Complete ABAR training by Dec. 31

All pastoral leaders serving under appointment or assignment must complete one Anti-Bias/Anti-Racism Education & Training module by the end of 2024. Two districts are offering ways to work on modules… Continue Reading Complete ABAR training by Dec. 31

Listen to the voice of Henry Bibb

A Black Methodist voice from the past has much to teach us about how to be a messenger of both judgment and grace to a church moving toward racial justice.

Learning and then loving rightly

Reflecting on Black History Month, Bishop David Bard encourages us to do our part in cultivating hearts and souls that love more deeply and intelligently.

Clergy of color ‘have to keep on pushing’

Pastors serving in cross-cultural ministries, including several from Michigan, recently gathered in Atlanta to offer each other support and strategies for navigating challenges.

ABAR education moves forward

The Michigan Conference announces updates to the Anti-Bias/Anti-Racism Education & Training online curriculum and our commitment to becoming an anti-racist conference.

God’s work reviving us

Bishop David Alan Bard asks us to rally to the task set before us, making disciples of Jesus Christ so that lives — and the world — can be different.

Wesleyan theology demands that we be antiracist

Respecting the value of every single human being was a common theme among many Methodist abolitionists, says Rev. Christopher Momany, and it holds true in antiracism work today.

Honest love of country

Bishop David Alan Bard challenges us to see our nation and its history with honest eyes, not only celebrating the things we love but working together to change it for… Continue Reading Honest love of country

Anti-Bias/Anti-Racism curriculum launches

All appointed clergy must complete at least one Anti-Bias/Anti-Racism Education & Training module per calendar year, beginning in 2023. The curriculum is live, and clergy can register now.

NCJ to facilitate conversation on White Supremacy

Delegates to the upcoming North Central Jurisdictional Conference are asked to engage resources on White Supremacy prior to conversations at the conference.