Judicial Council clarifies disaffiliation process
By Thomas Lambrecht - In a series of six decisions handed down this week, the Judicial Council has brought greater clarity to the disaffiliation process enacted by the 2019 General Conference. Under that new ¶ 2553, local churches may vote to withdraw from The United...
Christians and the News Media (part 1)
Christians and the News Media (part 1) - By Thomas Lambrecht I was trained in seminary under the slogan that we need to “preach with the Bible in one hand and the newspaper in the other.” In other words, it is important to relate biblical faith to the everyday lives...
The Stand-In Church
By Lillian Daniel - Pete was the sexton at the first church I served, in charge of maintaining the physical plant of the church. Sextons, not Saint Peter, hold the all-important keys in church life, securing the building after 12-step meetings, cleaning up before...
John Wesley and United Methodist renewal
John Wesley and United Methodist renewal By James V. Heidinger II Good News, 2013 At the time of the birth of Methodism, eighteenth century England was in a period of both spiritual and moral decline. John Wesley was preaching at a time that observers would consider...
Wesley finds his place in history
Good News Archive - Wesley finds his place in history By John Singleton - Originally appeared in March/April 2003 issue of Good News Plans to mark the 300th anniversary of the birth of John Wesley, the founder of the Methodist movement, have received a boost on...
Thinking about God like Wesleyans
A significant aspect of John Wesley’s vision was to teach ordinary eighteenth century people to be theologians. Reading Wesley’s sermons or his writings such as Notes on the New Testament can be tough going. We need to remember that he spoke and wrote for “the average Methodist,” not for theological experts. That we find Wesley too intellectual is proof, not that Wesley’s church was more theological than our own, but rather that theological indifferentism is sapping the life out of us.
The Extraordinary Wesleys
By John Southwick A few years ago, a key focus of a trip to England was to do some Wesley heritage touring, which led me to Aldersgate Street. Many reminders of the street can be found in the life of John Wesley, but the most remarkable is the entrance to the Museum...
Embracing Wesleyan Spirituality
By Steve Harper
Every religion has a spirituality, because spirituality simply means our capacity to relate to God through certain established ways for doing that. The ability and necessity of speaking about spirituality in precise ways brings us to an exploration of the features of Wesleyan spirituality. In this article we will look at some selected features of it.
