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Ordinand Protest Statement
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During the plenary session May 31, the Rev. Beth Hutton and seven other ordinands rose to speak on behalf of two of the candidates who were approved by the Board of Ordained Ministry, but were removed as candidates by a ruling of Bishop LaTrelle Easterling. This is a difficult moment for us in...

The Heart of Discipleship
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EDITOR'S NOTE: Jim Gourley is a member of Nichols-Bethel UMC in Odenton, Md., and Sue McCann is a member of First UMC in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. They are both GBGM certified “Individual Volunteers In Mission (IVIM)." Over the past nine years, they have spent a considerable amount of...

Christ Deaf UMC runs on a ministry-focused road
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Since 1895, Christ Deaf UMC has been the place where hearing people could connect with their Deaf, deaf-blind and hearing-impaired sisters and brothers. Now, we are actively responding to the challenge from Ephesians 4 issued at last year’s Annual Conference: “I want you to get out there and...

COMMENTARY: Responses to new BOOM policy vary
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 By Ellen BachmanMember of National UMC in Washington, D.C. I am grateful for the recent announcement of the Baltimore-Washington Conference’s Board of Ordained Ministry (BOOM), that they “do not view race, gender, sexual orientation, marital status or age” as...