Zimbabwe’s Wesleyan Approach to Ministry in a Pandemic
By Kudzai Chingwe - The founder of Methodism died on March 2, 1791, but his teachings remain relevant today amid a global pandemic. In his ministry, John Wesley established the concepts of class meetings for fellowship and the development of a disciplined spiritual...
John Wesley For Our Day
By Justus Hunter - Demand for high quality and spiritually nourishing biblical commentary has been steady in the Wesleyan tradition. John Wesley’s Explanatory Notes on the Old and New Testaments were among his best-selling titles. Adam Clarke’s commentary on the...
Archive: Dreaming a Church into Reality
Archive: Dreaming a Church into Reality By Joe A. Harding & Ralph W. Mohney Sundo Kim is a man with a vision. Years ago, the congregation was located in a building surrounded by factories and industrial buildings. A few miles away on the other side of the Han...
Archive: Seoul’s Burning Bush
Archive: Seoul’s Burning Bush What’s Their Secret? By Carroll Ferguson Hunt Our tour group of Westerners cowered against the wall at the top of the stairs, intimidated by the pushing, chattering throng of Koreans pouring past us. Even though for days we had inched...
Archive: Not by Water Alone: On Baptismal Regeneration
Archive: Not by Water Alone: On Baptismal Regeneration By Bishop William R. Cannon July/August 1991 Although the Committee to Study Baptism has yet to issue its final statement, the working document should cause grave concern in our church. The fact that it has been...
Archive: Pentecost’s Promise
Archive: Pentecost’s Promise The Joyful Grace of the Holy Spirit By Gary L. Moore As we approach this Pentecost season it is good for us to think about the work of the Holy Spirit in our United Methodist Church. Beyond just thinking, we should be praying and expecting...
Liberalism Through Time
Liberalism Through Time By Steven O’Malley 1. Friedrich Schleiermacher (1768-1834) has been called the “father” of modern liberal Protestant theology. He combined the emphasis upon personal, subjective piety, learned from the Moravian tradition in which he was reared,...
My Friend, the Liberal
My Friend, the Liberal By Riley B. Case My pastor friend Harry, down the road, is a liberal. Harry does not identify himself as a liberal. To Harry, labels like “liberal” or “evangelical” are divisive. “Why can’t we all just be Christians?” Harry asks, not aware,...
