News and Views

Olu Brown shares leadership lessons from Moses

Posted by Melissa Lauber on Nov 01, 2017

What is the future of the 21st century church? The Rev. Olu Brown offered some answers from an unlikely source: Moses.

In separate worship services that celebrated dance, diversity and daring, the Revs. Ann Laprade and Wanda Bynum Duckett were introduced as new District Superintendents.

The BWC’s United Methodist Men is one of the most active in The United Methodist Church. On Oct. 28, they came together for their annual meeting.

The United Methodist Church’s top court re-stated its earlier opinion that all qualifications of ministerial candidates must be examined.

Emory Fellowship, a United Methodist church in Washington, D.C., is mid-way through a $55 million transformation to reach its neighbors and community.

At the reCall Summit Oct. 20 - 21, United Methodists learned more about the sin of racism and took home concrete action steps to address it.

UMs meet to discuss gun sense

Posted by Melissa Lauber on Oct 18, 2017

More than 220 people gathered at the BWC Mission Center Oct. 17 for "Critical Conversations: Gun Sense." This was a time for dialogue on how people of faith and faith leaders could and should respond in light of the recent events in our country.

In a growing trend of less focus on worship and more emphasis on personal faith nourishment and experiencing God-moments through mission and creative outreach in the community, a sense of “whole life evangelism” is becoming the way of doing church today. 

Taste & See redefines possibilities of church

Posted by Melissa Lauber on Oct 16, 2017

On his way to the Taste & See event at American University on Sept. 24, the Rev. Rodney Smothers found himself wondering about the purpose, “the why,” of the event. But his thoughts were soon sidetracked by his GPS, which insisted he go a strange, more indirect path.

United Methodist clergy should hold tight, for now, following a federal judge's ruling that struck down the law that gives clergy tax-free housing allowances. GCFA and WesPath are monitoring the situation.