UMC.org The official online ministry of The United Methodist Church Show/Hide Images | Print | Close window Reclaiming lay leadership key to revival A UMNS Report By Heather Hahn 1:00 P.M. EST July 29, 2010 The Rev. John Wesley preaches to Cornish miners at Trewint in southwest England. Illustrations courtesy of the General Commission on [...]
Continue reading about Reclaiming lay leadership key to revival
I do not have time to be irate, shocked, appalled, or mobilized into "blogificating" about anything today! I’ve got piles of my own work next to piles of covering-for-my-vacationing-colleagues work — sitting right next to the piles of getting-colleagues-ready-to-GO-on-vacation work. And a sermon for Sunday. But then I got this email. And it was entitled, [...]
Continue reading about "For the Bible Told Him So" by Susan Russell
A UMNS Commentary By the Rev. Jason Byassee* 6:00 P.M. EST July 27, 2010 Members of United Church of Rogers Park in Chicago sing with conviction in June 2005. UMNS file photos by Ronny Perry. View in Photo Gallery “It’s easy to get people in the building,” the theology professor opined. “Just put a [...]
Why is church coffee so often bad? The church’s problem is not a lack of resources but rather a casual attitude to church life that accepts second best as good enough for God, says J John, in Christian Today. [Read the entire article here] J. John raises some very interesting issues regarding our view [...]
Though the following article is written primarily for the Roman Catholic Church, its voice should speak us in the United Methodist Church as well. Only the Saints Can Save Us By J. Peter Nixon author and contributor to Patheos.com Does the Catholic Church have a future? Given the events of the last few months, the [...]
