Wes Magruder

What to Do About General Conference 2016

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 16:34:34 GMT

What if The United Methodist Church threw a General Conference that did no legislating? That's the Rev. Wes Magruder's radical idea.

Food Pantries and Band-Aids

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 19:23:20 GMT

The food pantries that United Methodist congregations so love may fill an immediate need, but they're not addressing the root problems of hunger and poverty, contends the Rev. Wes Magruder.

Why I Doubt the UMC Can Handle Innovation

Wed, 02 Jan 2013 14:26:51 GMT

The Rev. Wes Magruder responds to the Rev. Rob Rynders' call for a season of innovation in The United Methodist Church.

Why Gays Should Be Glad Church Isn’t Safe

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 19:45:10 GMT

Any church that bears the name “United Methodist” automatically feels unsafe to homosexual persons because of the church's anti-gay stances. However, gathering is community is risky for everyone, writes the Rev. Wes Magruder.

And Are We Yet Connected?

Tue, 30 Oct 2012 11:40:23 GMT

Surely being “connectional” means something deeper and more significant than an organizational model and an administrative style, argues the Rev. Wes Magruder.

Changing the Methodist Narrative

Fri, 05 Oct 2012 13:17:13 GMT

We need to stop talking about the "dying" United Methodist Church and talk about where our loving God is at work in the world, and where we should be, writes the Rev. Wes Magruder.

Holy Passion, or Why the UMC Needs to Rediscover 'Society'

Wed, 11 Jul 2012 10:05:04 GMT

John Wesley knew the value of a community of Christian friends to help believers live for Jesus -- something The United Methodist Church has forgotten, writes the Rev. Wes Magruder.

Why Becoming a Church Was the Worst Thing That Could Have Happened to Methodism

Wed, 11 Jul 2012 08:13:42 GMT

The Rev. Wes Magruder explores how becoming a settled denomination killed the transformational energy of the Methodist movement.

'Methodist:' Noun or Adjective?

Mon, 02 Jul 2012 20:46:27 GMT

The Rev. Wes Magruder asserts that today's United Methodist Church more closely resembles John Wesley's Church of England that his Methodist movement -- and likewise needs a new form of discipleship.

Discipleship Drift, or Why John Wesley Won’t Let Me Leave the UMC

Mon, 02 Jul 2012 19:42:00 GMT

On his revived blog, "The New MethoFesto," the Rev. Wes Magruder candidly examines the culture shock of returning to a drifting American United Methodist Church after years as a missionary in Cameroon, and why he stayed.