- Our Society Now Determines Whose Life Is Worth Keeping and Who Is Worth Killing
My own twins were born prematurely, and both of them suffered consequences of their premature birth. One of my twins was born with a congenital heart defect that recently required open-heart surgery—and the other suffered from other effects. Both are… Read more: Our Society Now Determines Whose Life Is Worth Keeping and Who Is Worth Killing - Good News Re-visted: Is Evangelism Relevant?
To many modern observers, evangelism seems like an antique chair in a museum: a curious relic of the past and an interesting phenomenon for study, but not to be sat on, not fit to bear the weight of today’s burdens… Read more: Good News Re-visted: Is Evangelism Relevant? - Drs. McCall & Vickers | It’s Elementary Podcast Ep. 44
What makes theology distinctly Wesleyan? And why does every generation need to wrestle anew with the great doctrines of the Christian faith? In this episode of It’s Elementary, Dr. David Watson and Dr. Jessica LaGrone welcome Dr. Tom McCall of… Read more: Drs. McCall & Vickers | It’s Elementary Podcast Ep. 44 - HPUMC case tests limits of United Methodist connectionalism
If a Methodist church does not recognize the authority of its regional conference or its bishop, is that congregation still a United Methodist church? In its legal dispute with the Horizon West Conference of The United Methodist Church, Highland Park… Read more: HPUMC case tests limits of United Methodist connectionalism - Our Word to the World: Revisiting the GMC Social Witness
In a previous iteration of Methodism, noting a revisitation of our social witness after coming out of the General Conference would have been a noteworthy headline indeed, if only because of the controversies that it might have engendered. But for… Read more: Our Word to the World: Revisiting the GMC Social Witness - Sounding the Call: An Invitation for Courageous Christianity
Faithfulness to God requires exercising courage. The Biblical witness recounts the stories of God’s people acting courageously in the face of injustice and corruption. In moments of despair and oppression, the Scriptures show God’s people speaking and acting with courage.… Read more: Sounding the Call: An Invitation for Courageous Christianity - How Far Can New York Push to Mandate Amish Vaccination?
The State of New York has fined three Amish schools $118,000 for refusing childhood vaccinations. The schools take no public money. Counsel says the families can pay the judgments only if the state takes their land. - New Methodist Movement Reports Surge in Global Expansion
The Global Methodist Church is making waves across the Christian world as it reports remarkable growth in both congregations and regional conferences. The denomination, which stands firmly on biblical principles and traditional Christian values, recently gathered more than 1,100 faithful… Read more: New Methodist Movement Reports Surge in Global Expansion - Global Methodist Church Adopts Articles of Faith, Elects Eight Bishops at Johannesburg Conference
The Global Methodist Church adopted a new set of Articles of Faith and elected eight bishops to its first regular Assembly of Bishops as its General Conference concluded Sept. 5 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg. According to the… Read more: Global Methodist Church Adopts Articles of Faith, Elects Eight Bishops at Johannesburg Conference - Global Methodist Church Holds 2nd General Conference in South Africa
Lay and clergy representatives of the Global Methodist Church (GMC) spent a busy week in Johannesburg, South Africa, at the newly created denomination’s second General Conference. Delegates to the General Conference of the Global Methodist Church worship together in Johannesburg,… Read more: Global Methodist Church Holds 2nd General Conference in South Africa - Something striking is happening in the aftermath of the historic United Methodist Church split.
Something striking is happening in the aftermath of the historic United Methodist Church split. The Global Methodist Church, the conservative denomination launched amid years of fierce theological division within the UMC, is reporting remarkable growth, expanding from approximately 4,700 congregations… Read more: Something striking is happening in the aftermath of the historic United Methodist Church split. - Can Christians Be Perfect?
