Ministry Matters - Practicing mutuality in ecumenical worship | De-centering whiteness in Methodism

How do we engage one another with mutuality, appreciation, and care? Practicing mutuality in ecumenical worship by Jean Hawxhurst & David Field   In our first article we presented why we believe ecumenical worship/prayer is important. It is one thing to argue for the importance of ecumenical worship; it is another to practically engage in it. In this article we will explore three forms of ecumenical worship/prayer services. Read here

How has the white Western critical tradition shaped our current struggle? De-centering whiteness in Methodism by Odell Horne   In my former article, Theophilus, I wrote about how liberal and progressive theological perspectives are inherently anti-African. Now I see that there is an attempt to establish a U.S. Regional Conference using similar contextualization arguments that the Southern Methodists made in establishing the jurisdictional system, which amounts to global segregation. Read here

What surprises are just ahead when we get out of our own way? Looking forward to surprising transformation by Madison Long Ailinger   As a 26-year-old often referred to as “the lady pastor” by the community I serve, you might expect that my story would be about a young pastor sent to a rural church that is declining, and that continued to decline. Surprisingly, this is not one of those stories. Read here

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