Moving Forward Together: A United Methodist Conversation about the Marriage Equality Act
The election is over. Yard signs are disappearing. The “just a short survey” phone calls have stopped. TV ads have turned to Christmas rather...
The Body of Christ Undivided
I hope that it is clear that my main focus as your Episcopal leader is to fulfill our United Methodist Church mission statement: “to...
Commentary: Are we a big tent or a circus?
Image credit: Adapted from the image ‘Zirkus - Monti’ by Flickr user def110, Creative Commons license.
By Patrick Scriven | Director of Communications and Young...
Commentary: I ♥ the 1st Amendment
By the Rev. Ann Adkinson*
I voted to approve Referendum 74. There are lots of reasons to do so. This is one I like to...
UrGen: calling, equipping Asian-American Christians for ministry
The youth and young adults attending the UrGen Leadership Development Projectplay an icebreaker game to help in cooperation and communication.
Welcome to the UrGen Leadership...
On Religious Freedom and Referendum 74
Bishop Grant J. Hagiya preaching at the Service of Commissioning and Ordination during the 2012 Pacific Northwest Annual Conference Session in Pasco, WA. Photo...
Cape Tells New Board of Directors Focus Is On Mission
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...
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...
Did Jesus have a wife?
"Papyrus fragment" | A web-only photo courtesy of the Harvard Divinity School/Karen L. King.
A UMNS Feature by Heather Hahn*
If Jesus had been married, don’t you...
Older Adult Ministries Must Be Intentional as Aging Population Explodes
By Steve Horswill-Johnston, Executive Director, GBOD Communications Office
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Sept. 24, 2012 /GBOD/ – With Americans reaching age 65 at the rate of 10,000 a...
