Outreach

Created on April 14th, 2011
Welcoming the Stranger

Welcoming the Stranger

By Mark M. Nakagawa
In 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

Desiring the Undesirables: Compassionate Ministry with the Hungry and Homeless

By Rudy Rasmus
Where 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

From Just in Time
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!”

"Behold, the Gospel of the Lord!”

By Jean G. Hawxhurst
One 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

The Exclusive Claim of Jesus: The Scandal of Particularity

By Maxie D. Dunnam
One 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

Reclaiming John Wesley's Holistic Salvation

By Randy L. Maddox
As 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