Learning in Prayer to Wait on God
I have made a wonderful, new discovery in my prayer life. It is best defined by one of the many injunctions given in the Bible, “Blessed are those who listen to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at my doorway. For those who find me find life and receive favor...
Why I Resigned from the Commission on General Conference
By Joseph F. DiPaolo - President Abraham Lincoln was once taken to task by a congressional ally for changing a policy position. “Mr. President, you have changed your mind entirely within a short time.” Convinced that recent events and new information required a change...
Good News Calls Upon Judicial Council to Reconsider Scheduling Decision
In light of the urgent concerns related to the South Central Jurisdiction (SCJ) petition for a declaratory decision regarding the election of a self-avowed practicing homosexual as bishop, Good News calls upon the Judicial Council to reconsider its decision to...
Video: Jen Cowart’s Invitation to the Wesleyan Covenant Association Conference
"This denomination that means so much to us finds itself in unsettling times," says Jennifer Cowart, executive pastor of Harvest Church in Warner Robbins, Georgia. "How can we move forward in positive ways?" she asks in her invitation to...
Video: Rob Renfroe on the Wesleyan Covenant Association
Rev. Rob Renfroe, President of Good news, talks about the formation of the Wesleyan Covenant Association (WCA), its convening conference in Chicago on Friday, October 7, 2016, and his hopes for the organization. In less than two weeks, over 750 people have registered...
Why the Wesleyan Covenant Association
In this brief video the Rev. Dr. Jeff Greenway, lead pastor of Reynoldsburg (Ohio) United Methodist Church, talks about the formation of the Wesleyan Covenant Association (WCA) and why he will be at the convening conference event in Chicago on October 7. Jeff has been...
New Orthodox Organization Creates Conversation
The creation of the Wesleyan Covenant Association continues to stir interest across The United Methodist Church. In an extensive article for the United Methodist News Service, reporter Heather Hahn interviewed organizers and cited detractors of the new organization....
Too Clever by Half
By Walter Fenton - The Western Jurisdiction's election of an openly gay clergywoman as a bishop of The United Methodist Church essentially smothered developments at other jurisdictional gatherings this past July. Of course, other bishops were elected; some were...
