by Board of Bishops | Mar 17, 2021 | Pastors and Leaders Newsletter, The Free Methodist Way
Cross-Cultural Collaboration References from Scripture, the Book of Discipline, and L+L Articles Scripture Passages Jesus Crosses Cultures. In John 4:4-42. The Samaritan woman at the well is a well-known passage, but indeed highlights Jesus, crossing cultural...
by Board of Bishops | Mar 17, 2021 | Pastors and Leaders Newsletter, The Free Methodist Way
God-Given Revelation References from Scripture, the Book of Discipline, and L+L Articles The Scriptures – Authority: ¶108 of the 2019 Book of Discipline The Bible is God’s written Word, uniquely inspired by the Holy Spirit. It bears unerring witness to Jesus...
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 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...
by Marissa Mattox Heffernan | Oct 13, 2020 | Pastors and Leaders Newsletter
“When you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have to speak up. You have to say something; you have to do something.” – John Lewis If you had told me over six years ago, when I entered the ordination journey, that this quote...
by Kayleigh Clark | Oct 13, 2020 | Pastors and Leaders Newsletter
“I want you to picture My kingdom in Uniontown.” The words echoed around me during a time of prayer, an unmistakable message to my heart from the still, small voice of God. In that moment I thought I knew what those words meant. It seemed to me an invitation to step...
