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Should the Global Methodist Church have new Articles of Faith?
Global Methodists are talking about doctrine and theology. That's a good thing. Twentieth century mainline Methodism didn't leave us a strong theological legacy, and I'm grateful to see us working through important questions of belief. As you might expect, questions have come up about the proposed Articles of Faith. Why are we considering such a proposal? What's the process for considering them? Why might we need a fresh statement of our beliefs? And then there are questions
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John Wesley Asks: Who is a Gospel Minister? #UMC
The answer comes in his essay: “Thoughts Concerning Gospel Ministers”: Who is a Gospel Minister, in the full, scriptural sense of the...

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Keep Up the Good Work: Criminal Mercy in South Florida
The governing authorities are the servants of God to uphold what is good and right. But sometimes the servants get wrong. Bad wrong....

Matt O'Reilly
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The Christian Family (@ministrymatters)
I’m grateful for the recent opportunity to participate in the Converge Podcast at Ministry Matters with Angela Roberts Jones, Clifton...

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Who are you in the heavenly realm? (@ministrymatters)
I enjoyed the opportunity to participate in the most recent edition of the Converge Podcast at Ministry Matters with Shane Raynor, Grace...

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Catching a Fresh Vision of Faith
Read the rest of this post offering four brief reflections on faith at Seedbed. _____ Image: Janaka Dharmasena/FreeDigitalPhotos.net...

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A Novel Idea?
What the ancient church teachers least wished for a theology was that it would be “fresh” or “self-expressive” or an embellishment of...

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Young Pastors’ Network Reflections: Strategic Planning
One topic we covered that made a significant impact on my thinking was strategic planning. I was struck by the way in which Hamilton and...

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