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New research: What Americans really believe
This graph, based on research by social scientist Rodney Stark, appears in the October issue of the AFA Journal: As you can see, United Methodists are among those who ought to “read ’em and weep.” The...
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Bishop Robert Schnase on ‘The Five Practices’
Bishop Robert Schnase (Missouri Conference) has done a great service for the United Methodist Church with his book, The Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations. The United Methodist News Service notes...
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Adam Hamilton: ‘We are in desperate need of excellent preaching’
At the 11th annual Leadership Institute, held last week at the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kansas, host pastor Adam Hamilton urged pastors and lay preachers to focus on...
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Four things the UMC must do ‘to serve the present age’
This post is by Richard Hunter, senior pastor of Snellville United Methodist Church (North Georgia Conference). He holds a doctorate in parish revitalization from McCormick Theological Seminary...
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Adam Hamilton: How the UMC can have ‘a future with hope’
To reverse the United Methodist Church’s decades-long membership decline in the United States, local UM churches must embrace innovation and commit themselves to constant improvement, according to Adam...
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United Methodists are well-liked, but to what end?
The following commentary is by Riley B. Case, associate executive director of the Confessing Movement Within the United Methodist Church. Dr. Case served for many years as a pastor and district...
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For the pastor on your Christmas gift list
Looking for just the right gift for a preacher? Consider Warren Lathem and Dan Dunn’s 2008 book, Preaching for a Response: Leading New Believers into Spiritual Maturity, published by Bristol House. The...
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