- GC Talk Joburg with Will Gregory, Maggie Vowell, and Rev. Dr. Adam Thornton
Is it global?Does it strengthen the local church?Does it advance the mission?Does it build a movement?Can it actually work? General Conference 2026 is almost here. These are the key questions that are the filter by which the MidTexas delegation is… Read more: GC Talk Joburg with Will Gregory, Maggie Vowell, and Rev. Dr. Adam Thornton - Methodist Pastor Insists the Bible is Full of Mistakes and Contradictions- Compares it to ‘Aesop’s Fables’
First Church is a mid-sized progressive United Methodist Church located in the bustling downtown of Birmingham, AL. Led by pastors Kevin Thomas, Jonathan Goss, Katie Gilbert, and Rea Green, their website’s stated missional priorities include: Practicing Hospitality, Embodying Diversity, Doing Justice, Encouraging Authenticity, Creating an Inclusive… Read more: Methodist Pastor Insists the Bible is Full of Mistakes and Contradictions- Compares it to ‘Aesop’s Fables’ - Apologetics Calmly Considered interview with Todd Christine.
Today, in a collaborative effort with Jeffrey Rickman of Plain Spoken, we interview Todd Christine, author of Apologetics Calmly Considered and explore what apologetics should look like in a Wesleyan context. Book link below. “”What has too often been separated—truth… Read more: Apologetics Calmly Considered interview with Todd Christine. - Balancing Autonomy and Unity: Looking Ahead to the GMC General Conference with Matt O’Reilly
In this episode of More to the Story, I welcome Dr. Matt O’Reilly (Lead Pastor of Christ Church in Birmingham, Alabama, and Director of Research at Wesley Biblical Seminary) for a timely conversation about the upcoming Global Methodist Church General… Read more: Balancing Autonomy and Unity: Looking Ahead to the GMC General Conference with Matt O’Reilly - John Wesley: This Is One of the Most Important (and Most Misunderstood) Doctrines
You aren’t especially likely to hear a lot about the doctrine of divine providence in Wesleyan circles. We tend to associate that sort of thing with the various expressions of the Reformed tradition. How does God govern his creation? How… Read more: John Wesley: This Is One of the Most Important (and Most Misunderstood) Doctrines - Considering Johannesburg – “Which Methodism?” – Panel 2
A month or so ago, Petey Bellini, one of our episcopal candidates, published an article on Firebrand Magazine called “Which Methodism?” In it, he highlights five current expressions of Methodism currently found in the Global Methodist Church. Here’s a link,… Read more: Considering Johannesburg – “Which Methodism?” – Panel 2 - Lawsuit asks, ‘What does it take to be a good United Methodist church?’
i Senior Minister Matt Tuggle addresses Highland Park United Methodist Church Aug. 16. (Screencap) Leaders of Highland Park Methodist Church have spent the last week expressing shock that the bishop of their United Methodist conference filed suit against them over changes… Read more: Lawsuit asks, ‘What does it take to be a good United Methodist church?’ - A Prayer for the Distracted
I’ve been using Jonathan Gibson’s Be Thou My Vision: A Liturgy for Daily Worship as my morning devotion each day. The book features prayers, readings, and catechisms from some of the giants of the Christian faith in a format that reminds me… Read more: A Prayer for the Distracted - Come and See
There is much excitement in that phrase: Come and see! One of my favorite pericopes comes from John’s Gospel. John the Baptizer points to Jesus and declares, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.”… Read more: Come and See - Scripture and Sanctification: Restored to Holiness and Love
When we think about holiness, sanctification, and Scripture, it is helpful to begin with the whole story of Scripture. We often summarize that story in four movements: creation, fall, redemption, and restoration. Keeping the whole story in mind is important… Read more: Scripture and Sanctification: Restored to Holiness and Love - Apologetics Calmly Considered: A Wesleyan Vision of Truth, Formation, and Christian Witness
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… Read more: Apologetics Calmly Considered: A Wesleyan Vision of Truth, Formation, and Christian Witness - Methodist Roots
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… Read more: Methodist Roots - Is Your Road Rage Spiritual Warfare?
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,… Read more: Is Your Road Rage Spiritual Warfare? - Adam Hamilton touts conservative Evangelical support, shared values with voting bloc
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 and the Depth of the Great Tradition
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,… Read more: John Wesley and the Depth of the Great Tradition - Bible News: Massachusetts Abortion Law and the UMC Sues It s Own
- Episode 154: Ryan Barnett: The Surprising Story of the Global Methodist Church: Growth and Holiness
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… Read more: Episode 154: Ryan Barnett: The Surprising Story of the Global Methodist Church: Growth and Holiness - Texas UMC conference sues its largest congregation
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. - Hell Shouldn’t Need a Billboard Saying “Satan Lives Here” – The Passion Translation Scandal
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… Read more: Hell Shouldn’t Need a Billboard Saying “Satan Lives Here” – The Passion Translation Scandal - What is Scriptural Holiness?
“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,”… Read more: What is Scriptural Holiness? - John Wesley and the Depth of the Great Tradition
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,… Read more: John Wesley and the Depth of the Great Tradition - 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!