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 […]
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United Methodist Polity
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 […]
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Nature and Mission of the Church
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 […]
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Scripture, Tradition, Reason, Experience
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 […]
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 […]
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 your understanding of the kingdom of God; the Resurrection; eternal life? Response – My response begins: I currently understand the kingdom […]
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Activity of 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 – What is your conception of the activity of the Holy Spirit in personal faith, in the community of believers, and in responsible living […]
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 interpret the statement Jesus Christ is Lord? Response – My response begins: I believe that the statement Jesus Christ is […]
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 your understanding of humanity, and the human need for divine grace? Response – My response begins: I understand humanity to be […]
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Understanding of Evil
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 your understanding of evil as it exists in the world? Response – My response begins: I understand evil to exist in […]
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 personal experience of God and the understanding of God you derive from biblical, theological, and historical sources. Response – My response […]
Yesterday I met with the Kansas West Conference Board of Ordained Ministry and received a recommendation to the clergy session of the Annual Conference for election to probationary membership and commissioning. This is great news and I am excited! As a United Methodist, this is an important step moving toward ordination as an elder within […]
Rev. Andrew Conard 