In the Church
Practicing Faith
Leaders of Four Methodist Denominations Will Join in Prayer Before Election
Men's ministries' leaders from four Pan-Methodist denominations will pray for the United States of America on Saturday, Oct. 31 in advance of voting Nov. 3. Read more
Oct 28, 2020
6:26 PM
More Than I Can Handle
Priscilla Joel thinks that facing "more than I can handle" isn't meant to test us, but to teach us to rely fully on God. Read more
Oct 22, 2020
2:37 PM
Accept the Anxiety of Feeling In Suspense
We are in between. We’ve let go of one trapeze and are hanging in the air, not having grabbed the other bar toward which we are sailing yet. There are not answers for what family, church, and society look like, because we are co-creating with God. Read more
Oct 20, 2020
4:15 PM
Why We Fail At Self Control, or Self Control as Pomegranate
What is self control? Perhaps it is helpful to think of what is the opposite of self control. The opposite is not unbounded emotion, but rather other control. When we are attempting to control others we are doing the opposite of self control. Read more
Oct 12, 2020
1:29 PM
Global Nature
Church Autonomy and the Commission on the Structure of Methodism Overseas (COSMOS)
The latest collection of essays from UM & Global focuses on previously connected branches of U.S. Methodism that chose to become independent, autonomous churches. Read more
Oct 26, 2020
3:53 PM
United Methodists among 19 Dead in Congo Massacre
ADF, a radical Islamist group, is believed to be responsible for the Sept. 27 attack as well as a series of massacres in Eastern Congo since January that involved some other rebel groups. Read more
Oct 8, 2020
4:34 PM
Christianity Tends Towards Nationalism; Mission Keeps It Honest
Time and again, Christian institutions, theologies, and symbols have proven themselves able to be bent in service of national ends, even when those ends or the means used to pursue them go against central religious teachings, writes Dr. David Scott. Read more
Sep 24, 2020
10:21 AM
Ordained Ministry
Zimbabwe's Centralized Clergy Salary Payment System, the ‘Common Pool’
Dr. Eng Ben Rafemoyo of the Zimbabwe West Annual Conference offers the third installment in a UM & Global series on missional appointments and models of pastoral payment. Read more
Oct 29, 2020
Everything – Even Elections – Belongs to God
Like the Pharisees and Herodians, we can be so entrenched in our position that we can no longer see our common humanity, where our values overlap, or discover how God might be calling us to a loving response that goes beyond an either/or answers. Read more
Oct 12, 2020
Local Church
Bridging the WIFI-Access Divide for Students in Paris, Texas
A prototype is expected to launch in November; the total project will help more than 2,000 students. Read more
Oct 20, 2020
Finance and Administration
Associates in Advocacy Announces 2020 Workshop
The organization focuses on helping United Methodists make their way through the denomination's complex policies and processes. Read more
Oct 28, 2020
Conferences Persevere under Financial Strain
More than seven months into the COVID-19 global pandemic, U.S. conferences — like the congregations they serve — are feeling the financial strain of drops in giving and increases in their communities’ needs. Read more
Oct 13, 2020
Bishop Warner Brown Assigned as Interim Bishop of Sierra Leone
The interim bishop's administration will be conducted virtually until the coronavirus pandemic eases enough to allow international travel. Read more
Oct 8, 2020
