United Methodist

Article The Liberating Word of God
- By Vance Ross
- Posted on April 13th, 2013
I view the power of preaching as the divine and contemporary word of God, releasing humans from any imprisoning or enslaving element. This view reflects a theology of preaching as …
Article Cradle-to-Grave Discipleship
- By Sally Dyck
- Posted on April 1st, 2013
The Four Areas of Focus include “developing principled Christian leaders for the church and the world.” Emphases and goals have been established around recruiting…
Article To the Measure of Christ
- By Gregory V. Palmer
- Posted on January 29th, 2013
The goal of preaching is to help Christians, individually and in the community, to know God as seen in the life of Israel and made known intimately in Jesus Christ. Scripture…
Article Getting Counting Wrong - and Right
- By Jorge Acevedo
- Posted on January 24th, 2013
Many in my denomination are in uproar over the recommendations that every one of the more than 32,000 United Methodist churches in America measure vitality for at least the next…
Article A Transactional Relationship
- By Safiyah Fosua
- Posted on January 24th, 2013
When I began to preach, nearly thirty years ago, I approached preaching quite differently. I leaned more toward topical preaching and frequently, as young preachers do, selected a …
Article Inspiration and Inclusion at the Inauguration
- By Jessica Miller Kelley
- Posted on January 23rd, 2013
The inauguration of a president is inspirational in many ways. The national colors and anthems, pomp and circumstance can fill spectators with patriotic joy, marveling at our…