A People of One Book
By Bishop Robert Aboagye-Mensah If the Methodist movement has any hope for continuing its vibrant global mission into the future, it must build its mission on the same foundations on which John Wesley built. On February 3, 1738, when John Wesley returned to London...
Miracles And Our Modern World
By David F. Watson Since the 1700s, it has been commonplace in Western Christianity to question, or even reject, the veracity of claims about miracles, or what theologians refer to as “special divine action.” Sometimes, God acts directly in ways that transcend the...
Can the Bishop’s Special Commission Find a Way Forward?
By Walter Fenton Earlier this week the Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church announced the 32 people who will serve on its Special Commission on a Way Forward. Eleven laity, 11 elders, eight bishops, and two deacons were selected. Three additional bishops...
A New Day Coming
By Rob Renfroe- Many people were shocked, actually offended, when Dr. Ted Campbell told the World Methodist Conference, “The question at this point is not whether we divide or not. That, I fear, is a given now.” A United Methodist elder and noted history professor at...
Celebrating Growth
By Courtney Lott- Congratulations to Impact Church, Embrace Church, and New Covenant United Methodist Church for ranking among the fastest growing churches in the United States in the latest issue of Outreach Magazine. Impact Church East Point, Georgia Lead Pastor...
Deep Stirring
There is a spiritual stirring within United Methodism. In the midst of chaotic and difficult times for our denomination, there is a simultaneous movement calling for a renewal of our minds and hearts. In addition to the launch of the Wesleyan Covenant Association, we...
Wesleyan Family Reunion
By Sam Hodges- There’s no better place than a World Methodist Conference to witness the scattered seeds and deep roots of John Wesley’s approach to Christianity. Some 2,500 Wesleyan faithful, from 108 countries and 88 communions including The United Methodist Church,...
More than Humanitarians
By Elizabeth Glass-Turner- The brilliance of the World Methodist Conference is still shifting through my mind; light through a suncatcher hanging on a window. The days in Houston were color, sound, faces, laughter, weeping, worship, intensity, frustration, revelation....
