Bishop Hagiya’s Message on “Where Love Lives”
A message on how the Western Jurisdiction keeps scripture primary in being Where Love Lives.
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Introducing New People New Places: A Wesleyan Lens of Fresh Expressions (Discipleship)
BY RACHEL GILMORE Fresh Expressions of church have been the fastest growing and most popular type of new church start in The United Methodist Church in recent years. Some annual conferences have trained as many as 900 lay people in this NEW mode of doing church. The Fresh Expressions movement began in the United Kingdom […]
United Methodist Student Day Sunday 2020
The official day of United Methodist Student Day Sunday is November 29, 2020. All are encouraged to celebrate this Sunday on any Sunday throughout the year. This Special Sunday with offering calls the church to support students as they prepare for life in uniting their faith with knowledge. In his 1758 financial guide “The Way to […]
Create a Plan for Re-Engaging Your Community (Discipleship)
We have been living into this new normal for over 7 months. For many of us our life has shifted. Some churches have returned to in person worship and gatherings, but our lives within the church has been altered, and many in our community are still in isolation. But, this will not last forever. Now […]
Bishop Hagiya’s Briefing (11/2/2020)
With the recent COVID-19 spikes throughout the nation and world, and no decrease in cases and hospitalizations in our own area, it looks like we are in for another season of limited in-person worship and church. Many of us were optimistic that we would see a decrease in COVID-19 cases, and a gradual return to […]
Panel: Racial and sexual parity linked
By Jim PattersonOct. 28, 2020 | UM News Real progress on racial issues in The United Methodist Church is impossible unless LGBTQ people are accepted as full participants in every aspect of the denomination, said both panelists during a sometimes emotional online discussion. “You can’t begin to have a conversation about anti-racist work as long […]
New group explores General Conference options
By Heather HahnOct. 27, 2020 | UM News With COVID-19 still menacing the globe, organizers are exploring various options for holding what many expect to be a pivotal General Conference. Among the possibilities is for The United Methodist Church’s top lawmaking assembly to convene online in late summer of 2021. The Commission on the General […]
A New Racial Justice Advent Resource 2020 (Religion & Race)
Advent is a time for church leaders to guide their congregation through a soul-enriching time of reflection, lamentation, anticipation and renewal. The General Commission on Religion & Race is excited to announce a new 5-week Advent resource, Seeking Jesus, The Advent of Justice and Peace, which is available now. This study includes: Sermon starters Lectionary […]
Crossroads 2020: Prophetic Living in a Broken World (North Carolina Conference)
As Christians and leaders, we stand daily at the crossroads of the world as it is, and the world as God intends. And as the Church, we have a responsibility to love our brothers and sisters in Christ as Christ so loved us. This commitment of Christian love is offered to everyone during Holy Baptism […]
Ultreya! Reimagining the path to education equity (Los Angeles United Methodist Urban Foundation)
Kid City believes that every student deserves to have access to education. Yet the path to college has many financial and institutional barriers. Kid City is hosting this panel of visionary and emerging leaders to discuss the path to education equity in California. Panelists include Stewart Kwoh, Board Chair of the Los Angeles United Methodist […]