- What Does Scripture Affirm? And Who Says for the Global Methodist Church?
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… Read more: What Does Scripture Affirm? And Who Says for the Global Methodist Church? - Awake & Arise ~ A Virginia GMC Podcast
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. - General Conference 2026 Prep – Global Methodist Voices – Neal Tam
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… Read more: General Conference 2026 Prep – Global Methodist Voices – Neal Tam - Spiritual Gifts and the Wesleyan Witness
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! - United Methodist conference sues megachurch over changes in governing documents
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… Read more: United Methodist conference sues megachurch over changes in governing documents - Offensive Faith
One of the interesting aspects of working through the Scriptures in the Revised Common Lectionary for each Sunday is that you occasionally have to deal with some texts that sound a bit harsh to modern ears. Years ago, New Testament… Read more: Offensive Faith - The Western Death Wish
The culture of death continues apace. Here’s a headline for you: “Canadian family claim Christian grandmother was euthanised against her wishes.” GG, as she was called, did not wish to die by assisted suicide. As a Christian, she believed this was morally… Read more: The Western Death Wish - MAiD in Canada
This summer, courts in British Columbia will decide whether faith-based healthcare institutions may keep their current exemption from providing euthanasia services, euphemistically known as medical aid in dying (MAiD). Under current rules, Canadian religious hospitals, most of them Catholic, are… Read more: MAiD in Canada - The Hidden Ministry of Showing Up
We live in an incredible age for ministry. A pastor can encourage hundreds of people through a livestream. A devotional can reach someone on the other side of the world. AI can help us organize our thoughts, create graphics, write… Read more: The Hidden Ministry of Showing Up - John Wesley: The Biggest Danger Facing the Church
Why does Christianity sometimes seem to have so little effect on the lives of Christians? Why hasn’t it had a greater effect on the world? / John Wesley asked that question more than two centuries ago. In his sermon “Causes… Read more: John Wesley: The Biggest Danger Facing the Church - The Search for Holiness
I grew up in the Church of the Nazarene and have heard about holiness (or entire sanctification) my entire life. When I was in high school, I started paying attention a bit more to this topic, and so I asked… Read more: The Search for Holiness - Weakness is the Way: What Could a Wesleyan Theological Resurgence Look Like?
“Wesleyan theology is weak theology.” / That is the message I received from a Calvinist pastor friend during a phone call recently when discussing Wesleyan theology. The statement took me by surprise because I held (and still hold) this man… Read more: Weakness is the Way: What Could a Wesleyan Theological Resurgence Look Like? - The Character Test of a New Denomination: Pursuing Holiness at the 2026 Global Methodist General Conference
Methodists talk a lot about holiness (or at least we should). Holiness is central to our calling and how we understand the very reason for our existence. As we talk about holiness, though, we must remember that it’s not purely… Read more: The Character Test of a New Denomination: Pursuing Holiness at the 2026 Global Methodist General Conference - Thoughts on Superintendency Legislative Petitions
/ by Chris Ritter / It is an honor to be a delegate to the first regular General Conference of the Global Methodist Church. This meeting, August 30 to September 5 at the Sandton Convention Center in Johannesburg, South Africa, will… Read more: Thoughts on Superintendency Legislative Petitions - Considering Johannesburg – Session 1
PlainSpoken / With the GMC’s General Conference quickly approaching, it is important for folks to know what is going on in order for us to rightly pray. We all want for the Global Methodist Church to give glory to God… Read more: Considering Johannesburg – Session 1 - Progressive Pastor of Largest Methodist Church Wins Dem. Senate Primary
Megachurch pastor Adam Hamilton has won the Democratic primary and will face off against incumbent Sen. Roger Marshall, Republican, in his bid to become Kansas’s first Democratic senator in nearly a decade - I Was on Academic Probation. Then I Earned a PhD
What I learned about education, ability, and overcoming a bad start / Matt O’Reilly / People who know me now are often surprised to find out that I spent much of my undergrad on academic probation. After all, I hold… Read more: I Was on Academic Probation. Then I Earned a PhD - Key Christian Beliefs (eBook)
Discover the heart of Christian faith: clear, grounded, and full of grace. A fresh guide to what Christians believe and why it matters, told through the wisdom of the Wesleyan tradition. - Are Mainline Protestants Leftists?
There is a common canard that Mainline Protestants are radical leftists. This impression is fed by “woke” preacher clips from Mainline pulpits and other online characterizations that portray only a very small segment of the Mainline world. - Academies of Life
The philosopher and spiritual writer, Dallas Willard, of blessed memory, wrote the following exhortation in the introduction to his book, The Spirit of the Disciplines: “Our local assemblies must become academies of life as it was meant to be.” That phrase,… Read more: Academies of Life - Rooted in the Spirit: The Wesleyan Church’s Identity as a Faithful, Free, and Fruitful People
In 1842 and 1843, Orange Scott, along with some other Methodist Episcopal leaders, decided they could no longer stay in the denomination they had poured their lives into. The driving issue was slavery. Could Methodism be a movement that allowed,… Read more: Rooted in the Spirit: The Wesleyan Church’s Identity as a Faithful, Free, and Fruitful People - The Word “Catholic” Is Worth Fighting For
“I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy universal church.” I hesitated as I recited these words at a well-meaning evangelical church. I was glad that they were saying the Apostles’ Creed, and that the substance of the holy apostolic… Read more: The Word “Catholic” Is Worth Fighting For - What “Without Error” DOES NOT Mean for the Global Methodist Church
Matt O’Reilly “Scripture is without error in all it affirms.” That statement appears in the proposed Articles of Faith of the Global Methodist Church. That statement has also raised important questions about what it actually entails. To what beliefs about the… Read more: What “Without Error” DOES NOT Mean for the Global Methodist Church - Apologetics Calmly Considered: A Wesleyan Vision of Truth, Formation, and Christian Witness
by Rev. Todd A. Christine / 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… Read more: Apologetics Calmly Considered: A Wesleyan Vision of Truth, Formation, and Christian Witness - Awakening Hope in the Next Generation | David Thomas on Revival and the Asbury Outpouring
Asbury Theological Seminary / Dr. David Watson and Dr. Jessica LaGrone welcome David Thomas, leader with Seedbed Publishing and New Room Conference, board member of Alpha International, and a leader in The Awakening Project, for a powerful conversation on revival,… Read more: Awakening Hope in the Next Generation | David Thomas on Revival and the Asbury Outpouring