The Rev. Mark Teasdale says his seminary students speak with dread about the “E-word” — the evangelism they are required to study if they are pursuing United… read more

In the movie Forrest Gump, after Forrest returns home from Vietnam, he travels to New York to visit his former commander, Lieutenant Dan. Dan is in a wheelchair from having lost… read more

(RNS) One of Germany’s largest Protestant regional churches has come under fire from other Christians for speaking out against efforts to convert Muslims just as tens of… read more

I’m always searching for what Jesus is trying to say to me. Sometimes I hear the Lord speaking during my prayers or daily Scripture reading. Other times I can hear the… read more

First United Methodist Church in Portland had a problem, one other churches would envy. So many families with children were regularly attending that the Rev. Donna M.L. Pritchard… read more

United Methodists added the word “witness” to the membership vows in 2008. Members who join are asked to pledge to support the church with their “prayers… read more