Can Christians be perfect? John Wesley believed they could. But he didn’t mean sinless perfection. In this episode of Theology Project, Dr. Chris Lohrstorfer joins me to discuss John Wesley’s Sermon 40, “Christian Perfection,” and one of the most distinctive—and… Read more: Can Christians Be Perfect? - Silicon Valley’s War of Religion
AI may kill us. At least, that’s what a number of experts in the field are saying. One of the more recent iterations of this idea comes from Jacob Coxon: - Joburg Journal: GC Recap with Will Gregory
- Adam Hamilton and Taking Back Religion from the Right
As a longtime Methodist, I can attest that—at least from a distance—it is not the most dramatic of the world’s religious operations. Very little incense, not much speaking in tongues, and sulfur and brimstone are barely in evidence. There are… Read more: Adam Hamilton and Taking Back Religion from the Right - Social Holiness: A Conversation with Allan Bevere and Bruce Epperly
In this deep, 70-minute conversation, publisher Henry Neufeld sits down with authors and theologians Allan Bevere and Bruce Epperly to explore the vital, often misunderstood concept of “social holiness.” At a time when public discourse is increasingly polarized and human… Read more: Social Holiness: A Conversation with Allan Bevere and Bruce Epperly - Considering Johannesburg – “So…Are We Charismatics Now?” – Panel 10
Methodism has always had a primary concern with the person and work of the Holy Spirit. John Wesley’s sermons revolved around a robust pneumatology (theology of the Holy Spirit) with great regularity. Yet over the course of a couple of… Read more: Considering Johannesburg – “So…Are We Charismatics Now?” – Panel 10 - A Name for Being Alive, But…
A group of people in the church I serve is reading through the Bible in a year. In the New Testament section of the schedule we’re following, we’ve made it to Revelation. We recently read through those letters to the… Read more: A Name for Being Alive, But… - The Newly-Revised GMC Episcopal Election Process is Really Quite Good
The Holy Spirit visited us in so many ways during the first regular General Conference of the Global Methodist Church in South Africa. It was a holy and focusing time for our movement. I regret that time did not allow… Read more: The Newly-Revised GMC Episcopal Election Process is Really Quite Good - The Cattywampus Episcopacy: A Friendly Question About GMC Bishops
There is a word we used back in Jackson Parish when something wasn’t exactly crooked, wasn’t exactly backwards, but somehow didn’t seem put together quite right: cattywampus. I’m not sure that’s how one spells it, but I know it’s how… Read more: The Cattywampus Episcopacy: A Friendly Question About GMC Bishops - Texas Annual Conference Faces Lawsuit Over United Methodist Property
The Texas Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church filed a lawsuit in state district court, seeking to protect regional church property and assets amid ongoing disaffiliation disputes. According to court filings obtained from the Dallas County District Clerk’s office,… Read more: Texas Annual Conference Faces Lawsuit Over United Methodist Property - Reflections on General Conference 202
For the last 11 days, I’ve been in Johannesburg, South Africa, for the General Conference of The Global Methodist Church (GMC). It has been a whirlwind of 18-hour days, little sleep, and hard work. I was privileged to serve as… Read more: Reflections on General Conference 202 - Global Methodist Church adopts Articles of Faith, elects first full-time bishops at Johannesburg conference
The Global Methodist Church adopted a set of Articles of Faith and elected eight bishops to its first regular Assembly of Bishops during a General Conference that closed Saturday (Sept. 5) at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, the denomination… Read more: Global Methodist Church adopts Articles of Faith, elects first full-time bishops at Johannesburg conference - Global Methodist Church celebrates growth in first four years
The Global Methodist Church elected eight bishops at its General Conference in Johannesburg, South Africa, marking the new denomination’s first full-time Assembly of Bishops. The denomination consecrated the bishops at the Saturday conclusion of the conference, it said in a… Read more: Global Methodist Church celebrates growth in first four years - Auta Emerges Coordinating Bishop of GMC in Nigeria
The Global Methodist Church (GMC) has unanimously appointed Bishop John Pena Auta as its Coordinating Bishop in Nigeria, placing him at the centre of the denomination’s spiritual and administrative coordination at a critical stage of its growth in the country.