by Chaplain Captain Andy Baird | Nov 13, 2024 | Pastors and Leaders Newsletter
A patient is in their hospital bed. Their family is around. The machines have all been turned off. A soul is about to pass from this world to the next. A senior military leader is about to make a decision that will determine if the mission succeeds and if the leader’s...
by Jeff Finley | Oct 16, 2024 | Pastors and Leaders Newsletter
Nearly 300 churches applied this year for a Kingdom Advancing Grant, which the Brotherhood Mutual Foundation awards to church programs that impact their communities and spread the gospel in unconventional and creative ways. When the foundation recently announced the...
by Supt. Joanna DeWolf | Sep 16, 2024 | Pastors and Leaders Newsletter
I have a love-hate relationship with cooking. It’s so much easier to make an order and wait for someone else to cook it up and serve me, because cooking takes time, work, and practice. Raising up Spirit-fueled leaders is the same way. It is so much easier to tell...
by Rev. Dr. Jill Richardson and Rev. Dr. Denise Abston | Aug 21, 2024 | Pastors and Leaders Newsletter
Editor’s note: Free Methodist delegates at the 1974 General Conference unanimously approved a resolution “giving women equal status with men in the ministry of the church.” Bishop Elmer Parsons subsequently ordained Pennsylvania Pastor Jean Parry as the denomination’s...
by The FMCUSA Board of Bishops | Jul 15, 2024 | Board of Bishops Pastoral Letters
The Bishops Call the Church to Prayer Along with our nation and countries from around the world, we were shocked at the assassination attempt against former President Donald J. Trump and grieved by the loss of life at a political rally this past weekend. This type of...
by Jeff Finley | Jan 25, 2024 | Pastors and Leaders Newsletter
Advocates for Women in Leadership (AWL) recently invited four male Free Methodist elders to share their perspectives during an online discussion. New Beginnings Community Church Senior Pastor Jeffery Harrold, Free Methodist Church in Southern California Superintendent...
