Finish It – UMC (3 of 5) « Thoughts of Resurrection

Finish It – UMC (3 of 5)

24 05 2008

This series is about your thoughts. Each day I will post a sentence starter and invite you to finish it with a comment.

I hope the United Methodist Church…

24 05 2008: Matt (09:45:43) :

I hope the United Methodist Church focuses more on God’s ongoing mission in the world than on its own survival.
24 05 2008: gavin (12:01:35) :

i hope the umc can regain its bottom up leadership
24 05 2008: Mark Conard (13:43:01) :

can become a transformational movement instead of (or in addition to) an institutional hierarchy.
24 05 2008: Wesley (15:07:11) :

I hope the United Methodist Church isn’t in every conversation I hear about small, declining churches. “Oh yeah, you should come to my much larger baptist church. We have lots of young adults…”

I hope the United Methodist Church continues to start and learn from newer, more dynamic Methodist churches. They are the future with hope!
25 05 2008: Carlos Sombrero (18:08:07) :

…returns to its theological and missional heritage, thus finding itself part of the advancement of God’s Kingdom once again.
2 07 2008: Cindy (12:06:11) :

I hope the United Methodist Church returns to the teachings in the Bible and turns away from the teachings of the world regarding the acceptance of homosexuality.