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February 2017
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QUESTION: Why is there sometimes resistance to using ashes on Ash Wednesday?...
QUESTION: Did John Wesley delete "he descended into hell" from the Apostles Creed?...
Q: We are a small-membership church with a wonderful part-time church secretary. She has gradually been given more and more responsibility as more and more "business" of the church...
A few years ago, I led a retreat on creating sacred spaces in the home. I realized that I left my children's Bible at home, so I asked the children's minister at the church if I co...
Spring Training Edition. Just as baseball players work on the fundamentals in Spring Training, Scott and Steve explore the essential practice of engaging with Scripture as a small ...
The question was posed to me earlier this month at a continuing education event sponsored by the Lake Institute on Faith and Giving that was hosted by Austin Presbyterian Seminary....
I need to make a confession. Sometimes I feel like I failed as a youth minister.I don’t think I failed, but I feel like it sometimes. I can remember great stories. I now enjoy some...
QUESTION: When should the presiding minister receive the elements of Holy Communion?...
The first episode of season 2 of Reports from the Spiritual Frontier is now available. Join Ben Yosua-Davis for a conversation with Hannah Terry, pastor of Westbury UMC and the FAM...
Sin. It's not something we like to talk about, but it's something we constantly encounter in our world today. When Christians talk about Sin with a big S it's not simply personal f...
Path 1 has partnered with Rev. Benjamin Yosua-Davis, host of the podcast series "Reports from the Spiritual Frontier." "Reports from the Spiritual Frontier is dedicated to telling ...
In Upper New York Conference, our vision is to “nurture a planting culture, where everyone feels freed up to plant a new faith community in their neighborhood.” In 2012, we set a g...
QUESTION: Why are there differences between readings suggested by the United Methodist Book of Worship and the Revised Common Lectionary?...
It’s not too late to develop your plan for intentional community engagement this Easter! Rev. Dotson shares about building relationships during the Lenten season. Rev. Dotson LIVE ...
You’ve just returned with your youth from a mission trip, or your youth have just returned from their summer camp experience. It’s been a life changing and new experience in commun...
January 2017
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By Pierre T. Omadjela January, 2017 | Kindu, Democratic Republic of Congo Earlier this January, Pierre Omadjela made the trip to Kindu Methodist University in the Democratic Republ...
Super Bowl edition! Scott and Steve explore the genius of the early Methodist movement as a lay lead movement. Steve discusses the disciple forming system of the early Methodists w...
Français: GBHEM et le Conseil du Discipolat renouvellent l’Accord E-Reader pour le prochain QuadrienatPortugais: Renovação de contrato do Projeto E-Readers para o novo quadri...
We're trying out a brand-new feature for the Generous Living newsletter, where Director of Stewardship Ken Sloane will share a question that he's been asked by local church leaders...
And he began to teach them. He said: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the ...