Traveling Bishops or Residential Bishops? The Global Methodist Church
I've been writing a lot of late on the conversation around bishops in the Global Methodist Church. The outcome of the vote on the...
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Matt O'Reilly
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Begin with God: Jason Vickers on Reconstructing Methodism
If we are going to think theologically about the church, we cannot begin with the church; we must begin with God. This is not something...
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Matt O'Reilly
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NEW BOOK: Reconstructing Methodism: Crucial Issues Facing the Global Methodist Church
I'm very excited to announce that Reconstructing Methodism: Crucial Issues Facing the Global Methodist Church will be released the first...
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1972 New York Times Article on Theological Pluralism in the United Methodist Church
The Problem of Theological Pluralism In the course of my research for these projects, I spent some time thinking about the theological...
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Bishop Scott Jones on Reconstructing the Role of Bishop
Bishop Scott Jones offers a vision of bishops as spiritual leaders and points the way to what increased accountability will like in the GMC.
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Matt O'Reilly
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Complementarian Rhetoric Revisited: Al Mohler, Methodists, and a Hasty Generalization
The Complementarians are at it again. "At what?" you ask. Al Mohler is once again misrepresenting Evangelical Egalitarians.
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Is Separation Warranted? Wesley's Catholic Spirit and the Question of Sexuality
Does a "catholic spirit" always rule out separation?
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Finish the Sentence: Methodism Is...
The launch of the Global Methodist Church presents an opportunity to clarify our Methodist identity. What does it mean to be Methodist?
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Matt O'Reilly
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On Not Over Correcting: Bishops, Baptism, and Seminaries in the Global Methodist Church
When things go wrong, the temptation arises to over correct. Here's why the Global Methodist Church need not do that.
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Reconstructing Methodism // April 26-27, 2024
With the launch of the Global Methodist Church (GMC), the opportunity has come to cultivate a fresh and faithful expression of the...
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The Question of Bishops in the Global Methodist Church // Interview with Bishop Scott Jones
What will the role of bishops be in the Global Methodist Church? In this video, Dr. Matt O'Reilly sits down with Bishop Scott Jones to...
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The UMC is more traditional than ever, but it doesn't matter
Sexuality is no longer driving the UMC split. Institutional dysfunction is.
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