After just finishing two interims with churches that have been torn up by the disaffiliation process, I have done some writing to respond to some of their heartache. Over and over, I have heard people say they regret not speaking up (at all) or more forcefully when the decision-making was being done. They are all good people -- who recognized the adversarial nature of the moment and, although many of them have been United Methodists for a very long time, as they reflect, they were not exactly sure what to say....which means they were also unprepared to recognize the misinformation that was flooding the process.
So I developed a basic description of the UM Foundation of Faith. it has helped the people I wrote it for. If it can help anyone else (as I believe the flood of misinformation is not going to abate), you are welcome to share this.
Small Mary John
Rev. Dr. Mary John Dye
The Rev. Dr. Mary John Dye is a retired clergy member of the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church. This post is republished with permission from the Stay UMC group on Facebook.