First Wave of GMC Conferences Launched
First Wave of GMC Conferences Launched By Chassity Neckers – Bishop Mark Webb of the newly-formed Global Methodist Church recently wrote about being in an airport and seeing a book entitled The In-Between: Embracing the Tension Between Now and the Next Big Thing. He...
Looking Back, Moving Forward
Looking Back, Moving Forward By K. Lynn Lewis Revival. Awakening. Outpouring. Manifestation of God’s presence. Gentleness. Glory. Peace. There are many descriptors spawned from the chapel service that began on February 8, 2023, in Hughes Auditorium at Asbury...
What Separation Means for Central Conferences
By Thomas Lambrecht - Now that the enabling legislation for the "Protocol for Reconciliation and Grace through Separation" has been publicly released, I am at liberty to share more fully the details of what it proposes. I previously wrote about how the process of...
Advocacy Groups From Across the Church Endorse the Protocol
The governing boards of advocacy groups who often are referred to as traditionalist, centrist, or progressive today announced their endorsement and support of the Protocol of Reconciliation & Grace Through Separation. The following organizations join in this...
A Primer on Local Church Assets
Dr. David W. Scott- Today's guest post is by UM & Global blogmaster Dr. David W. Scott, Director of Mission Theology at the General Board of Global Ministries. It originally was posted on UM & Global (umglobal.org) and is reprinted here by permission. The...
What Separation Means for U.S. Churches
By Tom Lambrecht - The legislation that would implement the Protocol for Reconciliation and Grace through Separation has been completed. It has been sent for formatting and will be forwarded to several annual conferences that are supposed to have special sessions in...
A Protocol for Peace
By Chappell Temple - He's not exactly a theologian, but we could perhaps call him a prophet of sorts. Six years before the United Methodist Church was even formed, Neil Sedaka got it right in his signature song of 1962: "Breaking Up is Hard to Do." And that is so not...
Where’s the Money?
By Tom Lambrecht - Faced with the possibility of an impending split in the denomination, United Methodists are rightly worried about the financial impact of the newly proposed Protocol for Reconciliation and Grace Through Separation. Giving to the denomination's...
