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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, how the resources were developed, and how pastors and congregations can participate in the feedback […]

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 amendment.” Her objection wasn’t to anything the amendment in front of her said. It was […]

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 and Dr. Jessica LaGrone welcome Adria Nuñez Ortiz, pastor of the Spirit and Truth Church […]

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 our witness, then this silence matters.” He was right. Our book told the world who […]

West Virginia churches seeking to disaffiliate from the Methodist denomination over its stance on human sexuality are now in the state Supreme Court of Appeals to ensure they keep their church property in the process.

What happened at the 2026 General Conference of the Global Methodist Church? And what does it reveal about the future of Methodism around the world? In this episode of It’s Elementary, Dr. David Watson and Dr. Jessica LaGrone reflect on their experience at the Global Methodist Church (GMC) General Conference in Johannesburg, South Africa. Just […]

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 Asbury Theological Seminary and Dr. Jason Vickers of Baylor University’s Truett Seminary to discuss their […]

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 often misunderstood—doctrines of the Wesleyan tradition. What did Wesley actually mean by Christian perfection?

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 beings are routinely reduced to political abstractions, how does the church live out a concrete, […]

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 centuries, the Holy Ghost became somewhat alien to average churchgoers, taking the place of something […]

What kind of Methodism will emerge over the next generation? In this episode of More to the Story, I talk with Pete Bellini of United Theological Seminary about his thought-provoking article, “Which Methodism?” Bellini explores key theological and ecclesial questions facing the Global Methodist Church and outlines five possible trajectories the movement could follow in […]

God is seeking us long before we ever have the first thought of seeking Him. In Episode 11 of Awake & Arise, Conference Superintendent Greg West is joined by Rev. Joshua Hong and Nancy Hong of The Church of the Lord Jesus Christ GMC in Chesapeake for a conversation about Prevenient Grace. How do we, […]

John Wesley left the people called Methodist a trio of doctrinal standards: The Twenty-Five Articles of Religion of the Methodist Church, the Fifty-Two Standard Sermons and his Notes on the New Testament. This trio of doctrinal standards have always been our official doctrinal standards. The Articles being the law of our doctrine and the other two being the spirit of our doctrine. The former being […]

Why is it so important to teach the Christian faith to the next generation? And what happens when the Church stops doing it? In this episode of It’s Elementary, Dr. David Watson and Dr. Tesia Mallory explore the importance of passing on the faith through Scripture, doctrine, worship, discipleship, and theological education. Reflecting on recent […]

To some degree, Methodism has always been a lay-led movement. Without the proactive engagement of laity, clergy never would have gotten very far. In an early colonial setting in America, with circuit riders giving intermittent care to congregations, it was lay leadership that kept churches afloat. More than that, discerning lay leadership kept Methodism spreading […]