Tale of a New Church
Tale of a New Church By Thomas Lambrecht The story of the 2024 General Conference meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina, is the story of a new church being born. Two years ago this month, the Global Methodist Church was born, and it is growing and maturing quickly....
United Methodism re-envisions marriage and ordination
United Methodism re-envisions marriage and ordination By Heather Hahn July/August 2024 Without debate, General Conference removed The United Methodist Church’s ban on the ordination of clergy who are “self-avowed practicing homosexuals” — a prohibition that dates to...
Estonian Churches Withdraw
Estonian Churches Withdraw -- By Heather Hahn (UM News) -- The 23 United Methodist churches in the Baltic nation of Estonia are leaving the denomination to form the independent Estonia Methodist Church. By a 97 percent majority vote on June 16, the Estonia District...
Centrist Misconceptions
Centrist Misconceptions -- By Thomas Lambrecht -- Over the last several weeks, this Perspective has been in dialogue with the weekly e-newsletter of Mainstream UMC, a caucus group representing United Methodist centrists. Mainstream’s articles have been illuminating...
CT: Maui Fires Burn Site Where Hawaiian Queen First Brought Christianity to the Island
CT: Maui Fires Burn Site Where Hawaiian Queen First Brought Christianity to the Island Tragically, in addition to the human lives, homes, and businesses, there were many local churches in Lahaina Town that were lost to the flames -- including the historic Waiola...
Defining the Church
Defining the Church -- By Thomas Lambrecht -- As folks consider disaffiliation from The United Methodist Church and engage in foundational work to start the Global Methodist Church, it causes one to consider the question, “What is the church?” Is the church merely a...
Centrists Describe Future UMC
Centrists Describe Future UMC -- By Thomas Lambrecht -- The last two Perspectives (here and here) extrapolated what the future United Methodist Church might look like on the basis of a foundational article from Mainstream UMC (a centrist advocacy group within The...
What the Regionalization Agenda Tells Us about the Future of the UMC, Part 2
What the Regionalization Agenda Tells Us about the Future of the UMC, Part 2 -- By Thomas Lambrecht -- In last week’s Perspective, I surveyed a recent article by Mainstream UMC (a centrist advocacy group within The United Methodist Church) outlining the case for the...
