Q: What will participants learn in the Catalyst Initiative?
A: Participants will learn to more deeply and intentionally cultivate discipleship, to discern and experiment, to build better relationships with one another and those in the...
Tea leaves transform water into tea and we--as bearers of God's love--are called to transform hate, division, and loneliness into a beloved community.
The Catalyst Initiative provides a 12-month congregational cohort process of discovery...
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Sample Letter from church to congregants/staff suspected of being exposed to someone having COVID 19
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Dear staff member/congregant,
We have learned that you may recently have been in contact with someone who has...
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change, though the mountains shake in the heart of the sea;
“Be still...
For I am not ashamed of the gospel; it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who has faith, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed through faith for faith; as it is written, “The...
What does United Methodist leadership say about the 2020 elections and the church’s witness?
United Methodist bishops based in the United States, including Bishop LaTrelle Easterling, call on the people of The United Methodist Church to...
Keep alert, stand firm in your faith, be courageous, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love. – 1 Corinthians 16: 13-14
Out of this faith and love churches need to be prepared to serve their communities as safe havens and...
He has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does the Lord require of youbut to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?–Micah 6:8 (NRSV)
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The Social Principles of The United Methodist Church assert that, “The strength of a political system depends upon the full and willing participation of its citizens.” An essential part of this participation includes voting in free...