The blessings of life

Benton Heisler tells the story of a Saturday, with grandson Weston, filled with many blessings. “The beauty of our day centered on enjoying the relationship we have with each other.”

Kindness is the new evangelism

Simple acts of kindness can counter the cultural narrative of meanness and be a powerful way for the church to connect with others.

Faith is caught, not taught

Each of us is a “source of blessing or a source of curse” says the director of World Methodist Evangelism.

Lay minister serves as golden oldies dj

Alamo UMC, a 96-member congregation in Texas, blesses its neighbors and wins them for Christ with a 24/7 radio broadcast.

Close a church, open a ministry

Grappling with decline, The Methodists in Britain looks to fresh expressions of being the church.

Fresh Expressions opens doors

The movement began in Great Britain then jumped the pond to the U.S. Now Fresh Expressions is coming to Michigan.

The first ten minutes

“Often the barrier to Christ isn’t spiritual—it’s us,” says pastor Carey Nieuwhof.

Believer in ‘three-ness’ … meet St. Patrick

Saturday, March 17 is Saint Patrick’s Day. Learn more about the legendary Irish priest.

British Methodists open doors

The “Fresh Expressions” movement is keeping British Methodism relevant in Wesley’s homeland.

They are modern-day circuit riders

Their ministries look different from their sawdust-trail forebears but they have answered the call to full-time evangelism.