Category: Wesleyan Accent
Matt Sigler ~ How We Really Measure Congregational Growth
July 16, 2018
Methodists are good at counting. The numerous records that have been kept over the years of “conversions,” “probationary members,” and…
Pete Bellini ~ Methodism on Fire
July 12, 2018
Note from the Editor: Enjoy this popular post from our archives. It is no revelation that the United Methodist Church is facing…
Wesleyan Accent ~ While You Were Preaching: News Roundup
July 9, 2018
What made headlines while pastors were preaching this weekend? With firework celebrations, parades, Vacation Bible School, and family travels occupying…
Edgar Bazan ~ The Rest of God
July 7, 2018
I believe that God wants us to enjoy our everyday lives. John 10:10 says that Jesus came to us so…
Elizabeth Glass Turner ~ Silencing the Shame Machine: Our Call to Craft Peace
July 2, 2018
Recently, I heard a church leader describe the instinct to “drop Facebook napalm” in an online debate. What a great…
Michelle Bauer ~ Finding Spiritual Freedom
June 28, 2018
“The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me…
Andy Stoddard ~ Receiving the Value of Sabbaticals
June 27, 2018
I’m at just about the halfway point of renewal leave (i.e. Sabbatical). I took my first church job in 1997,…
JR Forasteros ~ Monday Messiah
June 9, 2018
This weekend’s sermon comes from Rev. JR Forasteros, Pastor of Catalyst Rowlett, a Nazarene congregation in Rowlett, Texas. This sermon…
Carolyn Moore ~ One Thing God Said Was Not Good
June 7, 2018
Over the last 75 years, researchers at Harvard have tracked the lives of 724 men.* These men were children when the study…
Kevin Watson ~ Review – John Wesley: Optimist of Grace
June 6, 2018
Henry H. Knight III’s John Wesley: Optimist of Grace is a book I would like to get into the hands of as…