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Outcome of DeLong trial likely to exacerbate disunity of UMC

Posted in Bishops, Book of Discipline, Doctrine, Ethics, General Conference, Holiness, Social Issues, United Methodist Church, tagged , on June 27, 2011 | 11 Comments »

The following post is by blogger and church planter David Fischler. He writes frequently on topics related to mainline Protestantism at his blog, The Reformed Pastor. A New Jersey native, David was born of Jewish parents and became a Christian in college after reading the Bible for the first time. He served as a United [...]

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Bishop Mack Stokes: Holiness in human sexuality

Posted in Bishops, Book of Discipline, Discipleship, Doctrine, Ethics, Holiness, Social Issues, United Methodist Church, tagged , on June 23, 2011 | 1 Comment »

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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Judicial Council refuses to allow homosexual marriage for clergy

Posted in Book of Discipline, Doctrine, General Conference, Holiness, Judicial Council, Social Issues, United Methodist Church, tagged , on May 9, 2011 | 8 Comments »

The following commentary, about a recent decision by the United Methodist Judicial Council, is by blogger and church planter David Fischler. David writes frequently on topics related to mainline Protestantism at his blog, The Reformed Pastor. A New Jersey native, David was born of Jewish parents and became a Christian in college after reading the [...]

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A word from Mr. Wesley: Holiness in singleness

Posted in Christian/Methodist History, Doctrine, Ethics, Holiness, Prayer, Social Issues on April 29, 2011 |

This post is part of a monthly series that presents selections from the writings of John Wesley, co-founder (with his brother Charles) of the Methodist movement. Below is an excerpt from Mr. Wesley’s pamphlet, Thoughts on a Single Life, first published in 1743 and reissued with minor changes in 1784. As presented here, two paragraphs [...]

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Judicial Council asked to revisit Decision 1032, allow homosexual clergy to marry

Posted in Bishops, Book of Discipline, Doctrine, General Conference, Holiness, Judicial Council, Social Issues, United Methodist Church, tagged , on April 25, 2011 | 3 Comments »

For the eighth time, the United Methodist Judicial Council is being asked to revisit a 2005 ruling that declared that the pastor-in-charge of a UM congregation is invested with the authority to determine if a parishioner is spiritually prepared to take the vows of church membership. The council — the denomination’s supreme court — will [...]

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Pro-homosexuality foundation pours millions into Catholic and mainline Protestant dissident groups

Posted in Doctrine, Ethics, General Conference, Social Issues, United Methodist Church, tagged , on April 8, 2011 | 8 Comments »

This post is by the Rev. David Fischler, a church planter in the Evangelical Presbyterian Church and the founder of The Reformed Pastor blog. A New Jersey native, David was born of Jewish parents and became a Christian in college after reading the Bible for the first time. He holds degrees from Rutgers University and [...]

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Breaking the covenant: Why aren’t ‘Reconciling’ churches being held to account?

Posted in Bishops, Book of Discipline, Doctrine, Ethics, General Conference, Holiness, Sermons, Social Issues, United Methodist Church, tagged , , on March 21, 2011 | 33 Comments »

The following commentary is by Wesley Putnam, a full-time evangelist in the UMC and former president of the National Association of United Methodist Evangelists. Below, Mr. Putnam provides an eyewitness account of a Feb. 27 church conference at University United Methodist Church in Austin, Texas, at which the church voted to affiliate with the pro-homosexuality [...]

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Podcast encore: Rob Renfroe on ‘The Deeper Issues of United Methodist Renewal’

Posted in Bishops, Church Renewal, Discipleship, Doctrine, Social Issues, United Methodist Church, tagged , , on February 25, 2011 |

During February, we’re showcasing podcasts from our fall 2010 season. This podcast features an address by the Rev. Rob Renfroe, president of Good News, the flagship renewal ministry of the United Methodist Church. Robert Lane Renfroe earned a B.A. magna cum laude from Rice University (1977) and an M. Div. summa cum laude from Gordon-Conwell [...]

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Riley Case: Retired bishops’ statement is a sign of UMC’s sickness

Posted in Bishops, Book of Discipline, Church Renewal, Doctrine, General Conference, Social Issues, United Methodist Church, tagged , on February 21, 2011 | 5 Comments »

The following commentary is by Riley B. Case, associate executive director of the Confessing Movement Within the United Methodist Church. Dr. Case served for many years as a pastor and district superintendent in the UMC’s North Indiana Conference (now the Indiana Conference). He is the author of Evangelical and Methodist: A Popular History (Abingdon Press) [...]

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Renewal & Reform Coalition responds to retired bishops’ call to alter UMC’s sexuality standards

Posted in Bishops, Book of Discipline, Doctrine, General Conference, Holiness, Ordination, Social Issues, United Methodist Church, tagged , on February 17, 2011 | 2 Comments »

The following statement was released Feb. 16 by the Renewal and Reform Coalition, composed of the Confessing Movement Within the United Methodist Church, Good News, Lifewatch, RENEW, Transforming Congregations, and UMAction. Links below have been added by MethodistThinker.com — Ed. – In early February 2011, a group of [32—now 36] retired United Methodist bishops issued [...]

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The Manhattan Declaration: In defense of human life

Posted in Book of Discipline, Doctrine, Ethics, Holiness, Politics, Social Issues, United Methodist Church on January 24, 2011 | 3 Comments »

This post is by the Rev. Paul T. Stallsworth, president of the Taskforce of United Methodists on Abortion and Sexuality and editor of the Lifewatch newsletter. Mr. Stallsworth has served as the editor of three books: The Church and Abortion: In Search of New Ground for Response (Abingdon, 1993), The Right Choice: Pro-Life Sermons (Abingdon, [...]

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