Hi Mel, Have you gone to your Staff/Parish Committee about your concerns? That would be the first place to go. If you find no satisfaction about your...
... See paragraph 359 and following in the Book of Discipline. Basically, the bishop or DS may "receive or initiate complaints about the performance or...
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Mike, your Conference Schedule looks much like ours.....some of those reports.....zzz Zan Holmes spoke at our conference several years ago...much more animated...
Ann, sounds like your service might just be what your particular church needed. You are very lucky to have such musical talent. (David, congratulations on...
... It was Garner Ted Armstrong who brought me to Christ. He was on the radio after the baseball game and I would fall asleep listening to the game and then...
... No. He wasn't supportive of this service. And he's in the process of being transferred to another church. (For reasons not having to do with our new ...
First of all, don't feel guilty or cringe about raising questions of pastoral accountability. The UMC is a multimillion dollar bureacracy staffed with...
... Just today we discussed the fact that people aren't singing, but listening to the soloists. We've looked into UMC DVDs of music that will be used during...
... doesn't look good on the D.S.'s record to have turmoil in his district< That depends on what it is. I don't think D.S.'s are blamed for pastor's ...
Thanks for your comments, Kevin. ... We live in an area into which people move from all parts of the country. One of the observations they make when they...
... OK, maybe a little bit much to quote, but it all brings home one of the problems with the United Methodist Church of today. Where's the joy in worship? ...
... From: "David" <tevye55@...> ... David, thanks for the reminder of this! Maybe it _is_ up to each generation to bring back the spirit of the Spirit ...
I'm not sure that Methodist's have had a reputation for being "holy rollers" in the US for a 100 years or so. Certainly they were "out there" for the Anglican ...
One thing y'all seem to be saying is that we should not be so "dignified" that we can't use our emotions to praise God. Young people don't have such ...
The truth about humankind: 1) We are born into the world with original or birth sin; 2) Given this original sin nature, we are continually bent to sinning. We...
... You say all the things that we've heard from people. Others think that the UMC _is_ broken in not meeting the needs of a large group of people- mainly ...
Check http://www.cumcfvh.org This is where I attend, and they do a pretty darn good job of being evangelical at a local church level. I suspect it has a lot...
I can tell you that no UMC in our area is anywhere near the "holy roller" category. But then, I live on the west coast and generally, the further west you go,...
... I'm not sure that we need to be called "holy rollers," but there is a certain reticence for our members to let go when in worship. And I think it may be...
... As I assist with the services sometimes, my pastor and I were discussing what our intention is when we are up on the pulpit? We need to minister to ALL the...
... I agree wholeheartedly with that. However, I think there is a significant difference between "being told" to loosen up, and "granting permission" for...
... I doubt that these people would be drawn to a more "contemporary" style of service. We are blessed in that we have 2 traditional services on Sunday...
... local church level? Earlier TODAY! And I have plans to help at a church breakfast tomorrow morning where I expect to see it again! Mike W Group Moderator ...
"Some churches in SC have as few as 10-15 in worship." Unfortunately, that's also true of some rural churches in N.C. largely kept open because of a few...
I think there is a lot of debate as to why we have lost so much ground as a denomination. Certainly our polity which rewards not rocking the boat more than ...
... wrote: "I think there is a lot of debate as to why we have lost so much ground as a denomination...." It's really very simple. Jesus said: "I am the vine;...
"Wherever there is no fruit, there is sin and unbelief." This is true but it doesn't begin to tell the whole story. There are very committed pastors who...
... "This is true but it doesn't begin to tell the whole story...'We've got to get back in the business of obeying Jesus when He says, 'Go reach out, talk,...
... where >I expect to see it again! ... Mazel Tov! But I also know of a LOT of churches that have a hard enough time getting the building open on Sunday...
