Omnia Methodist Posts

What has too often been separated-truth and holiness, knowledge and life-must once again be held together in the witness of the Church. Apologetics Calmly Considered: A Wesleyan Vision of Truth, Formation, and Christian Witness argues that Christian apologetics should be understood not only as the defense of doctrine, but as a formative practice ordered toward […]

John Wesley once asked a simple but powerful question: “What may we reasonably believe to be God’s design in raising up the people called Methodists?” The answer shaped a movement that continues to impact lives around the world today. Join us for “Methodist Roots,” a seven-week teaching series from the Assembly of Bishops that explores […]

In this clip, Jason Vickers and I consider the everyday example of road rage in order to explore a much bigger question: How should Christians think about demonic influence and human responsibility? If the devil or demonic forces can tempt, influence, or provoke us, does that lessen our responsibility for how we respond? Drawing on […]

Pastor and author Adam Hamilton, who’s running for the U.S. Senate to represent Kansas as a Democrat, says he’s reaching out to conservative Evangelical voters, many of whom he says are pledging their support.

John Wesley has always created debate. During his lifetime, the number of debates that he either instigated, jumped into, or caused would be an article, or a book, all its own. These controversies only continued after his death in 1791, even as many Methodists with their commemorative Staffordshire Wesley busts, Wedgwood Wesley teapots, and numerous […]

The Global Methodist Church is one of the fastest-growing movements in contemporary Christianity. But where did it come from, what does it believe, and why are so many churches and Christians joining it? In this conversation, I sit down with Ryan Barnett to explore the remarkable story behind the Global Methodist Church, its commitment to […]

The United Methodist Church’s Horizon Texas Conference is suing Highland Park United Methodist Church—claiming the Dallas megachurch improperly moved to end oversight by the denomination and its own congregants.

Christianity Today just published a report after an investigation into the ever-popular charismatic Bible “translation”—if you even want to call it that—called The Passion Translation (TPT). TPT was a project founded in 2008 by Brian Simmons, a man who claimed to have special access to God and received special insight from Christ Himself.

“What may we reasonably believe to be God’s design in raising up the Preachers called Methodist? A. To reform the nation and, in particular, the church; to spread scriptural holiness over the land.” These words are from the “Large Minutes,” which served both as a record of John Wesley’s conferences with Methodist preachers and as […]

John Wesley has always created debate. During his lifetime, the number of debates that he either instigated, jumped into, or caused would be an article, or a book, all its own. These controversies only continued after his death in 1791, even as many Methodists with their commemorative Staffordshire Wesley busts, Wedgwood Wesley teapots, and numerous […]

General Conference is upon us. Very soon delegates from around the world will gather in Johannesburg as the only body that speaks for the Global Methodist Church. And this General Conference will be consequential. In some ways, it has potential to shape the kind of Church we become. One of those is the doctrinal and […]

This podcast features conversations with conference leaders, pastors, and ministry partners who are living out the mission of the Global Methodist Church. Hear stories of church planting, renewal, evangelism, leadership development, and faithful perseverance.

Holy Conferencing is a pillar of Methodism, and something that the delegation of North Georgia has taken very seriously since being elected. Neal Tam, one of the Lay Delegates to GC26 for the GMC in Johannesburg, South Africa discusses the committees, the petitions, the schedule, and the excitement waiting for a trip to serve the […]

In this episode of It’s Elementary, the Amazing Jessica LaGrone and I sit down to talk about the gifts of the Holy Spirit. Check it out!

A regional body of The United Methodist Church (UMC) has sued a megachurch affiliated with the Mainline Protestant denomination over recent changes made to its governing documents. The UMC Horizon Texas Annual Conference filed a petition for declaratory judgment on Monday in Dallas County District Court against Highland Park United Methodist Church (HPUMC).