by Board of Bishops | Mar 17, 2021 | Pastors and Leaders Newsletter, The Free Methodist Way
Life-Giving Holiness References from Scripture, the Book of Discipline, and L+L Articles The Scriptural Call to be Holy People. But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: ‘Be holy, because I am holy’ (1 Peter 1:15–16,...
by Karen Strand Winslow, Ph.D. | Mar 5, 2021 | Women in Ministry
This presentation was created to address a need in Free Methodist churches for education about the ordination and placement of women pastors in order that people in and out of the church might experience the salvation of God as preached and enacted by women pastors....
by Bishop David Kendall | Mar 4, 2021 | Women in Ministry
Is it biblical for women to be in leadership in the church? My answer, the FMC answer, is a resounding “Yes!” In this session I want to note the biblical warrants for this “Yes!” First let me offer several orienting comments for understanding/applying the Bible,...
by 1995 General Conference of the Free Methodist Church of North America | Mar 4, 2021 | Women in Ministry
The General Conference of 1974 passed a resolution “giving women equal status with men in the ministry of the church” (General Conference Minutes, p. 388). According to the General Conference report in the Light & Life magazine, the vote was...
by Bishop David Kendall | Mar 4, 2021 | Women in Ministry
Introduction Almost everyone believes and allows women to be in ministry. Even those who will disagree with my views on the matter do, in fact, recognize not only the privilege but duty of women to be in ministry (where would the church be if throughout history...
by Superintendent Amelia Cleveland-Traylor | Feb 16, 2021 | Pastors and Leaders Newsletter
“If I am not a servant of others, by process of elimination I am then a servant to myself. And that serves no one.” – Craig D. Lounsbrough Throughout Jesus’ earthly ministry, He did and said many things that were largely misunderstood and confusing. In fact, the...
by Superintendent Pam Braman | Feb 11, 2021 | Pastors and Leaders Newsletter
I’m a potter. In my free time, I love to throw a lump of clay on a rotating wheel and then shape and form it into something useful and beautiful. “Yet you, Lord, are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand” (Isaiah 64:8 NIV)....
by Superintendent Fraser Venter | Feb 10, 2021 | Pastors and Leaders Newsletter
I will openly admit that I am somewhat addicted to home improvement shows. I think it’s because you don’t often see the completion of a thing when you are in ministry. Thus, the tendency of pastors (myself included) to constantly paint walls. It is always refreshing...
by Jen Finley | Nov 17, 2020 | Pastors and Leaders Newsletter
What’s the story of your encounter with Jesus? Sometimes He meets us in a quiet, simple moment, and sometimes He makes His presence known more powerfully. But no matter what the encounter looks like, we’re always changed in the presence of our Resurrected Savior....
by Mark Adams | Nov 17, 2020 | Pastors and Leaders Newsletter
Raging fires throughout Northern California have taken many homes, creating smoke-filled air that chokes out oxygen, making every breath a labored chore, obscuring the sun, and has made life dangerous and miserable for months. One Free Methodist church, the Foothill...
