One Man Show | Can I Get Mad at God?
It was the return trip from hell. For 10 days, my wife and I had enjoyed a picture-perfect vacation in ...
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UMC LEAD | LEAD 2019 Talks: Roger Hudson
Roger’s Talk: “The Church fails to make disciples committed to, and schooled in, the non-violent love of Jesus. How to ...
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UMC LEAD | LEAD 2013 Talks: Sarah Heath
Sarah talks about what it means to embrace your identity as a leader. The post LEAD 2013 Talks: Sarah Heath ...
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UMC LEAD | LEAD 2013 Talks: Richard Kentopp
Richard talks about re-thinking worship language and music for the twenty-first century. The post LEAD 2013 Talks: Richard Kentopp appeared ...
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SOUND BITES: Something to chew on that is good for the soul™ | GOD’S CALL ON EACH OF US
"Come, follow Me," Jesus said, "and I will send you out to fish for people." (Matthew 4:19 NRSV)There was a ...
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This Day With God | Making an Impact on the World
Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. – Ephesians 4:32 The post ...
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UM & Global | How Much Money Does the US Send to the Central Conferences?
Today's post is by UM & Global blogmaster Dr. David W. Scott, Director of Mission Theology at the General Board ...
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UM & Global | A Primer on United Methodist Apportionments
Today's post is the first in a two-part series by UM & Global blogmaster Dr. David W. Scott, Director of ...
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Hacking Christianity :: Rev. Jeremy Smith | WCA Central Conference Fund: Created with decades of withheld tithes and diverted #UMC gifts
Bold…but False Recently the Wesleyan Covenant Association, the authors and supporters of the recent enhanced anti-gay polity in The United ...
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Hacking Christianity :: Rev. Jeremy Smith | Responding to California-Nevada Allegations against Disaffiliation and Apportionments
Screenshot cnumc.org A Prickly Unity There’s this perception that the entire Western Jurisdiction is this idyllic place of progressivism and rampant inclusion. While the latter is accurate to a degree, the former is not because there’s actually a lot of ...
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Hacking Christianity :: Rev. Jeremy Smith | 20 ways to practice Active Resistance & Intentional Welcoming in your Local Church
The following document was developed by Greater Northwest participants at the Pacific Northwest Annual Conference 2019. It was distributed in paper form to the participants—here’s an edited version with the local references removed. Reprint and add local contacts for your ...
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Hacking Christianity :: Rev. Jeremy Smith | The Inclusive #UMC Wave: Blowback against the WCA or a Flash too late?
Across the United States, annual conferences are doing an odd thing: they are electing progressives and centrist United Methodists in droves to the 2020 General Conference. Annual Conferences that haven’t seen a progressive delegate to General Conference since FOREVER are ...
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