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...
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...
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...
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...
A Promise Kept and a Promise Spurned
A Promise Kept and a Promise Spurned By Thomas Lambrecht As United Methodists continue to become aware of the actions taken by the 2024 General Conference, responses range from celebration to confusion to disagreement to disenchantment. Many are asking the question:...
Turmoil After General Conference
Turmoil After General Conference By Thomas Lambrecht The actions of the 2024 General Conference are reverberating around the church. Right now, they are mostly reverberating around Africa. Some African bishops have yet to return home, but members are hearing reports...
Rev. Mike Schafer Selected as GM Church’s First Connectional Operations Officer
Rev. Mike Schafer Selected as GM Church’s First Connectional Operations Officer By Walter Fenton June 5, 2024 After an extensive search process, the Global Methodist Church’s Transitional Leadership Council confirmed at its Monday, June 3, 2024, meeting that...
United Methodism in Africa is not for sale to Western Cultural Christianity
United Methodism in Africa is not for sale to Western Cultural Christianity By Dr. Jerry Kulah A month ago, the worldwide United Methodist Church (UMC) concluded its postponed 2020 General Conference, held in Charlotte, North Carolina, from 23 April to 3 May 2024. The...
