Fighting for Fairness
Fighting for Fairness By Thomas Lambrecht Some have wondered why Good News is still around. Now that disaffiliation is “over,” shouldn’t Good News just go away? The Council of Bishops and other UM leaders are anxious to put disaffiliation in the rear view mirror....
Global Methodism’s Growth in 2023
Global Methodism's Growth in 2023 By Walter Fenton “At the beginning of this year, I never imagined I’d be in the role I am today,” said the Rev. Jordan McFall, the President Pro Tem of the Heartland Provisional Annual Conference in the Global Methodist Church. “It’s...
Why I Resigned from the Commission on General Conference
By Joseph F. DiPaolo - President Abraham Lincoln was once taken to task by a congressional ally for changing a policy position. “Mr. President, you have changed your mind entirely within a short time.” Convinced that recent events and new information required a change...
On the Further Postponement of General Conference
By Thomas Lambrecht - Good News joins the many United Methodists who are deeply disappointed in the Commission on the General Conference’s decision to postpone/cancel the 2020 General Conference and instead hold the General Conference in May 2024. The reason given was...
Global Methodist Church Sets Official Launch Date
Global Methodist Church March 3, 2022 With humility, hope and joy, a 17 member body of theologically conservative Methodist clergy and laity, known as the Transitional Leadership Council, is pleased to announce the Global Methodist Church will officially launch on May...
General Conference postponed until 2024
Commission on the General Conference FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 3, 2022 Nashville, Tenn.: As the pandemic continues and the wait time for visas stretches to over two years in some countries, the Commission on the General Conference announced today that the 2020...
Crown of Creation
By Dennis W. Derr Ash Wednesday is a most unusual day. It begins the season of Lent, a 40 day period before Easter Sunday (excluding Sundays). It is a religious season of fasting and prayer arising from the ancient Jewish tradition of penance and fasting. The lection...
Rob Renfroe Set to Open More Than Conquerors, the WCA’s Sixth Global Gathering
The Wesleyan Covenant Association is pleased to announce that the Rev. Rob Renfroe, President of Good News Magazine, will address its Sixth Global Gathering – More Than Conquerors – in Indianapolis, Indiana on Saturday, May 7, 2022. “Rob has been at the center of so...
