...
A Place of Rest
A Place of Rest By Jenifer Jones About 300 miles west of Paris, in the center of the Brittany region of France, stands a three-story stone manor house. Over the past 410 years it’s been home to lords, ladies, their servants, and in the 1960s and 70s, a famous Breton...
After the Holidays
After the Holidays By Scott N. Field By all accounts from the signals in our broader culture, I’m a voice crying in the wilderness on this issue: the “holiday mashup” was in full swing these past few months. Disorientation was a high probability for many of us....
Will Regionalization Be An Option for Africa?
Will Regionalization Be An Option for Africa? By Jerry Kulah It has become abundantly clear in recent times that the issue of “regionalization” has taken center stage within The United Methodist Church body politic. This is evidenced by the fact that some influential...
Are All Sins the Same in God’s Eyes?
Are All Sins the Same in God's Eyes? By Matt Ayars, Christopher T. Bounds, Caleb Friedeman The idea of all sin being the same in God eyes is commonly accepted in the church. It pervades contemporary Christianity. Through sermons, Sunday school classes, Bible studies...
Fighting for Fairness
Fighting for Fairness By Thomas Lambrecht Some have wondered why Good News is still around. Now that disaffiliation is “over,” shouldn’t Good News just go away? The Council of Bishops and other UM leaders are anxious to put disaffiliation in the rear view mirror....
Global Methodism’s Growth in 2023
Global Methodism's Growth in 2023 By Walter Fenton “At the beginning of this year, I never imagined I’d be in the role I am today,” said the Rev. Jordan McFall, the President Pro Tem of the Heartland Provisional Annual Conference in the Global Methodist Church. “It’s...
The Atmosphere of The Book of Acts
The Atmosphere of The Book of Acts By Bishop Gerald Kennedy 1961 World Methodist Conference In the nineteenth century, the English theologian Frederick Dennison Maurice wrote: “I cannot but think that the reformation in our day, which I expect to be more deep and...
