John Wesley is best known as the founder of the Methodist movement, which eventually gave birth to the Methodist Church. While many see his strengths mainly in organization and diligent ministry, he was also an accomplished preacher who drew large crowds, even when preaching in the open air. Here are twelve of my favorite quotes [...]
Beautiful, isn’t it? I wish I could take credit for the photo, but it’s not mine. I got it off the National Park Service website. It’s the Grand Canyon. My family and I took a trip to the Grand Canyon when I was around 11 and let me say that this picture, though [...]
Now I’m the first to admit, I don’t often use the word “revolutionary” in relation to the United Methodist church. We’re not a church that is considered to be an “early adopter” when it comes to how church’s work. The “hot” churches, those that are at the cutting edge of new worship styles and ministries, [...]
Methodism is a unique animal in the world of church formation. Most churches are formed out of some theological disagreement. One church believes “x” while a group in that church believes “y”, and so the “y” group breaks off to form a new church. It’s the story for almost every church, but it’s not the [...]
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