As a great admirer of the Anglican Communion, I ask this question: Is it possible for the Methodists of the world to form closer relationships? I know that...
... traditions, theologies and worship styles different to those one has previously experienced? > At the risk of sounding condescending, Jeff, I would suggest...
To my brothers and sisters in Christ, May 2003 be a year of peace in the world, love in our hearts, and devotion to the principles that we hold dear. Have a...
Not likely to spawn a lot of conversation, but I'm currently reading a book entitled "Evangelicalism in Modern Britain - A history from the 1730s to the 1980s"...
Jeff wrote: "My experience this past Sunday, actually went all right." That's good news! "I do lament,however, how much richness and fullness in worship they...
Peter Anderson wrote: "May 2003 be a year of peace in the world, love in our hearts, and devotion to the principles that we hold dear. Have a safe, happy, and...
We are not tied to a "pope" as is the RC or the Anglican Communion "Archbishop of Canterbury" is the head of the Anglican Communion so they are a part of a...
Come, let us anew Our journey pursue, Roll round with the year, And never stand still till the Master appear. His adorable will Let us gladly fulfil, And our...
... are missing much. But I don't think that any of these *need be* incompatible with contemporary forms of worship. I'm in agreement with Paul about the use...
I used to use vestments, but as time has gone on I have left my robe and stoles hanging in the closet. They seem to be an impediment, not to me but to the...
John C Quigley wrote: "I used to use vestments, but as time has gone on I have left my robe and stoles hanging in the closet." Vestments are a tricky issue. I...
John C Quigley wrote: "We are not tied to a "pope" as is the RC or the Anglican Communion "Archbishop of Canterbury" is the head of the Anglican Communion so...
Jeff wrote: "Could we have such a world wide connexion as well: Oxford Methodist Church of the Oxford Circuit, British Methodist Conference of the World...
Is that not also the Pope's title? Is this not the title that the Pope holds? I grant you that he is "Il Papa" but was originally just first among equals. Over...
In our worship (I would characterize as blended) we wear robes 2 of the three services. I don't think most people care one way or another and robes cover a ...
... Someone in our circuit floated the idea of Local Preachers wearing some sort of gown and this got roundly dismissed without further discussion. This...
... John: I'm not sure what sense of identity Methodists had in the beginning. When Wesley was alive, the Calvinists and the Arminians were squabbling with...
Thought it might be time to change that title, we are really talking about different styles of worship now. I assume you are in a church that is big enough to...
We still knew we were Methodists, and there was a sense of a larger connection, here in the Southern USA there is a recognition of our connection, sometimes a...
I've been following this thread with interest. The image of a 6'3" preacher in a mustard colored jacket is a riot! Why not encourage all pastors to wear...
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... ourselves ... Ann: I'm feeling like perhaps I didn't write very clearly because I'm getting the impression I communicated a message opposite from what I ...
... I can see how this would be the idea, but in the minds of many anti-vestment folks, it is the vestments which set the vestment wearer apart and above the...
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... wearer ... apart ... Ann: I appreciate this too, which is why I don't think that there are any obviously easy answers in this area. Where perhaps "this...
It is true that the robe sets the pastor aside as the one "called out" to the service of Word and Table. I have a friend who wears the robe because he says he...
... I am surprised that all these elements were missing from the service! In particular the Lord's Prayer and intercessory prayer. I myself do not usually do...
... Correct diagnosis, John. We do not have the same sort of centralized leadership that helps facilitate the sort of union that can exist among Anglicans or ...
This is an interesting thread. Many years ago... before seminary... before even local pastors training... I went to a large church in the Houston area as...
The Weapons of Our Warfare As Christians we must continually be arrayed with spirital armor. Ephesians 6:10,11 says "Finally my brethren, be strong in the...
I wear either a Geneva gown, or a cassock. When not, I wear a suit and clerical collar. I always try to wear something that singles me out as liturgical ...
... As someone who saw some (usually older) friends drafted into and die in Vietnam, the image of "spiritual warfare" personally leaves me cold. I'm wondering...
