Wouldn’t it Be Nice…
By B.J. Funk - Wouldn’t it be nice if kindness made a comeback? Wouldn’t it be nice if we weren’t afraid to send our children to school, to go shopping at the mall, or to go without fear into a movie theater? Wouldn’t it be nice if church were a safe place to be, if...
U.S. Dips Below Majority Membership; Hispanic Growth Trends Up
By Heather Hahn - The U.S.’s majority status in The United Methodist Church is coming to an end – and may be there already. That’s according to projections from the denomination’s General Council on Finance and Administration – based on the continuing decline in U.S....
Archive: Strategies for Solution of the Church Crisis
Archive: Strategies for Solution of the Church Crisis Part One Condensed from an address by Dr. Charles W. Keysor Editor, Good News Pastor, Grace United Methodist Church, Elgin, Illinois We must "contend for the faith" by yielding ourselves to Christ, so that He can...
Archive: Social Reform: An Evangelical Imperative in the Crisis
Archive: Social Reform: An Evangelical Imperative in the Crisis Condensed from an address by Dr. Claude Thompson Professor of Systematic Theology Candler School of Theology The Gospel demands involvement in social change as a crucial dimension of obedience to Jesus...
Archive: Unity Among Dis-United Methodists
Archive: Unity Among Dis-United Methodists Condensed from an address by Dr. C. Philip Hinerman Vice Chairman, Good News Board of Directors Pastor, Park Avenue United Methodist Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota Our ultimate hope is Jesus Christ, rather than human wisdom,...
Archive: The Black Crisis in the Church
Archive: The Black Crisis in the Church Condensed from an address by Tom Skinner, Evangelist Black Americans are not much influenced by a church whose Gospel excludes personal involvement. Wanted: Christian radicals who are willing to be fools for Jesus Christ. It's a...
Archive: Power for the Church in Crisis
Archive: Power for the Church in Crisis Condensed from an address by Dr. Frank Batemann Stanger President, Asbury Theological Seminary God's power comes to men through the activity of the Holy Spirit. The text for this address was Acts 1:4-8; 2:1-4; Luke 11:11-13....
Archive: Laymen, You Can Change the World
Archive: Laymen, You Can Change the World Condensed from an address by Howard Ball United Methodist Layman, San Bernardino, California Director, Lay Training, Campus Crusade for Christ First Christ must change us. Then we can become God's change-agents in a lost...
