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Why don't we rebaptize?
People frequently wonder whether they should be rebaptized. Usually, it's for one of two reasons. Either they were baptized as an infant, and they ask if they should be baptized as part of their profession of faith. Or they were baptized before they got serious about following Jesus and, having later committed to serious discipleship, wonder if they should rebatized. In this video, I talk through the issues with Dr. Jonathan Powers (Asbury Seminary). We cover: WHY pastors sho
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35 Axioms of Wesleyan Theology
As a pastor, I frequently encounter questions about how to understand salvation and grace. The nature and scope of Christ's saving work...

Matt O'Reilly
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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...

Matt O'Reilly
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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.

Matt O'Reilly
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Important New Resource for the Wesleyan-Methodist Tradition
Check out this new resource from leading Wesleyan scholars.

Matt O'Reilly
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