United Methodist Insight
215 FOLLOWERS
A news-and-views forum for United Methodist leaders and influencers to discern communally God's will for the global United Methodist Church.
United Methodist Insight
1d ago
Recovering from hip replacement surgery, Paul Graves wonders about the many fractures our personal and societal lives we endure every da; and how long they can take to heal ..read more
United Methodist Insight
1d ago
We can't simply dismiss the trauma of disaffiliation, writes the Rev. Richard Bryant. There are too many things wrong with the United Methodist Church that must be addressed ..read more
United Methodist Insight
1d ago
Local pastor Eric Pone finds that vibrant spirituality first requires an acknowledgement of sin, leading to forgiveness ..read more
United Methodist Insight
1d ago
Mission and the associated financial and other forms of support that the Western church gives to the church elsewhere in the world are often framed as charity. But what if this exchange was framed differently ..read more
United Methodist Insight
1d ago
United Methodists were speaking out about at least two South Carolina bills this legislative session: combatting predatory lending and opposing execution secrecy ..read more
United Methodist Insight
1d ago
The ultimate deception of evil is when those who think they’re defending Jesus are the very ones reinventing the role of the institution that killed him ..read more
United Methodist Insight
1d ago
Summer is a great time to “party hearty.” That original phrase has morphed into “party hardy.” No need to give up the bold, good times implied by “hardy,” but come back to the essence of being heart-centered when planning the next big event ..read more
United Methodist Insight
1d ago
Younger Americans aspire to build a world marked by love and justice. But they don't see much of that in church ..read more
United Methodist Insight
1d ago
The message builds off of points included in Bishop Thomas Bickerton’s mid-term State of the Church Address and his address to the Council of Bishops in which he encouraged members to " reclaim, revive and renew” the United Methodist connection ..read more
United Methodist Insight
1w ago
Presiding at disaffiliation conferences reveals to Western North Carolina clergywoman the full scope of spiritual and emotional loss to United Methodists from splintering ..read more