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See All The People, a 90 second daily radio series, features Rev. Junius Dotson. Each message helps provide Christians with a simple thought of the day as they work with their cong...
QUESTION: Who says the benediction?...
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QUESTION: Why does the pastor serve the bread at communion?...
Scott interviews Rev. Lenny Luchetti, Professor of Proclamation and Christian Ministries at Wesley Seminary of Indiana Wesleyan University. Scott and Lenny explore the deeper disc...
Measuring success in a church often means numbers: how many members, how many conversions, how many baptisms, how many, how many, how many. For the Rev. Kali Christensen, though, s...
This past July when the Western North Carolina Conference ordained its newest class of local pastors, they were giving the tools to create future pastors across the globe as well. ...
Junie Nkonge, DRI’s Missions Resourcing Coordinator, traveled to the Methodist College of Theology at Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo, to lead a training for the newest E...
QUESTION: How can congregations without authorized presiders celebrate the sacraments regularly?...
“So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Chri...
QUESTION: Whose Baptism do United Methodists NOT recognize and why?...
Willow United Methodist Church in Willow, Alaska, is small in number, but mighty in serving. Life in Willow isn’t easy. Winters are long, cold and dark. Summers, with about 20 hour...
I have failed miserably to keep the fourth commandment. It’s the one about remembering and observing the Sabbath and keeping it holy. If it made it to the Ten Commandments, it’s no...
Scott interviews the Rev. Mark Youngman, one of the pastors at Providence United Methodist Church. Scott and Mark discuss some of the common challenges churches face with regard to...
Jesus came near and spoke to them, "I’ve received all authority in heaven and earth. Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations, baptize them in the name of the Father and of ...
About a month ago I received an email from Bishop Sudarshana Devadhar, episcopal leader of the Boston area. He and his wife, Prema, had just volunteered at Rachel’s Kitchen, which ...
QUESTION: Do the Articles of Religion let every congregation establish their own ritual?...
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Develop a Discipleship System
