General Conference News Briefs
General Conference News Briefs July/August 2024 - Delegates celebrate success, growth of Africa University By Eveline Chikwanah General Conference delegates, church leaders and alumni celebrated the impact of Africa University and the support from United Methodists...
The “Big Tent” Shrank in Charlotte
The "Big Tent" Shrank in Charlotte By Elizabeth Fink This is not an easy piece to write. The emotions are raw. The future of the United Methodist Church has been set on a path I cannot follow. While many may view the changes as progress, I see them as heartbreaking...
Polishing the Golden Rule
Polishing the Golden Rule -- By BJ Funk -- It was a beautiful spring day as I prepared my kindergarten class for our Easter egg hunt. Outside my classroom were plenty of trees and bushes to hide eggs, and several of my parents were doing just that as I stayed inside...
Sewing with Love and Faith
Sewing with Love and Faith By Jenifer Jones In South Asia TMS Global cross-cultural witnesses (CCWs) run a textile business that provides meaningful employment to people caught in the devastating cycle of extreme poverty. Women of primarily Muslim and Hindu...
The Challenge Before Us All
The Challenge Before Us All -- By JJ Mannschreck -- I had a conversation a few years ago with an elderly member of my congregation. “I think I agree with you on your interpretation of the Bible, and I don’t really want them to change the policies of our church,” she...
New Life for Fractured Churches
New Life for Fractured Churches -- By Walter Fenton -- According to the latest figures, more than 6,100 local churches have disaffiliated from The United Methodist Church since 2019. According to a recent Christianity Today article, many more would as well, save for...
Taking Stock of Methodism’s Shift
Taking Stock of Methodism’s Shift -- By Thomas Lambrecht -- At the end of July, we reached the climax of church disaffiliations for the year. The flurry of spring annual conferences approved several thousand church disaffiliations, meaning most of the churches that...
When Life Doesn’t Go According to Script
When Life Doesn't Go According to Script -- By Elizabeth Glass-Turner -- What do you do when you do what you’re supposed to do and it doesn’t go right? What are you supposed to think when your best preparations, intentions, and actions seem to go to waste or lead to...
