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Podcast: Bishop Gerald Kennedy on ‘The Marks of a Methodist’
The premiere podcast of our spring 2010 season features the leader who served for two decades as the bishop of the Los Angeles Area of The (United) Methodist Church: Bishop Gerald Kennedy. Born in...
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Podcast: Randy Maddox on Methodist ‘doctrine, spirit, discipline’
John Wesley, co-founder of the Methodist movement (along with his brother Charles), once wrote: I am not afraid that the people called Methodists should ever cease to exist either in Europe or America....
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Four things the UMC must do ‘to serve the present age’
This post is by Richard Hunter, senior pastor of Snellville United Methodist Church (North Georgia Conference). He holds a doctorate in parish revitalization from McCormick Theological Seminary...
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Podcast: Bishop Gerald Kennedy on ‘The Marks of a Methodist’
MethodistThinker.com is enjoying a late-summer holiday. From now until Labor Day, in lieu of new postings, we’re highlighting podcasts from our Spring 2010 season. This podcast features the leader who...
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Podcast: Randy Maddox on ‘Methodist Doctrine, Spirit, Discipline’
MethodistThinker.com is on hiatus until after Labor Day. In the interim, we’re highlighting podcasts from our Spring 2010 season. This podcast features an address by Dr. Randy L. Maddox, William Kellon...
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Riley Case: ‘Operational Assessment’ shows UMC has lost its way
The following commentary is by Riley B. Case, associate executive director of the Confessing Movement Within the United Methodist Church. He writes below about the “Operational Assessment” of the...
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In embracing homosexual marriage, Foundry UMC rejects UM boundaries, breaks...
Following a four-month period of “prayer, study, [and] discussion” billed as the “Summer of Great Discernment,” one of United Methodism’s most prominent churches has concluded that the United Methodist...
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United Methodist Judicial Council convenes for fall session
Update: On Oct. 30, the Judicial Council denied requests to reconsider Decision 1032. The denial was issued in Memorandum No. 1158 (available here in PDF). ∞ The United Methodist Judicial Council...
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Podcast: Rob Renfroe on ‘The Deeper Issues of Methodist Renewal’
The latest MethodistThinker Podcast features an address by the Rev. Rob Renfroe, president of Good News, the flagship renewal ministry of the United Methodist Church. Robert Lane Renfroe earned a B.A....
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A word from Mr. Wesley: ‘Salvation by faith’
This is the first installment of a new MethodistThinker feature for 2011 that will present excerpts from the writings of John Wesley, co-founder (with his brother Charles) of the Methodist movement. “A...
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A word from Mr. Wesley: ‘The first doctrine’
This is the second installment of a monthly MethodistThinker feature for 2011 that presents excerpts from the writings of John Wesley, co-founder of the Methodist movement. Because the use of language...
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Podcast encore: Rob Renfroe on ‘The Deeper Issues of United Methodist Renewal’
During February, we’re showcasing podcasts from our fall 2010 season. This podcast features an address by the Rev. Rob Renfroe, president of Good News, the flagship renewal ministry of the United...
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Podcast — Bishop Lindsey Davis: Will the UMC have the courage to do what...
On this edition of the MethodistThinker Mini-Podcast, Bishop Lindsey Davis of the Kentucky Annual Conference says the United Methodist Church must repent of its missional lethargy and re-commit itself...
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Terry Teykl on becoming a ‘Presence-based church’
The following commentary is by Terry Teykl, author of The Presence-Based Church, My Most Wanted: 40 Days to Pray for the Lost, and Pray the Price: United Methodists United in Prayer. An elder in the...
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Bishop Mack Stokes: Holiness in human sexuality
Issues related to human sexuality are front and center in both the culture and the church. In this post, excerpted from the out-of-print book Scriptural Holiness For the United Methodist Christian...
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Should United Methodists agree to disagree on homosexuality?
The following statement was released April 13 by the Renewal and Reform Coalition, composed of Good News, the Confessing Movement Within the United Methodist Church, Lifewatch, RENEW, Transforming...
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Chasing away young people by being faithful to the gospel?
The following post is by the Rev. Rob Renfroe, president of Good News, the flagship renewal ministry of The United Methodist Church. He is also the pastor of discipleship at The Woodlands UMC, a...
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Bishop Mack B. Stokes: Holiness in human sexuality
United Methodist Bishop Mack B. Stokes died last week just shy of his 101st birthday. Below are insights from Bishop Stokes on the topic of human sexuality, offered from the standpoint of...
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For the pastor on your Christmas gift list
Looking for just the right gift for a preacher? Consider Warren Lathem and Dan Dunn’s 2008 book, Preaching for a Response: Leading New Believers into Spiritual Maturity, published by Bristol House. The...
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A prayer of hope for the New Year
The Apostle Paul pronounced this blessing on the Church at Rome: “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, until, by the power of the Holy Spirit, you overflow with...
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