Issues related to human sexuality are front and center in both the culture and the church. In this post, excerpted from the out-of-print book Scriptural Holiness For the United Methodist Christian (Discipleship Resources, 1987), retired UM Bishop Mack B. Stokes discusses sexuality from the standpoint of both the historic teaching of the Christian faith and [...]
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Podcast encore: Dr. Billy Abraham on ‘Connecting Doctrine and Evangelism’
Posted in Book of Discipline, Christian/Methodist History, Church Renewal, Evangelism, General Conference, United Methodist Church, tagged Audio, UMC, United Methodist Church on February 9, 2011 |
MethodistThinker.com is on its semi-annual hiatus (observed in February and August). This month, we are showcasing podcasts from the fall of 2010. The premiere podcast of our fall 2010 season featured Methodist theologian Dr. Billy Abraham, the Albert Cook Outler Professor of Wesley Studies at SMU’s Perkins School of Theology Born in North Ireland in [...]
Steve Wende: Doctrinal orthodoxy should be deciding factor in choosing GC delegates
Posted in Book of Discipline, Church Renewal, General Conference, North Georgia Conference, United Methodist Church, tagged Audio, UMC, United Methodist Church on January 28, 2011 | 2 Comments »
The pastor of one of the United Methodist Church’s largest congregations is urging those casting votes for delegates to the 2012 General Conference not to allow personal friendships to carry more weight than theological orthodoxy. “[If a brother or sister wants my vote] and yet they don’t believe the same things I do, all I [...]
GC 2012 delegates set at 988 — Philippines gains delegates despite large membership loss
Posted in Book of Discipline, General Conference, Judicial Council, Southeastern Jurisdiction, United Methodist Church, tagged UMC, United Methodist Church on January 13, 2011 | 3 Comments »
The United Methodist Church in the Philippines, despite a steep decline in its reported membership, will enjoy an overall increase in the number of delegates it sends to the 2102 General Conference and will have a level of representation far out of proportion to its membership. Likewise, the representation level of the European Central Conferences [...]
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