Rules for a Global Church
For the past five weeks, we have used the visual reminder of small rocks like this one to help us live into our scriptures. We…
diversity
Church Whiplash
In the past six weeks, I have preached at some RADICALLY different types of churches. My latest traveling marathon began with the invitation to be…
home #gc2012
The processing of what exactly happened these past two weeks will take time. My brain is still too full and jumbled to even begin to…
truth and repentance #gc2012
Last night, our General Conference participated in an act of repentance toward healing relationships with Indigenous Peoples. I’m not entirely sure what I expected from…
a day in the life of a reserve delegate #gc2012
The morning starts at 6:45 with showers and hotel room coffee and a peanut butter and jelly sandwich made from groceries I picked up yesterday….
invocation of the spirit #gc2012
One of the most amazing moments in worship this afternoon was to see bishops of our church gathered around the communion table in the center…
A global church #gc2012
This Sunday, the African Ministry from St. Mark’s UMC came and joined our congregation for worship. Well, they didn’t just join us… they led us. …
GC03: Restructuring and the Four Areas of Focus
Over the past few months, conversations, posts, articles, videos, etc. have been flying around about the Call to Action and the Interim Operational Team proposals…