Living with Tension, Standing for Justice
By Irene DeMaris
We knew where the speaker was heading. Every word he spoke clearly led to one extremely specific topic. Each and every word we...
The Climate Vigil at General Conference
By Jesse Love
May 13, 2016 | PORTLAND, Ore.
The General Conference Climate Vigil sent a powerful message to delegates and guests: now is the time for...
#UMCGC Reflection: A New Unity — a gift from and to the local church
By Rev. Richenda Fairhurst
May 18, 2016 | Portland, Oregon
We who pastor at the local church level are by and large leading struggling churches. Today’s pastoral...
It was time and it’s time again
By Rev. Mary K. (Sellon) Huycke
‘It seldom happens that the Church is wise to know her day of visitation. When God would have her move forward...
#UMCGC Reflection: Who gets to belong?
By Rev. Richenda Fairhurst
May 17, 2016 | Portland, Oregon
If anyone ever belonged at the Oregon Convention Center, it is me. I have had the opportunity of...
We Make the Road by Walking Gayly Forward
"[W]e are in a battle for the soul of our denomination," writes the Rev. Zach Taylor in commentary on the PNW News Blog. Taylor shares how the church he is planting in Walla Walla responded to General Conference tumult in a way faithful to their identity.
#UMCGC Reflection: At the Edges
By Kristina Gonzalez
May 16, 2016 | Portland, Oregon
I am a General Conference junky. I admit it. This is my fifth General Conference. I attended...
The Parable of the Rubber Chickens
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.
#UMCGC Reflection: Are we doomed to repeat history?
By Rev. Monica Corsaro
2016 | Portland, Oregon
At General Conference we celebrated our many partnerships with our ecumenical brothers and sisters in Christ. In particular we celebrated...
With Heart, Soul, and Mind: Not Everything that Matters Happens When People Vote
By Rev. Lowell Greathouse
May 24, 2016
"Nothing that is worth doing can be achieved in our lifetime; therefore we must be saved by hope. Nothing...
