Conversation

Articles by lay and clergy members of the Annual Conference representing the specific viewpoints of the author and not necessarily the position of the Pacific Northwest Annual Conference.

The Parable of the Rubber Chickens

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If this guy can squeeze music out of rubber chickens, just imagine what God could do with a United Methodist Church that was ready to love.

What’s life REALLY like in seminary?

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By Bailey Brawner, Elizabeth Hurd, and Maggie Ward Three United Methodist women sit in a classroom, sipping coffee and tea on a cool Saturday morning...

Chasity at Interfaith Advocacy Day

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Chasity Jones, a global mission fellow, assists Audra Hudson (another GMF, serving at Tacoma Community House) at Faith Action Network’s Interfaith Advocacy Day early...

For the Love of God’s Creation

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Science article-inspired haiku and watercolor from a series by Seattle oceanographer Gregory Johnson. For the Love of God’s Creation By the Rev. Jenny Phillips | Illustration by Gregory...

CTA and VC: Add more acronyms to the mix

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The Call To Action. One of the big buzz phrases this #GC2012. Here's my take on one of the pieces of the Call to...

The Church Needs More Innovative Pastors like MTV Needs More Twerking*

By Patrick Scriven, Director of Communications and Young People's Ministries The next time I hear a pastor argue that what the church really needs is...

Rethinking Metrics in the Life of the Church

By Patrick Scriven | Director of Communications & Young People's Ministry Humor me for a minute. What if we rethink metrics? Before I start let’s name metrics...

A Peace to Reject

By Micah Coleman Campbell "Blessed are the peacemakers," said Jesus on the mount and so too many a United Methodist in recent weeks. In the...

Our Future is Mobile

By Patrick Scriven | Director of Communications & Young People’s Ministry The future is mobile, whether we like it or not. In 2007, Microsoft CEO Steve...

Smudges, Sneers and Small Gods

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In his latest commentary, Older Adult Ministries chair Rev. Paul Graves wrestles with questions and feelings stemming from General Conference 2019. "So what do we do now?" Graves writes. "One fundamental task our whole church might undertake is to humbly admit we revel in taking sides."

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