Tag: values
UMW Action Alert
United Methodist Women lift up questions that voters are raising in the 2016 election year.
‘Be a fountain, not a drain.’
In her final blog as Clergy Assistant to the Bishop, Rev. Melanie Carey encourages all to praise and not complaint.
The real battle
Adrian College’s Chris Momany, calls the church to live by the counter-cultural approach of “intrinsic worth.”
Retired bishop again officiates same-gender nuptials
Retired Bishop Melvin G. Talbert co-officiated at the April 23 wedding of two men at First UMC, Charlotte, NC.
Three stages of ministry
Rev. Dr. Chris Momany explores the value of ministry driven by vision and ministry driven by love.
John Wesley’s best practices
John Wesley abandoned conventional modes of ministry and experimented with innovative approaches. So can we says this UM pastor.
Turn-offs for millennials
Conversations with millennials reveal these generational tensions when it comes to the church.
Baptismal vows resist evil
In his “Monday Memo” of March 14, Rev. Jack Harnish views the 2016 political campaign through vows made at Baptism.
Recipes with roots
A granddaughter recounts how her grandmother lives on through time in the kitchen with her cookbook.