By Melissa Lauber UMConnection Staff United Methodists have been doing exegesis of the Bible for centuries, critically examining and using scholarly methods to interpret scriptural texts to search for meaning. But recently, the Greater Washington District set out to exegete its...
By Joe Daniels Superintendent, Greater Washington District My 22-year-old son Joey was a phenomenal multisport, multi-position athlete in high school. He had the intangibles necessary to win — a big heart, a perceptive mind and a tough spirit. The sport he loved best was football and...
This is the Good News: Christ is risen. Hope is born anew. Yet often during the betrayal, loneliness, suffering and death of Holy Week, we forget to remember that we are an Easter people. Our lives often reflect this attitude, too: fear guides us. We allow darkness to shape our thoughts and...
By Andy Lunt Director of Vibrant Communities Not every pastor is called or gifted to plant a new faith community. Those who are able do so successfully tend to share certain inclinations and behaviors. Among them: Apostolic gifts – Successful church planters tend...
To be clear, the Rev. Dred Scott knows that this is not the normal way of starting a church. Biblical, yes; but not what contemporary Christians might recognize as “church.” It’s all about making disciples, not churches. “We’re creating a discipling...
The theme of the 230th session of the Baltimore-Washington Conference is “Building Bridges: Be Love.” The logo for this year’s session features a bridge from each of the four regions of the conference. Last issue, we featured the Burnside Bridge at Antietam...
By Erik Alsgaard UMConnection Staff For the past 21 years, Thomas Curcio has gone to work each day with one goal in mind: making life better for children. With a mantra of “children first,” Curcio has done exactly that as CEO of the Board of Child Care of The United Methodist...
By Maidstone Mulenga UMConnection Staff With a focus on promotion of education, health and spiritual development, the Baltimore-Washington Conference has started work on a new framework for partnership with the Zimbabwe Episcopal Area (ZEA) of The United Methodist Church, which encompasses...
By Erik Alsgaard UMConnection Staff ll that young adults want today, according to the Rev. B. Kevin Smalls, pastor at Queen’s Chapel UMC in Beltsville, is to meet a Samaritan along the road. In other words, what they want is what every other human wants: authentic relationships...
The Rev. Gerald W. "Jerry" Weiss, 84, a retired Elder and District Superintendent, died April 6 of heart failure at the Charlestown retirement community. A memorial service will be held Tuesday, May 27, at 2 p.m. at Severna Park UMC, 731 Benfield Road in Severna Park Gerald William Weiss, the...
