The Ancient Faith for Today
What is it about the faith of the ancient church that so many find compelling? What antidote does it offer to counteract the disintegrative effects of late modernity? And what alternative does it offer the church today as we seek to walk and grow in Jesus Christ?
An Appreciation to Steve Beard
An Appreciation to Steve Beard -- By James V. Heidinger II -- In October of 2024, the Good News renewal movement celebrated 57 years of renewal efforts within the United Methodist Church, and marked the end of its ministry. With the Global Methodist Church having...
Seven Next Steps for the Global Methodist Church
Seven Next Steps for the Global Methodist Church -- by Timothy C. Tennent (March/April 2025) -- Most of are familiar with the ancient Egyptian myth of the Phoenix who dies in the ashes, but rises again with renewed life. As Christians, this myth became reality in the...
Recurring Patterns & Unheeded Warnings
Recurring Patterns & Unheeded Warnings -- By James R. Thobaben (March/April 2025) -- Humans see patterns. It is not enough to see facts, that is, bits of information that correspond to the world around us. It is also necessary to have knowledge, that is an...
All out for souls!
All out for souls! -- By Steve Hoskins (March/April 2025) -- Last week I attended the Church of the Nazarene’s M25 (Mission 2025) conference in Kansas City, Missouri, with about 4,000 other members of my church. The conference has become a recurring gathering of...
Why We Do What We Do
Why We Do What We Do -- By Tammie Grimm (March/April 2025) -- I require students in my Christian formation classes to read John Wesley’s Character of a Methodist as their first assignment. I want them to hear from Mr. Wesley himself that though early Methodists of the...
Body Language
Body Language -- By Jessica LaGrone (March/April 2025) -- The first paying job I ever held was as a Health Aide in a doctor’s office that primarily treated patients and families who were unable to pay for medical care. I wasn’t qualified to do much in the way of real...
Scriptural Holiness: A set apart people
Scriptural Holiness: A set apart people -- David F. Watson (March/April 2025) -- At its 2024 Convening General Conference, the Global Methodist Church adopted the following mission statement: “The Global Methodist Church exists to make disciples of Jesus Christ and...
Good News Legacy Continues
Good News Legacy Continues As Good News wraps up 58 years of ministry seeking to advocate for scriptural Christianity and lead Methodists to a faithful future, our legacy continues. It continues in the lives of men, women, and children who were inspired and brought...
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...
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...
