Church & Ministry

An in depth look at UMC and the collection of essays, The Next Methodism: Theological, Social, and Missional Foundations for Global Methodism. - Acton

“Families have many traditions on Christmas morning, and most pastors acknowledge not as many of their members will be present compared to Christmas Eve and services earlier in the month” - BPNews

“Hail the heaven-born Prince of Peace! Hail the Sun of Righteousness! …there was no misprint.” - Dan Wells

“the junior high and senior high ministries were incredibly fruitful in their own right…. On the other hand, the combined events were reminders that there are many riches to be discovered with cross-generational ministry.” - 9 Marks

“Ortlund declined to comment to CT on the allegations, but in the state filing, the church said that Hyland was fired because of ‘her unwillingness to grow out of insubordination and lack of performance.’” - CToday

“Here’s where you go in the SBC to find a registry of all ordained ministers: www.​fahgettaboutitSBC. There is no requirement that any pastor in any position be ordained.” - William Thornton

“This post is not meant to be a poll on Johnny Hunt; rather, I want us to focus on revoking ordination. How is that done? What would justify revoking a pastor’s ordination?” - SBC Voices

“Perceived demographics may not match actual demographics. You may think you know your community, but in many cases, church leaders have a skewed view of who lives around the church.” - Sam Rainer

“the Southern Baptist Convention has no authority over state Baptist conventions or their entities. Any policies and procedures established by the national Convention govern neither state Baptist conventions nor local Baptist associations.” - BPNews