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The Rev. Jeremy Smith contends that the demise of brick-and-mortar Cokesbury stores and the impending closing of The United Methodist Reporter are two clear signs of the splintering of the denomination. more »
May 19, 2013 by Jeremy Smith in Jeremy Smith (1 Comments)
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The Rev. Jeremy Smith looks at the controversy surrounding United Methodist statesman Dr. Thomas Ogletree, now under fire for having conducted a marriage ceremony for his gay son and his partner in New York, where such unions are legal. more »
May 11, 2013 by Jeremy Smith in Jeremy Smith (3 Comments)
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After a flurry of responses about his critique of its perceived ageism, the Rev. Jeremy Smith follows up on the new guidelines for candidates for the ordained ministry in the Texas Annual Conference. more »
Apr 26, 2013 by Jeremy Smith in Jeremy Smith (1 Comments)
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A new proposal for clergy qualifications from the Texas Annual Conference has the Rev. Jeremy Smith outraged, and he'd like to hear others' responses. more »
Apr 23, 2013 by Jeremy Smith in Jeremy Smith (3 Comments)
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The Rev. Jeremy Smith contends that a collaborative culture, rather than a celebrity culture of "rock star" leaders, will serve The United Methodist Church better. more »
Apr 8, 2013 by Jeremy Smith in Jeremy Smith
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The Rev. Jeremy Smith finds insight in a quote from famed mid-20th century evangelist E. Stanley Jones. more »
Mar 29, 2013 by Jeremy Smith in Jeremy Smith
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The refusal of Green Street UMC in Winston-Salem, NC, to conduct ANY weddings until LGBT people are allowed such unions in church is perfect legal until the UMC's Judicial Council Decision 1032, writes the Rev. Jeremy Smith. more »
Mar 21, 2013 by Jeremy Smith in Jeremy Smith (1 Comments)
The Rev. Jeremy Smith contends that some United Methodist bishops exert too much influence at General Conference in the manner of CEOs, rather than allowing collective wisdom to emerge from the bottom up, as Francis Asbury advocated. more »
Mar 5, 2013 by Jeremy Smith in Jeremy Smith (6 Comments)
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Concluding his 4-part series, The Rev. Jeremy Smith asserts that reform of United Methodist churchwide funding is possible, in contrast to the Langford proposal simply to withhold funds. more »
Feb 15, 2013 by Jeremy Smith in Jeremy Smith (1 Comments)
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In Part 3 of his 4-part series, the Rev. Jeremy Smith looks at potential for both benefit and damage from a proposal by the Rev. Andy Langford that congregations contribute churchwide funding only to agencies directly involved in making disciples. more »
Feb 15, 2013 by Jeremy Smith in Jeremy Smith
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The Rev. Jeremy Smith continues his four-part series examining the motivations and effects of a proposal by the Rev. Andy Langford that congregations fund only those general UMC funds directly related to "making disciples." more »
Feb 12, 2013 by Jeremy Smith in Jeremy Smith
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The Rev. Jeremy Smith introduces a four-part series examining the implications of a proposal by the Rev. Andy Langford that United Methodist congregations contribute to only those general funds directly related to making disciples. more »
Feb 12, 2013 in Jeremy Smith (3 Comments)
The Rev. Jeremy Smith continues his series of observations on why the United Methodist Publishing House closed its brick-and-mortar Cokesbury stores. more »
Jan 29, 2013 by Jeremy Smith in Jeremy Smith
The Rev. Jeremy Smith examines why the United Methodist Publishing House closed all its brick-and-mortar Cokesbury stores, including seminary outlets. more »
Jan 22, 2013 by Jeremy Smith in Jeremy Smith (1 Comments)
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The Rev. Jeremy Smith, co-author with the Rev. Ben Gosden of an article rejecting schism as the answer to The United Methodist Church's woes, responds to critics. more »
Nov 7, 2012 by Jeremy Smith in Jeremy Smith (1 Comments)
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Finding common ground with other Protestant denominations is the real answer to The United Methodist Church's current gridlock, asserts the Rev. Jeremy Smith. more »
Oct 23, 2012 by Jeremy Smith in Jeremy Smith (2 Comments)
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The Rev. Jeremy Smith offers a way to add qualitative evaluation to the "dark side" of mere quantitative metrics as measures of congregational vitality. more »
Sep 25, 2012 by Jeremy Smith in Jeremy Smith
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The Rev. Jeremy Smith views the crisis in The United Methodist Church through a "Star Wars" lens. Is the UMC the evil Empire, the freedom fighters of the Rebellion, or something else? more »
Aug 28, 2012 by Jeremy Smith in Jeremy Smith
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The Rev. Jeremy Smith of "Hacking Christianity" looks at the implications of the UMC's Young Clergy Initiative program, especially its emphasis on metrics more »
Aug 22, 2012 by Jeremy Smith in Jeremy Smith (1 Comments)
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The Rev. Jeremy Smith offers technical directions for the technically challenged to join the new Twitter conversation about The United Methodist Church's future. more »
May 9, 2012 by Jeremy Smith in Jeremy Smith
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