Tag: Transformation
Finding hope in the darkness
“When the time is the darkest, that is when the light of hope is the strongest,” says the Rev. John Boley. Advent 2020 is time to reflect on the difference… Continue Reading Finding hope in the darkness
God is making things new
We live in challenging times, says the Rev. Scott Harmon. He encourages churches to be ready for transformation as they follow the Holy Spirit into the new thing that God… Continue Reading God is making things new
Cabinet calls for transformation
The Full Cabinet responds to protests created by murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and Dion Johnson, and the systemic patterns that brought these tragedies about.
Owning the disaster of racism
The Rev. Benton Heisler lifts the mission of The Michigan Conference as a means of aligning attention and resources in the long-haul battle against racism.
Take time to live our mission
United Methodists have a mission statement but do they have the time and the understanding to take disciple-making and world-transforming seriously? Glenn Wagner says, “Yes!”
MIfaith e-letter coming soon
An email newsletter called MIfaith begins publication the week after Easter. Watch for it in your inbox on April 26th.
To set the prisoner free
Traverse City Central United Methodist Church is in ministry with neighbors two blocks from the church in the County Jail.
Holy Dancing
“If God is the dance, then … we are invited to dance in God’s name,” says the Rev. Bill Cotton.
What difference does Lent make?
ReThink Church says you don’t have to be Mother Teresa in order to transform the world.
God’s amazing power
When change happens–to a campground or to a conference–God can act in new ways.