United Methodist Traditionalists, Centrists, Progressives & Bishops sign agreement aimed at separation
United Methodist Council of Bishops - A diverse group of representatives from United Methodist advocacy groups with contrasting views and bishops from around the world has collaborated on a proposed agreement for the separation of The United Methodist Church (UMC)...
Frequently Asked Questions United Methodist Mediation Team
How was the group which produced the Protocol formed? In the summer of 2019, Bishop John Yambasu (Sierra Leone Episcopal Area) invited five persons from three constituencies within The United Methodist Church – traditionalists, centrist, and progressives – to meet in...
Archive: On Resurrection of the Dead
Archive: On Resurrection of the Dead "How can some of you say that the dead will not be raised to life?" In preparation for Easter, "Good News" offers hilites para phrased from John Wesley's sermon, "On Resurrection of the Dead." Because this message deals with the...
Archive: A Witness to all Nations
Archive: A Witness to all Nations By Lon Woodrum, Contributing Editor From his book, "Sign From Outer Space" © 1967 Suddenly, against Jesus' presagement of the future, breaks a far-reaching light of promise: "This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the...
Archive: Campus Chaos: God’s Opportunity
Archive: Campus Chaos: God's Opportunity A great opening for the Gospel has been created by the turmoil which seems to be tearing U.S. colleges apart these days. Are we awake or sleeping? By Dr. James Engel Professor of Marketing at Ohio State University, Campus...
Archive: What is Evangelicalism?
Archive: What is Evangelicalism? PART TWO By Bruce R. Shelley Condensed by permission from "Evangelicalism in America," published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan "One major theme runs through that type of Christianity called evangelicalism: the...
Archive: A Methodist Layman Reacts to Rudolf Bultmann
Archive: A Methodist Layman Reacts to Rudolf Bultmann By Paul H. Wright, Assistant Lay Leader, Zion United Methodist Church, Grand Forks, North Dakota The name of Rudolf Bultmann, the "demythologizer," means little to most Methodists. Nevertheless, his influence is...
Archive: Curriculum Confrontation: Louisville
Archive: Curriculum Confrontation: Louisville By Charles W. Keysor, Editor, Good News On April 14, 1969, 75 pastors met with Literature Editor Henry Bullock in Louisville, Ky. Discussion centered around a document prepared earlier by Rev. Les Woodson Pastor of...
