The Devil Did It! : Thoughts on the UMC and Guaranteed Appointments.

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Those who try to make their life secure will lose it, but those who lose their life will keep it.  -Luke 17:33 (NRSV) I was raised by a wonderful woman of faith: my mother.  Over the past 24 hours I … Continue reading

Criticism: Is it Killing the Church?

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If there is one thing that the church (and perhaps all of society) is filled with it is this: criticism. Let’s admit it. We are really good at critique. We critique our experience of worship. We critique our leaders. We … Continue reading

Remember Your Baptism….

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How many of you remember your baptism? Many of us as United Methodist might not be able to “remember” our baptism in the form of “recollection” because many of us were baptized as infants.  However, I am not one of … Continue reading

Leadership Summit Reflections

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*image via virtualschooling.files.wordpress.com The United Methodist Church held a webcast yesterday to discuss our latest commissioned study that resulted in the Call To Action Report. I watched the webcast from my office while interacting with others on twitter via the … Continue reading