- Draft Liturgies Report from the Front Lines
This past week, the Global Methodist Church released the Draft Liturgies. Tesia Lee Mallory and I spent some time talking about this! We even offered some practical tips for first time users. I was a first-time user, too. So, how… Read more: Draft Liturgies Report from the Front Lines - Reflections on Writing Liturgy for a Denomination
The liturgical life of the church matters. I’ve dedicated my life to liturgical renewal in the church by the power and presence of the Holy Spirit. Liturgy provides a prayer language for the church’s doctrinal commitments and leads her in… Read more: Reflections on Writing Liturgy for a Denomination - Can Global Methodism Thrive in Post-Denominational America?
With 16,000 members, Highland Park United Methodist Church, which now identifies internally simply as “Methodist,” is the second-largest church of its denomination. The church is located in a tony Dallas neighborhood adjacent to Southern Methodist University, and its worshippers include… Read more: Can Global Methodism Thrive in Post-Denominational America? - General Conference Delegate Debriefing – Bill Kyle
For most of this year I have been talking about the 2026 General Conference of the Global Methodist Church from thousands of miles away. I saved 33 hours of plenary livestream. But I haven’t been in the rooms where it… Read more: General Conference Delegate Debriefing – Bill Kyle - This week in Christian history: Conservative UMC group formed,
This week marks the anniversary of when the Wesleyan Covenant Association, a theologically conservative advocacy group within The United Methodist Church, was launched. The Evangelical group held an inaugural conference in Chicago, Illinois, which had approximately 1,800 attendees that included… Read more: This week in Christian history: Conservative UMC group formed, - United Methodist Church Split: The Aftermath
- A Modest Proposal
I pray for revival consistently. I think about it almost every day. What would it require? What would it look like? Would it take place in a manner similar to the First Great Awakening? The Second? I’m not sure. Part… Read more: A Modest Proposal - Declines in Young Clergy Reflect a Changed Culture
The Lewis Center for Church Leadership of Wesley Theological Seminary yesterday issued its latest clergy age trends report for 2026. I encourage you to review the recap of the 2026 findings as well as the report itself. All the previous… Read more: Declines in Young Clergy Reflect a Changed Culture - What Is the Greatest Obstacle to Revival?
What does it mean to speak of revival? This word is used so frequently within evangelical Christianity that I sometimes wonder whether we have lost sight of its meaning. In my experience, revival often evokes memories of a time gone… Read more: What Is the Greatest Obstacle to Revival? - UMC conference seeks dismissal of Bedford County church’s disaffiliation lawsuit
BEDFORD COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — The Susquehanna Conference of the United Methodist Church is asking a federal judge to dismiss a Bedford County church’s lawsuit over its effort to leave the denomination while keeping its property. Queen Memorial Church, formerly… Read more: UMC conference seeks dismissal of Bedford County church’s disaffiliation lawsuit - PRELIMINARY ARTICLES OF FAITH
Available now is a preliminary version of the Articles of Faith adopted at the 2026 General Conference and is provided as a resource. This is not the official published version; the official Articles of Faith will be included in the… Read more: PRELIMINARY ARTICLES OF FAITH - All About the Global Methodist Draft Liturgies with Dr. Tesia Mallory – The David Donnan Podcast Season 3 Episode 8
What are the Global Methodist Church’s draft liturgies, and how can your church use them? Dr. Tesia Mallory joins me for all of the information you could want about the draft liturgies. This is your one-stop conversation about what’s included,… Read more: All About the Global Methodist Draft Liturgies with Dr. Tesia Mallory – The David Donnan Podcast Season 3 Episode 8 - Sex & Gender Identity – Considering Johannesburg
On the last day of the 2026 General Conference, Lori Rowe, a lay delegate from Florida, walked to microphone three to speak against an amendment. Her first words were, “There’s not a word that I disagree with in the substitute… Read more: Sex & Gender Identity – Considering Johannesburg - The Identity of the “I” in Romans 7
