East Cobb News: Methodist Church to seize Mt. Bethel assets
The Board of Trustees of the North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church has voted to seize the assets of Mt. Bethel UMC and will operate the church effective immediately, the latest move in an escalating crisis with the East Cobb congregation. In a...
AJC: North Georgia Conference seizes assets of Mt. Bethel UMC
In an extremely rare move, the North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church has seized the assets of Mt. Bethel United Methodist Church in Marietta amid a fight over who should be its senior pastor. The conference announced its stunning decision in a...
Are we changing lives or merely affiliations? (UM Portal)
Are we changing lives or merely affiliations? By Robert Schnase (UM Portal) http://umportal.com/article.asp?id=7100
United Methodist “Call to Action” Calls 15% of Churches Highly “Vital.” (UM Action)
United Methodist “Call to Action” Calls 15% of Churches Highly “Vital.” By Mark Tooley (UM Action) http://www.theird.org/Page.aspx?pid=1560&frcrld=1
Too bland for our own good? (UM Portal)
Too bland for our own good? By Robin Russell (UM Portal) http://umportal.com/article.asp?id=7101
United Methodist young people reject same-sex unions, affirm pro-life resolutions (UM Action)
United Methodist young people reject same-sex unions, affirm pro-life resolutions (UM Action) http://www.theird.org/Page.aspx?pid=1596
United Methodist agencies receive poor grades on mission
United Methodist general agencies rate below average in fulfilling the church’s mission to “make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.” A comprehensive study of church structures also found that agencies often fail to collaborate with each other and their boards are too large and meet too infrequently to provide effective oversight.
Amendments, colonialism, and the lost art of Holy Conferencing
The Council of Bishops recently ratified the voting results on the nearly three dozen proposed amendments to the United Methodist Church’s constitution (news story on page 5). Of the 32 proposed amendments, 27 of them failed to receive the two-thirds vote necessary from annual conference members in order to become part of the church’s constitution.
