Accessibility of sight and sound

Some accessibility issues are neglected. Here are ways to help people of all abilities become more active in your worship service.

Albion president looks toward retirement

Dr. Mauri Ditzler, president of Albion College, has spent six years connecting the school with the community and The UMC.

Summoning the Courage to Lead

In the face of upheavals in the church and in the nation, The Michigan Conference Office of Clergy Excellence is hosting three Courage to Lead retreats.

Seeing is believing

People learn in different ways. Glenn Wagner, a visual learner, talks about seeing many powerful ways that faith comes alive as he visits United Methodist churches across Michigan.

Hidden in plain sight

Munising is a town on the southern shore of Lake Superior. Lighthouses are a very familiar sight in the neighborhood, and those great beacons have some enlightening lessons to teach.

Power in the pew

Michigan Conference Lay Leader Anne Soles, uses concepts from ‘This Old House’ to talk about the remodel necessary to move to a Single Board Governance model for more administrative power.

Fall is in the air!

In this month’s edition of HomeWords Bound, the Rev. Benton Heisler, the Michigan Conference Director of Connectional Ministry, celebrates fall and a new season of faithful teamwork and fruitful ministry.

Preparing for nothing and anything

Bishop Michael J. Coyner wonders if The United Methodist Church is preparing for the aftermath of the two General Conferences.

What does it take to trust?

This month’s “Perspective on Hope” envisions a future founded in God’s unfailing grace.

Cubs win. Be like the Cubs.

Even before they became World Champions, Rev. Tamara Williams praised the Cubs for a winning strategy.