This is part of a series of posts on my understanding of faith, ministry and the church. I would enjoy feedback and your response to my answers to these questions. Question – What is the meaning of ordination in the context of the general ministry of the Church? Response – My response begins: My understanding […]
It is truly a blessing to be a part of a team in ministry. I invite you to read Reflections on Ash Wednesday, by a member of the Congregational Care Team. Be blessed.
This is part of a series of posts on my understanding of faith, ministry and the church. I would enjoy feedback and your response to my answers to these questions. Question – Describe your understanding of diakonia, the servant ministry of the church, and the servant ministry of the probationary member and commissioned minister. Response […]
This is part of a series of posts on my understanding of faith, ministry and the church. I would enjoy feedback and your response to my answers to these questions. Question – How do you perceive yourself, your gifts, your motives, your role, and your commitment as a probationary member and commissioned in The United […]
In this simple post, Brian McLaren drew my attention to a conference being held by the North Georgia Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, titled – Emerging Church New Starts: Where do you begin? As a United Methodist, I think that this is a sign of hope within the denomination. This seems to be […]
This is part of a series of posts on my understanding of faith, ministry and the church. I would enjoy feedback and your response to my answers to these questions. Question – Discuss your understanding of the primary characteristics of United Methodist polity. Response – My response begins: My understanding of the primary characteristics of […]
Bishop Scott Jones writes about Appointment Making in the Kansas Area of the United Methodist Church. The post begins with this sentence: Here is what I hope all United Methodists in Kansas know about the appointment-making process. As one under appointment in The United Methodist Church in Kansas, this sentence had me hooked to read […]
In the blog for An Emergent Manifesto of Hope, Brian McLaren has written a response to the question “Isn’t emergent just a phenomenon of highly educated white Americans?” I found his response to be refreshing and enlightening. You can find it here.
This is part of a series of posts on my understanding of faith, ministry and the church. I would enjoy feedback and your response to my answers to these questions. Question – Describe the nature and mission of the Church. What are its primary tasks today? Response – My response begins: Although the Holy Spirit […]
This is part of a series of posts on my understanding of faith, ministry and the church. I would enjoy feedback and your response to my answers to these questions. Question – The United Methodist Church holds that the living core of the Christian faith was revealed in Scripture, illumined by tradition, vivified in personal […]
I was walking back to my car after making a hospital visit when I saw the following vanity license plates, in this order – HERESY 24 MDOS BUTTER The first one got me thinking, I am still puzzled about the second one, and the last one makes me laugh. These brought this question to my […]
I found an interesting interview from Steve at World Changers with Alan Hirsch published here. I particularly found this quote to be noteworthy “Question: What’s the difference between “Emerging church” and “Missional church”? Answer: I’m moving away from Emerging church as a term. I think it’s been hijacked by side debates. Emerging is about contextualizing […]
Rev. Andrew Conard 