#UMCGC Reflection: #WhereAreTheYouth? Answer: School
By Brianna Smith
May 17, 2016
How much do you want us?
During General Conference, I’ve noticed that adults are asking the question, “Where are the youth...
Wrestling with God in St. Louis: A Biblical Reflection
When United Methodists gather in St. Louis next month, Rev. Paul Graves is expecting something akin to a "wresting match". According to Graves, the story of Jacob could provide some helpful insights to delegates and observers of the General Conference.
Reconciling pastor dropped from Opening Worship for direct mention of LGBTQ community
Updated with an additional comment from #UMCGC Worship Director Rev. Laura Jaquith Barlett.
Story By Patrick Scriven | Video by Rev. David Valera
May 10, 2016...
We Make the Road by Walking Gayly Forward
"[W]e are in a battle for the soul of our denomination," writes the Rev. Zach Taylor in commentary on the PNW News Blog. Taylor shares how the church he is planting in Walla Walla responded to General Conference tumult in a way faithful to their identity.
#UMCGC Reflection: Steeped in the holy silence
By Sue Magrath
May 14, 2016 | Portland, Oregon
I sit in the prayer room, steeped in the holy silence. I am a spiritual director, available...
#UMCGC Reflection: Who gets to belong?
By Rev. Richenda Fairhurst
May 17, 2016 | Portland, Oregon
If anyone ever belonged at the Oregon Convention Center, it is me. I have had the opportunity of...
Another perspective on the “Action of Non-Conformity with the General Conference”
By Rev. Daniel Foster | Puget Sound District Superintendent
The following column is republished with permission from July 8th "Spirit of Puget Sound" district newsletter...
#UMCGC Reflection: A New Unity — a gift from and to the local church
By Rev. Richenda Fairhurst
May 18, 2016 | Portland, Oregon
We who pastor at the local church level are by and large leading struggling churches. Today’s pastoral...
#UMCGC Reflection: ‘My Dear Delegate.’ On tablets, placards, and “getting dragged into the 21st...
By Rev. Richenda Fairhurst
May 14, 2016 | Portland, Oregon
A word on Rule 6.
I am not sure whether I find it refreshing or horrifying that we...
With Heart, Soul, and Mind: Not Everything that Matters Happens When People Vote
By Rev. Lowell Greathouse
May 24, 2016
"Nothing that is worth doing can be achieved in our lifetime; therefore we must be saved by hope. Nothing...
