A Message to the Commission on General Conference & the Council of Bishops Africa Initiative’s Position on the Holding of 2022 General Conference
Introduction As we prepare for the holding of our bi-quadrennial “Prayer and Leadership Summit”, scheduled for May, 2022, and as the Commission on General Conference prepares for its upcoming meetings as part of its preparation for hosting of the 2022 General...
Christians and the News Media (Part 2)
Christians and the News Media (Part 2) – By Thomas Lambrecht This is the second in a series of blogs looking at how Christians can view and interact with various forms of news media. When I was growing up, there were three networks, whose nightly news programs...
Charges against Talbert
When the United Methodist Council of Bishops met during its mid-November meeting, it requested that a formal complaint be filed against retired Bishop Melvin Talbert for performing an October 26 same-sex union in Alabama. Talbert had been asked not to perform the...
General Conference Delegates Cut
By Walter Fenton - For the first time since the creation of the United Methodist Church the number of delegates slated to attend General Conference has been reduced. At its October 2013 meeting the Commission on the General Conference voted to reduce the number of...
La minoría silenciosa del metodismo
Por Charles, W. Keysor, Editor Fundador de GOOD NEWS Dentro de la Iglesia Metodista de los Estados Unidos existe un grupo silencioso minoritario. Este no tiene representación en los altos concilios de la iglesia. Sus miembros no parecen tener gran influencia en...
La misión de Good News
Good News ha sido una voz independiente y evangélica dentro de la Iglesia Metodista Unida desde 1967. Desde su comienzo, hemos sido una comunidad de creyentes que tienen una pasión por ver a nuestra denominación renovada. Como un movimiento, Good News ha sido un faro...
La Afirmación de Junaluska
Lo que creemos La Afirmación de Junaluska La Junta de Directores de Good News adoptó esta declaración teológica durante su reunión en Lake Junaluska, Carolina del Norte, en octubre de 1975. Preámbulo En una época de pluralismo teológico, Good News y otros evangélicos...
El legado del liberalismo teológico
Por James D. Heidinger II Recientemente en un escrito de la conferencia un pastor presentó una defensa del metodismo unido ante ser considerada una denominación “liberal”. El insistió que la “palabra L” no es mala. Como apoyo citó al diccionario Webster donde define...
