A Bishop Says Goodbye to The United Methodist Church
Firebrand Magazine: May 1, 2022, was the official launch of the Global Methodist Church. This begins a season of transition for many pastors and churches. UMC Bishop Mike Lowry has stated that, effective on that date, he withdrew from the UMC Council of Bishops to...
Lloyd Lunceford Church Trust Law Webinar
Do United Methodist congregations own their buildings? What is a trust? Can the United Methodist trust be revoked? Is there a legal process for disaffiliating from the UM Church separate from what is in the Book of Discipline? When might it make sense to use the legal...
Q and A with Senate Chaplain Barry Black
Interview by Drew Dyck- When Senate chaplain Barry Black finished his keynote address at the National Prayer Breakfast on February 2, the normally restrained crowd of religious leaders, politicians, and visiting dignitaries jumped to their feet and cheered wildly....
Just Resolution Announced in Complaint Filed Against Bishop Julius Trimble
By Walter Fenton- On February 15, Bishop Laurie Haller of the Iowa Episcopal Area confirmed that a church trial had been averted regarding a complaint filed against Bishop Julius Trimble of the Indiana Episcopal Area. The complaint stemmed from Trimble's handling of a...
An Invitation to Endless Church Conflict
By Walter Fenton- Most United Methodists have long recognized the debate over the church's sexual ethics and its teachings on marriage has reached an impasse. However, a legal brief submitted to the UM Church's Judicial Council (its "Supreme Court") argues otherwise....
A Peek Behind the Curtain
A Peek Behind the Curtain A survey of recent books from F. Willis Johnson, Lecrae, William H. Willimon, and John Perkins By Courtney Lott 2017 “I looked, and behold, great multitude which no one could count, from every nation and all tribes and peoples and tongues,...
Apportionments and the Viability of a Connectional Church
By Walter Fenton- Some United Methodists are pleased to pay them, others have come to loathe them, and still others have little or no idea they are contributing to them when they tithe and make gifts to their local church on Sunday morning. The "them" is...
