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 […]
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 intend to affirm, teach and apply Part II of the Discipline (Doctrinal Standards and Our Theological Task) in your […]
In the Kansas East Conference newsletter this past week, I found a link to: http://www.umc.org/pastoremail. This is a survey on the use of email for churches and pastors and seems to be researching the possibility of an email address that could remain with an individual throughout changes in appointment. I think that this would have […]
Rev. Andrew Conard 