A Parting Thank You
A Parting Thank You By Rob Renfroe and Thomas Lambrecht September/October 2024 Good News was founded in 1967 to be a voice for scriptural Christianity within what would in 1968 become The United Methodist Church. Now, fifty-seven years later, our board of directors...
Finding Effective Leaders
Finding Effective Leaders By Rob Renfroe Recently I had a conversation with a friend who is grateful for the Global Methodist Church but who is concerned for its future. Not because of anything that is presently occurring but because “we’re all human and we all have a...
A Place of Rest
A Place of Rest By Jenifer Jones About 300 miles west of Paris, in the center of the Brittany region of France, stands a three-story stone manor house. Over the past 410 years it’s been home to lords, ladies, their servants, and in the 1960s and 70s, a famous Breton...
After the Holidays
After the Holidays By Scott N. Field By all accounts from the signals in our broader culture, I’m a voice crying in the wilderness on this issue: the “holiday mashup” was in full swing these past few months. Disorientation was a high probability for many of us....
Will Regionalization Be An Option for Africa?
Will Regionalization Be An Option for Africa? By Jerry Kulah It has become abundantly clear in recent times that the issue of “regionalization” has taken center stage within The United Methodist Church body politic. This is evidenced by the fact that some influential...
Are All Sins the Same in God’s Eyes?
Are All Sins the Same in God's Eyes? By Matt Ayars, Christopher T. Bounds, Caleb Friedeman The idea of all sin being the same in God eyes is commonly accepted in the church. It pervades contemporary Christianity. Through sermons, Sunday school classes, Bible studies...
Fighting for Fairness
Fighting for Fairness By Thomas Lambrecht Some have wondered why Good News is still around. Now that disaffiliation is “over,” shouldn’t Good News just go away? The Council of Bishops and other UM leaders are anxious to put disaffiliation in the rear view mirror....
Global Methodism’s Growth in 2023
Global Methodism's Growth in 2023 By Walter Fenton “At the beginning of this year, I never imagined I’d be in the role I am today,” said the Rev. Jordan McFall, the President Pro Tem of the Heartland Provisional Annual Conference in the Global Methodist Church. “It’s...
