In the Church
Global Nature
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Offering Hope in a Hurting World Part 2
Excerpts from the UM News' photo essay "Standing with Ukraine" show how refugees from the Russian invasion are surviving in eastern Europe with the help of United Methodists. Read more
Jun 29, 2022
3:41 PM
Mike DuBose Photo by Mike DuBose, UM News
Offering Hope in a Hurting World
Excerpts from the UM News' photo essay "Standing with Ukraine" show how refugees from the Russian invasion are surviving in eastern Europe with the help of United Methodists. Read more
Jun 29, 2022
3:42 PM
Episcopal Dioceses in Texas approve merger
The 69-0 vote in the Fort Worth-based diocese follows a nearly unanimous vote on June 9 in favor of the merger by the Diocese of Texas’ leaders. Read more
Jun 24, 2022
5:20 PM
Practicing Faith
Redemption for the Salt-less
The Rev. Jason Valendy wonders: Could it be less that Jesus is talking about some characteristic but a reflection that the poor were considered as expendable as salt in the economic system of the day? Read more
Jun 24, 2022
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When We No Longer Know What to Do
Not knowing isn’t a crisis; it’s a clue. Those things—the ones we don’t know how to do but put them on our list anyway—must be ones we're feeling a call to pursue, or else they wouldn’t be there. Read more
Jun 30, 2022
1:57 PM
Review of Brian McLaren’s Do I Stay Christian?
Whatever one may think of his latest effort, you can’t help but admire Brian McLaren's courage. In his latest book he openly asks the question many Christians are asking themselves in private but are afraid to ask in public. Read more
Jun 28, 2022
5:03 PM
Along the Way: Full-Spectrum Reality
Years of study into "deep" spirituality eventually led Dr. Steve Harper to consider the "wide" aspect of maturing faith, finding the cosmic Christ permeates the world. Read more
Jun 23, 2022
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Ordained Ministry
UMNS Photo by Paul Jeffrey
Jesus’ Advance Team – Then and Now
Jesus gave his followers some gritty admonitions as he sent them out to minister: Expect danger, travel light, don’t dawdle, concentrate on the mission. The same is true for us today, writes Martha Dalton Ward Read more
Jun 29, 2022
Game Faces
Jesus needs, even demands, followers who are willing to put on their game faces and get on with the business of building the Kingdom of God. Read more
Jun 21, 2022
Local Church
Jia Wu
Missouri United Methodist Church Unveils 'Homeless Jesus' Sculpture
Honored for its ministry with homeless people, Missouri UMC unveils a sculpture depicting Jesus as a homeless man sleeping on a park bench. Read more
Jun 27, 2022
New Era for Church and Boy Scouts of America
United Methodist leaders are speaking of a new era in the relationship with BSA, with local churches no longer serving as chartering organizations for Scouting groups but instead signing affiliation agreements. Read more
Jun 23, 2022
Finance and Administration
Wespath Execs: United Methodist Clergy Pensions Are Well-Secured
Amid the disruption of the UMC's splintering -- and in contrast to a recent pension scandal in another Methodist denomination -- two top executives of Wespath Benefits and Investments assure that clergy pensions are secure. Read more
Jun 6, 2022
Church Court Releases 3 Decisions
The United Methodist Judicial Council has issued the final rulings of its fall docket. Looking ahead, the church court faces more questions related to disaffiliations. Read more
Jun 6, 2022
AME Church Alleges Former Retirement Services Exec Embezzled Tens of Millions
The African Methodist Episcopal Church has sued a former executive who oversaw its pension plan's investment portfolio, charging that he and others embezzled money and defrauded its clergy and church ministers. Read more
Jun 1, 2022
