Outreach

Welcoming the Stranger
By Mark M. NakagawaIn a society that is becoming increasingly mobile, and where world-wide migration patterns of immigrants and refugees guarantee a constantly changing and diverse society, United… read more

Desiring the Undesirables: Compassionate Ministry with the Hungry and Homeless
By Rudy RasmusWhere did we ever get the notion that certain people—created out of the same substance as the rest of us—could be considered “undesirable” in the church?… read more

MEGACHURCHES
MEGACHURCHES
One of televangelism’s curiosities is that while its audience is isolated individuals, it has the capacity to communicate to the viewer a sense of being part…

"Behold, the Gospel of the Lord!”
By Jean G. HawxhurstOne of many fond memories of the urban congregation with whom I currently serve happened during our practice of Holy Communion one Sunday morning. A new family came forward to… read more

The Exclusive Claim of Jesus: The Scandal of Particularity
By Maxie D. DunnamOne of the striking features of the Gospel of John is the way it depicts the ministry of Jesus. The other Gospels, for the most part, have far more stories than John. We read… read more

Reclaiming John Wesley's Holistic Salvation
By Randy L. MaddoxAs John Wesley contemplated the mediocrity of moral character and the ineffectiveness in social impact of Christians in eighteenth-century England, he became convinced that a… read more

