UMCONNECTION STAFFBY LINDA WORTHINGTONAs they watched the screen, some of the 98 attendees at the recent 'Worship: Behind the Scenes' workshop laughed. Some looked puzzled. Others just whispered to each other. Something was wrong.They were watching a video of a worship service where, in fact...
BY MELISSA LAUBERUMCONNECTION STAFFThe vision of members of the Baltimore-Washington Conference is 'to be like Christ,' but participants at the recent School of Evangelism are going one step further by 'treating others like Christ.''Evangelism really is about invitation,' said the Rev...
BY RODNEY SMOTHERSAs I travel around our conference; the single most frequent 'elephant in the room,' is a concern about the finances, or lack of, in our churches. Most discussions, rather than focusing on the local church?s efforts in evangelism, missions, and outreach, are connected to a...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: Commentary May 5, 2004 On-line VOL. 15, NO. 9 WALKING IN THE WORD Claim the power God has offered Acts 16:9-15 Revelation 21:10, 22-22:5 John 14:23-29 by Delores Oden After reading the Scriptures for this week, my mind kept going to...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: News Stories JUNE 4, 2003 On-line VOL. 14, NO. 11 Churches learn secrets of Building New Faith Communities By JOHN W. COLEMAN JR.UMCONNECTION staffClergy and laity from 12 Baltimore-Washington Conference...
article reprinted from the United Methodist Connection On-line Youth Table of Contents APRIL 2002 Reflections on the A.R.C. One hundred twenty-five Middle High schoolers from around the conference attended the Middle High Retreat 2002, held Feb. 8-10, at the...
NEWS AROUND THE NATION/WORLD Caraballo-LopezThe Rev. Willie Caraballo-Lopez and the Rev. Will Butler, both of the Baltimore-Washington Conference, are currently serving with the National Guard in Iraq. They recently sent this letter home.Greetings from Iraq. I trust this finds...
I read with interest the article 'Discipleship crisis looms' from the April 5 UMConnection. For years I?ve been reading hand-wringing articles addressing the problem of hemorrhaging loss of membership and the lack of new members in The United Methodist Church. There are always many reasons for...
BY LINDA WORTHINGTONUMCONNECTION STAFFThe presence of Josiah Henson, the main character in Harriet Beecher Stowe?s best-selling 'Uncle Tom?s Cabin,' is alive and well in the Baltimore-Washington Conference. A house, where Henson lived for a while as a slave and Methodist preacher, is in...
BY CHRISTOPHER J. TROILOUMConnection Movie ReviewerAlmost every summer you can bet on at least one movie to entertain you, and it's whatever clever concoction Pixar Animation Studios decides to roll out. This particular season, we have 'Ratatouille' from writer and director Brad Bird, whose most...
