Ordained Ministry
Ordained Ministry
Clergy Housing Allowance is Constitutional, Appeals Court Rules
Clergy can rest easy – literally – now that a federal appeals court has ruled the tax-exempt housing allowance approved by the Internal Revenue Service is constitutional. Read more
Mar 19, 2019
Creativity: Are You a Seeker or a Finder?
Whether you're a "conceptualist" or an "experimentalist," creativity and innovation are vital to effective church leadership, counsels the Rev. Jack Shitama. Read more
Mar 18, 2019
GBHEM General Secretary Plans to Retire in 2019
The Rev. Dr. Kim Cape has served as top executive of the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry since 2011. Read more
Mar 13, 2019
'I Feel Hopeful'
After his temptation, Jesus began to create signs of a new age, a new beginning. And that is our task: to create the signs that point to a new and different way to live, to love, to welcome the stranger, writes the Rev. Bill Cotton. Read more
Mar 5, 2019
Grassroots UMC
Retired Pastor Helps Children Read
The Muskogee Phoenix reports: "Retired pastor and teacher Raymond Griffin has returned to the classroom to help children read." Affiliated witth St. Paul United Methodist Church, Rev. Griffin said he had helped with the church’s summer school Project Transformation for two years when he was recruited as a volunteer reading tutor for third-graders, writes Cathy Spaulding. A reading teacher in southern Oklahoma, Rev. Griffin served as bi-vocational pastor of Bethel and Hulen United Methodist Churches for 25 years. Read more