Matt O'Reilly, PhD

How do we respond to the Southern Baptist abuse report? First lament. Then look at the structures and theology that are part of the problem.

Sexuality is no longer driving the UMC split. Institutional dysfunction is.

Is the Church ready for a post-Roe world? That's the question Matt O'Reilly puts to Kirk Walden in this interview. Kirk also answers...

This letter offers guidance for clergy considering moving their ordination from the United Methodist Church to the Global Methodist Church

Discover how the experience and preaching of John Wesley can resource pastors for ministry to those experiencing anxiety and fear of death.

Many think of heaven as a distant place far removed from this world. But that's not the picture we get in the New Testament book of Acts.

The debate over women in ministry often conflates the interpretation of Scripture with the truth of Scripture. Here's why that's flawed.

Many people think the evangelism is telling people how to go to heaven. It's not. Here's why.

The Trinity is mysterious. It's difficult to understand. More specifically, it's difficult for us to understand how something can be one...

This Sunday is Trinity Sunday. That means lots of pastors will talking about the Trinity. I certainly will be. So Let's talk about how we...

From time to time, someone will (oddly) suggest that C. S. Lewis was a Calvinist. Douglas Wilson did it. Then he did it again....

On this day in 1738, John Wesley had an experience for which he'd been longing and that became crucial for the continued vitality of the...

Reviews are starting to come in for Paul and the Resurrected Body: Social Identity and Ethical Practice (SBL Press). In particular, Chris...

We talk about grace in a variety of ways. Wesleyans tend to talk about prevenient grace, justifying grace, and sanctifying grace....

In their 2019 book For the Life of the World: Theology That Makes a Difference, Miroslav Volf and Matthew Croasmun argue that academic...

How does the character of God shape the Calvinism debate? How do you do biblical theology? What's the most important lesson Matt learned fro

So what is a person? To be a person is to be "one for whom Christ died" (14). And that's all of us.

Paul's hope for future bodily resurrection functions to cultivate a shared identity among the recipients that is ethnically inclusive.

Christians often speak of how we can serve Jesus. We don't always consider how Jesus needs to serve us. In this message, Dr. Matt...

Can Christians lose their salvation? Here's why 1 Corinthians 6 indicates that they can.