U.S. Regional Conference: Defeated Idea Revisited
By Tom Lambrecht - In the aftermath of the highly contentious General Conference last February in St. Louis, many ideas have surfaced as a way to attempt to resolve the conflict dividing our church. One of these ideas is a proposal from the denomination’s Connectional...
Missionary God
By Max A. Wilkins - God is a missionary God. From the moment of creation as told in Genesis, God makes his missionary nature known. With Jesus’ earthly mission, God burst forth into creation showing his missional heart. Jesus not only modeled a missional life, he also...
Archive: Jesus is Our Head
Archive: Jesus is Our Head Condensed from an address by Kenneth W. Copeland Bishop, Houston (Texas) Area, United Methodist Church At press time we learned the Bishop has gone to be with the Lord in glory. Jesus Christ is the Head of the Church, His Body. This is the...
Archive: Christ Above All?
Archive: Christ Above All? condensed from an address by United Methodist Evangelist Ed Robb, Abilene, Texas I think I would like first of all to give you a word of encouragement. I travel all over the United States, around the world. In recent years and the last two...
Archive: One Local Church Responds to Atlanta
Archive: One Local Church Responds to Atlanta After studying various reports of the Atlanta General Conference, the Administrative Board and Pastor of Long Memorial United Methodist Church, Neffsville, Pa. send the following letter to their district superintendent and...
Archive: A Liturgy from our new Social Creed
Archive: A Liturgy from our new Social Creed The Atlanta General Conference adopted a new Social Creed. It contains this liturgy, intended for unison reading by United Methodist congregations, as an expression of what we believe. "We believe in God, the Creator of the...
Words of Welcome
Words of Welcome 1971 Good News Convocation Bishop F. Gerald Ensley Columbus, Ohio Good News October /December 1971 It's a great delight to be here tonight and to welcome you to this occasion, to this city and this state. I see a few friendly faces out there .... Let...
Archive: Finding a Voice
Archive: Finding a Voice Reprinted from Christianity Today, interdenominational, evangelical magazine Washington, D.C. United Methodists' "silent minority" (evangelicals) began clearing its throat at the renewal group's first national convention in Dallas last year....
