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The Need for “Both”

Mar 6, 2012 | General, Leading the Church, Pop Culture, US Politics

Michael Hidalgo has written beautifully to sum up the conflict between masculine and feminine lenses for our faith. While there are those who decry the unfair treatment of women through the ages, there is a growing number of folks who are bemoaning the loss of a...

Two Lenten Paths

Feb 27, 2012 | Methodism

A very good question has come up about Lent. Here’s an email I received a little while ago. Names have been changed to protect privacy. We really appreciate the leadership you’re providing to raise our collective and personal emphasis on the season of...

No Shortcuts

Feb 26, 2012 | General, Leading the Church, Methodism, Pop Culture

Colleagues across the country will soon be heading to the General Conference of the United Methodist Church. This body only meets every four years, and is the only structure of our denomination that can make changes to our doctrine or official stance on any issue. One...

A Vision for the Future: Praxis (3/5)

Feb 17, 2012 | General, Leading the Church, Methodism, Pop Culture

For the past two weeks, I’ve been inspired to write about the United Methodist Church. A video from the General Board of Discipleship set the wheels in motion. In that video, a simple question was posed to key leaders in our denomination: “Where will the...

A Vision for the Future: Story and Symbol (2/5)

Feb 10, 2012 | General, Leading the Church, Methodism, Pop Culture

Last week, I posted about some of the visions that are being shared by some of the leaders of the United Methodist Church. If you haven’t read that post, it would be helpful to do so before you continue. The United Methodist General Board of DiscipleshipThat...