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A New Vision, a New Mission

United Methodist Insight's sponsorship has decided to continue publishing the educational website to serve as an open forum for discerning God's future for The United Methodist Church more »

May 22, 2012 by in Perspectives (2 Comments)

Megachurch

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My Twelve Fundamentals of Christian Faith

The Rev. Morgan Guyton crafts a list of 12 fundamental concepts for Christian faith in the 21st century. more »

May 11, 2012 by in Issues

Committee Vote

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2012 General Conference Wrap-Up

Rich Peck of United Methodist News Service provides an overview of the proceedings of the 2012 General Conference held April 24-May 4 in Tampa, Florida. more »

May 9, 2012 by in Issues

Unity Hug

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Unity in the Church Is a Matter of Faith

The Church of Jesus Christ has always struggled to be united in spirit and mission, writes the Rev. Thomas Lane Butts. The key is not material resources, but hearts and minds in tune with Christ, he says. more »

Mar 20, 2012 by in Perspectives

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Laying the Foundation

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

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

Jul 11, 2012 by in Wes Magruder (1 Comments)

Rethink Church

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Rethinking 'Rethink Church'

The Rev. Morgan Guyton explores what it means to be the Church of Jesus Christ in the 21st century in comparison to the UMC's "Rethink Church" campaign. more »

Jul 2, 2012 by in Morgan Guyton

John Wesley Profile

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

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. more »

Jul 2, 2012 by in Wes Magruder (1 Comments)

Conference scene

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Time For Annual Conference Season — Let’s Not Get Confused

During annual conference time Ben Gosden reminds United Methodists that what God really wants is a church with the guts to dare to follow Him into the margins of the world that are too often forgotten when we worry so much about reports and budgets. more »

May 29, 2012 by in Ben Gosden

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'There's So Much Bad Religion in America Today'

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'There's So Much Bad Religion in America Today'

CBS News Saturday takes advantage of this year's convergence of Easter and Passover to try to shed some light on the state of religion today by bringing together a Catholic journalist, a priest and a Jewish rabbi. more »

Apr 9, 2012 in Perspectives

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