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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.

Fascinating Find Sheds New Light on John Wesley

Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK | UM Newswire A team of scholars steeped in early Methodism, a movement started by the Anglican preacher John Wesley, announced today the discovery...

Missions Need a Ministry: Why Full Time Campus Ministry Matters

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In the wake of a struggle to save the Maryland Wesley Foundation, the Rev. Mark Schaefer, United Methodist campus minister/ chaplain at American University...

Pastoring at the Crossroads of Science and Faith

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Laura Baumgartner, member of University Temple UMC in Seattle and candidate for ministry, shares how an internship at Earth Ministry is giving her new...

Commentary: The cessation of trials & of debate about the same

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Commentary by Patrick Scriven | Director of Communications & Young People's Ministry LLet me first name that I write from a place of deep privilege....

Conquer your fear: be of “good courage”

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Closing Worship calls Conference to be of “good courage” | By Jesse N. Love After three days of legislative sessions, listening, and holy conferencing, the...

Nurturing Elders: BOOMERSTOCK 2016!

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By the Rev. Paul Graves As I sat in one of the presentations about Boomers at Boomerstock, this famous refrain came to my mind: “Freedom’s...

God is on the Side of the Damned

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"The point being that the core and foundation of the faith of Jesus is a commitment not to an abstract justice but to the...

Cape Tells New Board of Directors Focus Is On Mission

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The Rev. Dr. Kim Cape serving Holy Communion at the opening worship at GBHEM's fall board meeting. By Vicki Brown* The Rev. Dr. Kim Cape told the...

Monica Coleman: On Faith and Depression

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Queen Anne UMC + The Well On Faith and Depression By Karen Yokota and Jesse N. Love At the heart of Mental Health Awareness Week, The Well...

Up from the Ashes: Funding achieved for the FINAL phase of recovery

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By Gerri Harvill, Stan Norman, and Jim Truitt Photos by PNW UMVIM, et. al. "Thanks to generous donations and strong partnerships, funding for the final phase...

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