The people most needed in the Room Where It Happens should be the ones on the menu.
Has the #UMC gone about as far as they can go?
A brief walk through our weird relationship with marriage when it comes to divorce, intermarriage, and LGBTQ relationships.
The End of Wesleyan Accountability in the #UMC
Care Less. Conform More. Don’t let Peers watch over one another in love.
Does “The Anatomy Of Peace” Practice what it Preaches?
Revealed by Rev. Hannah Adair Bonner, “The Anatomy of Peace” places White Male language in the mouths of fictional POCs and ethnic struggles in the Holy Land. Why is that problematic?
Schism, Expulsion, and Diversity: #UMC Unity’s Varied Definitions
What Form Of Unity, Exactly? “A new form of unity” is the buzzword in United Methodist circles. For a church less than a year away from discerning what A Way Forward looks like, “unity” is on many people’s minds. Interestingly, there seem to be varied definitions of what “unity” even means. And when you drill […]
Stopping the Flood of Competing Agendas at GC2019
A group of top legal advisors in The United Methodist Church have a convincing argument for limiting the scope of the Special General Conference.
Gay Panic harms Women and Equity in The United Methodist Church
Over the past 10 years, Gay Panic has halted efforts towards equality and women’s inclusion in The UMC. But what is the root cause?
The Odd Persistence of Ritter’s Two-Class Methodism
Why are Progressives always diminished when the dust settles from one UM’s persistent proposals to remake United Methodism?
The Week that United Methodism Stood Still
There’s no going back from this week that may prove to be the critical moment for the future of United Methodism
Quick Update on Breakaway #UMC church case
The lawyer for the WCA and Mead Community Church in Washington continues to be the gift that keeps on giving.
