Africa Initiative Calls for Election of New Bishops in the Central Conferences of Africa
PRESS RELEASE 11/01/22 Africa Initiative Calls for Election of New Bishops in the Central Conferences of Africa The Judicial Council, in its Decision 1445 (May 2022), gave permission for the Council of Bishops to call jurisdictional conferences this year to...
Thinking about Abortion
By Thomas Lambrecht "As of today, I am responsible for 18,617 abortions.” Those were the words on a note handed to my friend, the Rev. Dr. Carolyn Moore, pastor of Mosaic Church in Evans, Georgia. It was from a young woman who was desperately seeking counsel. “For...
The Place of Conscience
By Thomas Lambrecht- That old saying from our parents, "let conscience be your guide," is foremost in the debate over ministry with LGBTQ persons. Some cannot in good conscience go against what they believe Scripture teaches about the sinfulness of same-sex practices....
Blatantly Disregarding Truth
By Thomas Lambrecht- For United Methodists concerned about the future of our denomination, the current crisis revolves around a critical lack of accountability. For 45 years we have been part of a church where people have a variety of thoughts and opinions about...
How “Centrist” Is Uniting Methodists?
By Tom Lmbrecht- The new group Uniting Methodists is in the process of forming to (in their words) give voice to the "broad center" of The United Methodist Church. A recent information session about the group was held at Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kansas,...
What Is Unity?
By Thomas Lambrecht- In the wake of the September meeting of the Commission on a Way Forward in Berlin, I would like to reflect on the balancing act that the Commission is engaged in as it formulates its proposal for the Council of Bishops and the called 2019 General...
Another Complaint, No Consequences
By Thomas Lambrecht As has become all too common, another complaint against a pastor for celebrating a same-sex wedding has been resolved without any discipline. In other words, the case has been "resolved" without any form of authentic resolution. The Rev. Ben...
New Room Renewal
"Great periods of Christian revival in the U.S. need not be consigned to the church's circuit-rider past," writes Heather Hahn of United Methodist News Service. "Even without the saddle sores and sawdust trail of yesteryear, a new generation of Christians can be just...
