Tears of Joy at GMC General Conference
Tears of Joy at GMC General Conference - November/December 2024 - Climbing up the rough side of the mountain - I cried today. The opening worship of the convening General Conference of the Global Methodist Church [September 20] touched my core. The quality of the...
God is Enough
God is Enough: To the Convening General Conference of GMC - By Bishop Mark J. Webb - November/December 2024 - I believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen! I believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son...
How God Used Good News
How God Used Good News By Warren Budd Many Methodists have believed that the ministry of Good News encompassed just lobbying at General Conference and publishing an attractive, informative magazine. But our family – along with countless others – can attest that it...
GMC elects slate of new bishops
On Wednesday September 25, the assembly of the Convening General Conference of The Global Methodist Church elected their first slate of Bishops-elect for the period of 2024-2026. The elections took place at its meeting in San Jose, Costa Rica. The Bishops-elect are...
Wesley’s Faith Decision
Wesley's Faith Decision By Kevin M. Watson John and Charles Wesley met German Pietists on their voyage as missionaries to a new colony in the Americas, Georgia. John Wesley observed the deep faith and assurance the German Moravians had when their ship encountered...
A Parting Thank You
A Parting Thank You By Rob Renfroe and Thomas Lambrecht September/October 2024 Good News was founded in 1967 to be a voice for scriptural Christianity within what would in 1968 become The United Methodist Church. Now, fifty-seven years later, our board of directors...
Finding Effective Leaders
Finding Effective Leaders By Rob Renfroe Recently I had a conversation with a friend who is grateful for the Global Methodist Church but who is concerned for its future. Not because of anything that is presently occurring but because “we’re all human and we all have a...
A Parting Thank You
A Parting Thank You By Rob Renfroe and Thomas Lambrecht Good News was founded in 1967 to be a voice for scriptural Christianity within what would in 1968 become The United Methodist Church. Now, fifty-seven years later, our board of directors and our executive...
Nigerian Conflict and Chaos
Nigerian Conflict and Chaos By Thomas Lambrecht This has been a difficult summer for the Good News office. Hurricane Beryl caused two weeks of power outages, preventing us from working in the office or accomplishing much of anything. Technical issues caused our...
But Grace Said …
But Grace Said ... By B.J. Funk On that painful morning, his words cut deep into my heart. I had driven the forty-five- minutes-drive the night before as soon as I got the call. Daddy was now with the Lord, and I went to be with my mother. Her kind preacher stayed...
TMS Global has a new CEO
TMS Global has a new CEO “Thirty years ago, I never would have guessed that God would use our team’s tiny church plant in Kazakhstan to raise up pastors and many believers who now live in 11 countries around the world,” tells Dr. James “Jim” Ramsay, TMS...
Is There Room for Traditionalists?
Is There Room for Traditionalists? By Thomas Lambrecht July/August 2024 The 2020/2024 General Conference has just concluded its ten-day run in Charlotte, North Carolina. A summary of some of the actions taken by the conference are available in last week’s Perspective,...