Growth of Global Methodists
By Keith Boyette -- The process of church disaffiliation has completed its second wave, with churches disaffiliating through special sessions of their annual conferences in the fall. This piecemeal process of disaffiliation is not what we had hoped for when I joined...
Surprise at the Tomb
By Kimberly Constant -- Every spring as nature awakens from its winter slumber and life bursts forth anew, the church revisits the heart of the gospel message. An old rugged cross. The discovery of an empty tomb. The wonder of a risen Lord. The promise of an eternal...
Archive: Methodism’s Silent Minority
Archive: Methodism's Silent Minority The following article by the Rev. Dr. Charles W. Keysor was published in the Christian Advocate, July 14, 1966. Keysor's essay galvanized evangelicals in the then Methodist Church. Within months of its publication the Good...
We Don’t Like Your Ethics, But Please Fund Ours
By Walter Fenton- Shortly before Christmas, local churches in the Mountain Sky Episcopal Area of The United Methodist Church received a letter requesting monetary gifts for a "Vital Congregations Sustentation Fund." The letter, signed by the 16 jurisdictional...
Make a Year-End Gift to Good News
There is still time to make a 2019 gift to Good News. Please remember: 1. All gifts mailed to Good News that are postmarked on or before December 31, 2016 are considered charitable gifts for the 2016 tax year. 2. Any credit or debit card transaction completed online...
What Mary Teaches Us About God
In Part 2 of a 2 part series on Mary, mother of Jesus, the Rev. Rob Renfroe shows us about her relationship with God. "So one, its critically important that we come to a good understanding of who God is, but it can be terribly difficult and confusing doing so. So...
Listen to a Poignant Message on Mary by Good News President Rob Renfroe
In Part 1 of a 2 part series on Mary, the mother of Jesus, the Rev. Rob Renfroe explains how she can be an example to us all. "It's one of the best known stories in all the Bible. An angel appears to a young, Jewish maid, in a little town called Nazareth. And Gabriel...
A Tumultuous Year
By Walter Fenton- Widespread acts of ecclesial defiance, General Conference, and the launch of the Wesleyan Covenant Association are just a few of the major developments in a very tumultuous year for The United Methodist Church. Here's a recap, in more or less...
Plunge in UM Average Worship Attendance Hits New Record
By Walter Fenton- The United Methodist Church's General Council on Finance and Administration (GCFA) reported a 2.9 percent decline in weekly worship attendance from 2014 to 2015. Some observers merely shrug when they hear about a 2.9 percent loss. It seems...
Remembering Thomas C. Oden (1931-2016)
By Steve Beard Unbeknownst to him, Professor Thomas C. Oden was the prime agitator to the agony and ecstasy of my seminary experience. It was wading through 1,400 pages of his three volume systematic text books that introduced me to his dear friends Athanasius, Basil,...
Analysis: A Lack of Urgency
By Walter Fenton- In 2010, leaders in The United Methodist Church hired two well-respected consulting firms to study the church's institutional structure in an effort to assess its effectiveness and to arrest the denomination's steady decline in membership and worship...
Stand Strong, give to Good News
For fifty years Good News has promoted and defended Scriptural Christianity and the orthodox teachings of The United Methodist Church. Good News has provided critical leadership and worked for renewal and reform at General Conferences, as well as jurisdictional and...
