Mark Miller stands with friends in prayer at General Conference. Photo by United Methodist News Service I don’t know if you have been watching General Conference at all. I have been watching whenever possible. So addicted this is to my church nerd DNA that I have watched the live stream while giving a bath to [...]
the beginnings of the Methodist Mission in America?
September 20, 2011 By 2 Comments
A number of years ago when the Episcopal church has elected Bishop Gene Robinson and had gone through the turmoil of theological, ethical, and cultural debates of gay clergy and affirming those positions there were many from the Episcopal church. Not just because of that reason, there were a few localized reasons, my friend Thomas [...]
have you gotten your official united methodist calendar? i think i have
August 18, 2010 By 3 Comments
one of those tools in ministry i've used year in and out is the methodist calendar. i've used the classic spiral bound calendar many of those years. my fav details is the lectionary listings not to mention the special days listed in the classic calendar. it also fits nicely in my briefcase. the last two [...]
me speaking & talking : here & there for your amusement
February 25, 2010 By Leave a Comment
next week i'll be doing some of that speaking thing that i do. wednesday thru friday i'll be in and around the dallas area for the united methodist reporters communicators conference. i'll be leading a churchy discussion based off the keynote speakers thoughts on new media strategy. the possibilities of that conversation could be amazing, [...]
transgendered pastor comes out to congregation : what’s in a history
August 31, 2009 By 3 Comments
i stumbled upon this article about pastor david weekley who recently came out to his congregation about his sexual reassignment past. He told them that in 1984, just nine years after undergoing extensive sex-reassignment surgeries, he was ordained by the Methodist Church without telling anyone of his original gender at birth. i am pretty stoked [...]
ministry tool you might not have heard of : new tech for the old tool
August 31, 2009 By 3 Comments
United Methodist Reporter & Variable Print as a Ministry Tool from Gavin Richardson on Vimeo. note: i will be open about this one, i sit on the board for the united methodist reporter communications so i'm a bit biased that you need to use them for this ministry tip. but you might be able to [...]