Charles Wesley and the Poetry of Revival
By Ryan Danker -- We all know the words of his hymns. For anyone in the Wesleyan movement and many beyond, his words speak to our experience of conversion, assurance, and even sanctification. Of course, I’m not talking about John Wesley. I’m talking about his younger...
After Disaffiliation
By Jason Vickers -- For God so loved the world. So begins the Gospel of Jesus Christ. God does not need the world. God in no way depends upon the world. The world’s existence is sheer grace. It is a fitting expression of God’s loving nature. God loves the world – so...
Good News Celebrates Steve Beard’s 25 Years as Editor in Chief
The special occasion in Memphis also marked the 25th anniversary of Mr. Steve Beard as columnist and editor in chief of Good News - at the helm for more than 150 issues of the independent United Methodist magazine. In commenting on the anniversary, the Rev. Walter...
Maxie Dunnam Receives United Methodist Renewal Award
By Walter Fenton At its most recent meeting, the Good News Board of Directors bestowed the Ed Robb Jr. United Methodist Renewal Award on the Rev. Dr. Maxie Dunnam, pastor, author, seminary president, and former world editor of The Upper Room. The award is presented to...
Complaint Filed Against Bishop Julius Trimble
By Walter Fenton- A group of seventeen clergy and laity in the Iowa Annual Conference have filed a complaint against Bishop Julius Trimble of the Indiana Episcopal Area. In a letter addressed to Bishop Gregory Palmer, president of the North Central Jurisdiction...
Bishop Bard Endorses Disputed Just Resolution
By Walter Fenton- Bishop David Bard, the newly appointed leader of the Michigan Episcopal Area, has signed-off on a frivolous and insulting "just resolution" of a complaint filed against the Rev. Michael Tupper, a retired clergyman in the West Michigan Annual...
Tupper Resolution
Can the Bishop’s Special Commission Find a Way Forward?
By Walter Fenton Earlier this week the Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church announced the 32 people who will serve on its Special Commission on a Way Forward. Eleven laity, 11 elders, eight bishops, and two deacons were selected. Three additional bishops...
Council of Bishops Names 32 Commission Members
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 24, 2016 Washington, D.C. The United Methodist Council of Bishops has announced the membership of the Commission on a Way Forward. "After three months of diligent and prayerful discernment, we have selected 8 bishops, 11 laity, 12 elders...
Beware, a Conspiratorial Organization, with a Hidden and Divisive Agenda
By Walter Fenton- Dear Theophilus, many have undertaken to set down an orderly account of the events that have recently been fulfilled among us, ... so I too have decided, to at least write an account of what a few wise progressives are pretty sure happened in Chicago...
Methodists Launch New Association in Midst of Uncertain Future
During the first hour of its launch event in Chicago on October 7, leaders of the Wesleyan Covenant Association (WCA) were scrambling to find more chairs to accommodate the standing-room-only gathering, as well as swaying and clapping to the enthusiastic and impromptu...
Endorse A Statement to the Council of Bishops from Faithful United Methodists
With the election of the Rev. Karen Oliveto as a bishop of The United Methodist Church, a pastor who is married to another woman and therefore unqualified to assume the office, it is clear to most people that the church has reached a crisis point. Thousands of people...
