A Primer on Local Church Assets
By David W. Scott - As I have tried to explain in a series of articles found on UM & Global (umglobal.org), The United Methodist Church as a whole is not a legal entity capable of owning property or financial assets. Local church property (real or personal,...
Rebooting for Ministry
By Sarah Parham - I have shared the deepest honor in walking with people as they discern their call into next steps of following the Lord for many years now, first in campus ministry, and now in missions mobilization. As Christian believers, our first and only...
Archive: The Cross of Christ
MAN ... broken, twisted, dead .. reaching for God and seeming almost to touch Him ... Though in reality, separated from Him by the infinite gulf of sin. GOD ... the fire that consumes and the love that warms ... redeeming us through The Cross of Christ by Dr. David F....
Archive: Taking On the TV Goliath
Archive: Taking On the TV Goliath An exclusive interview with Rev. Don Wildmon, founder of the hard-hitting National Federation for Decency. Q There has been some debate over how much influence TV exerts. What do you see as the nature and extent of this influence? How...
Archive: Now is the Time to Begin!
Archive: Now is the Time to Begin! The first in a continuing series of articles intended to help United Methodists make a positive impact on the 1980 General Conference of our church. by Rev. Dr. Robert W. Sprinkle, Good News Political Strategy Chairman and Director,...
Archive: On Polarizing the Church
Archive: On Polarizing the Church The following is reprinted with minor modification from our issue of April/June, 1970. Recently, some United Methodist laymen met with their bishop. They came to talk about things that were bothering them. "What happened?" we asked,...
Archive: More About WCC Grants to Terrorists
Archive: More About WCC Grants to Terrorists By Charles W. Keysor, Editor, Good News Magazine The Nov/Dec issue of Good News, contained an editorial titled, "Angry, Embarrassed, and Ashamed." It discussed the gift of $85,000 given to two African terrorist groups by...
Archive: On Being a Christian Cop
Archive: On Being a Christian Cop Meet Don Osgood, a United Methodist layman who shares his faith on and off the beat. by G. Wayne Rogers "Every morning when I go to work I ask God to let me be the policeman He wants me to be and to guide me and protect me. I know...
