Ministry Matters - Addressing Christian nationalism | On schism

What can we say across the chasm that divides us? Addressing Christian nationalism by Pamela Cooper-White   Some Christian leaders, both mainline and evangelical, have begun to sound the alarm about the dangers of Christian nationalism and its corrosive effects on Christian faith from within the church. As a religious leader, how do you help your congregation members to talk about these issues when the country is so divided? Read here

What can the church look like on the other side of schism? On schism: A proposed ecclesiology for a post-split UMC by Cat Clyburn   There is a gap between what Methodist theologians say is true about our church, and what Methodist pastors and leaders have internalized as our ecclesiology. I do not believe that the way forward for the Methodist church is, or ought to be, unity at all costs. Read here

How can new foods help us find our place in new homes? Finding feasts in new places by Jabe Largen   As the moving truck lurched onward to the new place, everything that appeared on the other side of the windshield became more and more foreign with every passing mile and every foot in elevation. Here we were, driving away from everything and everyone that we knew. Read here

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