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June 2016
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2016 marks the thirtieth anniversary of Covenant Discipleship! The General Board of Discipleship launched Covenant Discipleship in 1986. The ministry was developed, led, and coordi...
Like you, I am deeply troubled by the terrible violence and loss of life that took place at the “Pulse” nightclub in Orlando, Florida on July 12th. The prayer composed by a contrib...
…and to follow his teachings through … acts of worship and devotion … This is the third article on the General Rule of Discipleship that shapes the covenant that serves as the agen...
The E-Reader Project held a reception at the 2016 General Conference for the schools involved and those who were wanting to know more about the project. Representatives from schoo...
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In the last blog, we explored the first three of six practical considerations for shifting from a traditional model to a more experiential model of faith formation. Here are the la...
In fall 2015, those of us on the General Conference Worship Planning Team began soliciting prayers and others resources from across the global church to include as part of worship ...
May 2016
May
Over the last few blogs I’ve advocated for a more experiential faith formation aimed at the many seasons of adulthood. Over the next two blogs I’ll give six implications of this sh...
The 2016 General Conference of The United Methodist Church adopted three pieces of legislation that will impact the worship life of the denomination. It adopted legislation propose...
Copyright: lzflzf / 123RF Stock Photo In the first blog in this series, I introduced the notion of the four seasons of adulthood (young adults, midlife adults, mature adults, and ...
A rule of life helps congregations live out their mission to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. I recommend congregations adopt the General Rule of...
I've been working on General Conference worship for the past two years. I developed the Bible study that underlies our worship during these days. Something about the reading for to...
Rev. Adriano Kilende made a second visit to Cambine Theological Seminary in April on behalf of DRI to evaluate the first year of the E-Reader project with the students. In meetings...
What will General Conference change? For most United Methodists, General Conference will likely pass without much notice. For UM nerds like me, the pressing questions leading into ...
Trains, planes, automobiles...add on buses, trucks, jeepneys, tricycles, pedicabs and our own two feet and you pretty much have a picture of the ways and means the DRI Philippines ...
By now you’ve probably seen memes like the one I’ve included about “adulting.” I’m not sure when adult became a verb, but it has. “Adult” has become equated to mean something like ...
April 2016
Apr
Last week, I had the pleasure of attending the Engaging Adults Workshop produced by the fine folks at Vibrant Faith. I was drawn to this workshop by one of the founders, Leif Kehr...
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As I write this, I am on day two of a four-day trip to Iowa, doing five workshops on stewardship in the local church in five towns across the state. I’m hosted in the home of some ...
In my previous post I argued that United Methodist congregations need to adopt a rule of life that shapes how they form mission-shaped disciples. I recommend the General Rule of Di...
Develop a Discipleship System
