Thomas Oden’s Remarkable Reversal
By James V. Heidinger II- We can learn much from the remarkable theological journey of the late Professor Thomas C. Oden, who taught for more than 30 years as a professor of theology and ethics at the theology school at Drew University. Dr. Oden, a longtime colleague...
Yesterday & Today: Church of God in Christ
Yesterday & Today: Church of God in Christ -- By John Mark Richardson, Sr. -- The Church of God in Christ (COGIC), a Holiness-Pentecostal denomination, has a deep spiritual heritage dating back to over 128 years. It has become one of the largest denominations in...
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...
Unleashing Latent DNA
Unleashing Latent DNA - By Paul Lawler - November/December 2024 - The late Dr. William Abraham passed from this life into glory before seeing the birth of the Global Methodist Church, yet while he walked on this earth, he believed the day would come when a reset of...
Be Full of the Holy Spirit
Be Full of the Holy Spirit - By Luther Oconer - According to Luke, “In those days when the number of disciples was increasing, the Hellenistic Jews among them complained against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of...
New Day in San Jose
New Day in San Jose - By David F. Watson - November/December 2024 - The convening General Conference of the Global Methodist Church opened with the recitation of the Apostles’ Creed by a ten-year-old girl. It was a fitting beginning to our gathering in Costa Rica. We...
Remembering Dick McClain
Remembering Dick McClain - Richard William “Dick” McClain, former Good News board member and past president of TMS Global, went home to be with Jesus on September 4, 2024. Born into a missionary family in Canton, China, Dick’s life was shaped by faith and service. His...
Let’s Discover What’s Next Together
Let's Discover What's Next Together - By Jim Ramsay - In 1985, Good News magazine posed a critical question on its cover: “Which Way to the Future?” Photographed against the backdrop of Atlanta’s iconic “spaghetti junction,” two men, Revs. H.T. Maclin and Virgil...
GMC Launches in Costa Rica
GMC Launches in Costa Rica - By Steve Beard - NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2024 - Worldwide Methodism has been dramatically overhauled during the last few years. Thousands of local congregations disaffiliated from The United Methodist Church prior to the 2024 UMC General...
Continuing the Journey to Maturity
Continuing the Journey to Maturity By Tom Albin In the last issue of Good News, I wrote an article entitled “Life’s Spiritual Journey to Maturity.” In part 1 of this article, I encouraged you to lay aside the mistaken understanding that the Christian life is an...
Forward in Faith
Forward in Faith By Rob Renfroe November/December 2024 In the airport, on my way to the convening General Conference of the Global Methodist Church in San José, Costa Rica, I had a remarkable conversation with a delegate to the conference. He told me what he hoped the...
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...