There are strong reasons to think Paul is not describing the normal Christian life in Romans 7 when he writes, “I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin…For what I want to do I do not do, but what… Read more: The Identity of the “I” in Romans 7 - Sharing Christ in Cuba | Adria Nûñez Ortiz | It’s Elementary Podcast Ep. 46
What does revival look like in the middle of poverty, scarcity, and spiritual darkness? And what can the global Church learn from Christians who depend on the Holy Spirit every day? In this episode of It’s Elementary, Dr. David Watson… Read more: Sharing Christ in Cuba | Adria Nûñez Ortiz | It’s Elementary Podcast Ep. 46 - Liberia: Global Methodist Church Bishop Kula Poorly Received in Nimba Despite Heavy Radio Publicity
Ganta, Nimba County — The Global Methodist Church Bishop, Dr. Jerry P. Kula, was poorly received during his visit to Nimba County over the weekend after heavy publicity on community radio stations. Bishop Dr. Kulah recently elected bishop of the… Read more: Liberia: Global Methodist Church Bishop Kula Poorly Received in Nimba Despite Heavy Radio Publicity - Divorce & Remarriage – Considering Johannesburg
On the last morning of the 2026 General Conference, Rich Hoffman, a lay delegate from Allegheny West, told the Global Methodist Church, “In 345 pages, the words divorce and remarriage do not appear once. If what we leave unsaid shapes… Read more: Divorce & Remarriage – Considering Johannesburg - Exodus is More Than Escape: An Endorsement of Exodus and the Mission of God’s Holy People by Brian Russell
I had the privilege of reading an advanced reader’s copy of Exodus and the Mission of God’s Holy People by my mentor, friend, and seminary professor Dr. Brian Russell. I highly recommend this amazing work from Dr. Russell, published by… Read more: Exodus is More Than Escape: An Endorsement of Exodus and the Mission of God’s Holy People by Brian Russell - The Methodist Global Story: When Grace Crossed Borders
How a Movement of Grace Took Root Across Cultures and Continents. - Liberia’s Methodist Church at a Crossroads: What the Growing Dispute Means for United Methodists
The dispute within the United Methodist Church in Liberia has moved beyond a theological disagreement. What began largely as part of the worldwide Methodist debate over same-sex marriage, LGBTQ+ clergy and the future structure of the denomination has increasingly developed… Read more: Liberia’s Methodist Church at a Crossroads: What the Growing Dispute Means for United Methodists - The Last Twelve Feet
One evening, as I was walking in our neighborhood, I saw friends from Sudan cooking dinner in their garage. When I greeted them, they offered me a plate of food. I had already eaten and wasn’t hungry, but knowing how… Read more: The Last Twelve Feet - Entire Sanctification as Antidote to a Distortion of the Gospel of Jesus
Matt Judkins wrote a post a few weeks ago on the doctrine of entire sanctification. He makes a really good point: The doctrine of entire sanctification is often scrutinized in a way that few other things are. Matt presses back… Read more: Entire Sanctification as Antidote to a Distortion of the Gospel of Jesus - When New Creation Takes Root: How N. T. Wright and Wendell Berry Help Us Recover Spiritual Formation in a Fragmented Age
Across the Christian landscape, people are naming the same ache: life feels too fast, too loud, too fragmented. Churches are busy but thin. Leaders are exhausted. Communities feel unmoored. Beneath all the noise sits a deeper longing—a desire for a… Read more: When New Creation Takes Root: How N. T. Wright and Wendell Berry Help Us Recover Spiritual Formation in a Fragmented Age - What John Wesley Can Still Teach the Church, If We Listen
Origin stories have a profound impact on our identity and destiny. They explain who we are, where we come from, and sometimes what we need to claim or reclaim for ourselves and others. Genesis begins with several origin stories that… Read more: What John Wesley Can Still Teach the Church, If We Listen - Justices weigh whether courts can hear property disputes when church and denomination split
West Virginia Supreme Court justices considered the question of what happens when a local congregation wants to disaffiliate from its denomination but keep the church land, buildings and bank accounts. A major part of the legal battle is over whether… Read more: Justices weigh whether courts can hear property disputes when church and denomination split