Wesleyan Accent Archive | World Methodist Evangelism

Methodism On Fire by Pete Bellini

Peter Bellini July 12, 2018

It is no revelation that the United Methodist Church is facing an uncertain and problematic future.The second largest Protestant denomination in the United States is deeply divided over human sexuality and as a result it is divided over its language in the Book of Discipline (the denomination’s manual on agreed-upon life together) and is divided over decisions made by the Judicial Council, several Annual Conferences, and Boards of Ordained Ministry regarding human sexuality. In response, the Council of

The Rest Of God by Edgar Bazan

Edgar Bazan July 7, 2018

I believe that God wants us to enjoy our everyday lives. John 10:10 says that Jesus came to us so we may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, until it overflows). But it seems that far too many people who say they believe in Jesus are not enjoying their lives. Now, it is not only

Silencing The Shame Machine: Our Call To Craft Peace by Elizabeth Glass Turner

elizabeth.turner July 2, 2018

Recently, I heard a church leader describe the instinct to “drop Facebook napalm” in an online debate. What a great image. Our cultural currency right now isn’t the American dollar or the speculative Bitcoin: it is outrage. Outrage is addictive, and it’s so easily justified: we sanctify it with the word “prophetic” or the word “faithful.” God calls us to

Finding Spiritual Freedom by Michelle Bauer

Michelle Bauer June 28, 2018

“The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners…” – Isaiah 61:1 “Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about him spread through the whole countryside. He

Receiving The Value Of Sabbaticals by Andy Stoddard

Andy Stoddard 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, and ever since then, I’ve worked in the church. A couple of them were part-time, and then I took my first appointment at a pastor in 1999 to three small United Methodist Churches outside of Cleveland, MS. In other words,

One Thing God Said Was Not Good by Carolyn Moore

Carolyn Moore 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 began. For 75 years, they’ve been tracking these lives to record the state of their home life, work, health, outlook. Some men in the study became rich and famous. One became President of the United States. Others fared poorly. Boiling

John Wesley: Optimist of Grace by Kevin Watson

Kevin Watson 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 many Wesleyan Methodist pastors and lay leaders as possible. Knight has written a remarkably accessible and concise introduction to John Wesley’s life and theology without sacrificing precision and nuance. As the subtitle suggests, the core theme of this book

#notwithoutmychild by Elizabeth Glass Turner

elizabeth.turner June 4, 2018

Children Adrift: The Old Testament Now a man of the tribe of Levi married a Levite woman, and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. When she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him for three months. But when she could hide him no longer, she got a papyrus basket for him and coated it with tar and pitch. Then she placed

May All Your Plans Be Successful by Edgar Bazan

Edgar Bazan June 2, 2018

There is a prayer that I recently discerned to pray: God, may all your plans for me be successful. The rationale behind this prayer is that I want to position myself and do everything that is in my power to let God fulfill his plans in my life. Notice that I did not say “my plans,” but God’s. This is

Faith, Defeat, & Expectation by Otis T. McMillan

Otis McMillan May 31, 2018

True faith is demonstrated with obedience: what you cannot see, God does. “And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off: And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us. And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the

Taking The Trinity To Youth Ministry by Philip Tallon

Philip Tallon March 31, 2014

The Trinity is, in my experience, the ultimate collector’s plate. A gilded, limited edition Charles and Diana Wedding commemorative. Purely for admiring. Never for serious use … This is a problem … Because we love what we use. Can we really love the beauty of the Trinity if we never talk about it?

From John To Jesus by Carolyn Moore

Carolyn Moore March 29, 2014

The Kingdom of Heaven is the rule and reign of God on earth, and this is what God is building among us. Matthew teaches us that this King and his Kingdom have come and are coming. Thirty-two times in Matthew’s gospel, he uses the term “Kingdom of Heaven.” That’s his working theme as he shares the story of Jesus with

God Outwits Us by Maxie Dunnam

Maxie Dunnam March 26, 2014

“God, You have outwitted me!” Isn’t that a delightful phrase?…What a testimony to the providence of God, the working of God’s grace in our lives.

Stop Inviting People to Church by Harley Scalf

Harley Scalf March 24, 2014

Stop inviting people to church! Stop it! Right Now!…Invite them, instead, to follow Jesus.

The Beautiful Gate by Kim Reisman

Kim Reisman March 19, 2014

Why did they leave him at the gate? Why not take him all the way in? Did they not understand that he had spiritual needs as well?

Wesleyan Songs For Lent by Ellsworth Kalas

Ellsworth Kalas March 17, 2014

Wesley leads us to the heart of Lent and to the heart of every day of seeking the fullness of life in Christ: such a longing to please our Lord that we want the Holy Spirit to check us at the first sense of pride, wrong desire, or the wandering will — anything, that is, that might “quench the kindling

Doing Discipleship By Being A Disciple by Tammie Grimm

Tammie Grimm March 10, 2014

“The mission of the Church is to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.” The Mission Statement of the United Methodist Church. I am an ordained United Methodist clergy and I have a confession to make. I have a love-hate relationship with the United Methodist mission statement. As a Wesleyan, I love it because it is

Out Of The Ashes, New Life by Ken Loyer

Ken Loyer March 5, 2014

On Ash Wednesday, we recall through word and ritual, and even rejoice in, the fact that the Lord our God can bring new life out of the ashes of our brokenness.

Lent With A Wesleyan Accent by Matt Sigler

Matthew Sigler March 3, 2014

A celebration of Easter without a prior descent into the grave is dishonest and naïve, just as observing Lent without the uncompromising proclamation of the Resurrection is hopeless.

When Are We Most Like God? by Maxie Dunnam

Maxie Dunnam March 1, 2014

Compassion comes from a deliberate identification with another person until we see things as he sees them, and feel things as she feels them. That’s the place to which God seeks to bring all of us.

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