United Methodist Church
These UMC deacons are more like doulas than circuit riders
How Sacred Stones Ministries is bringing new ministry models to birth
Three United Methodist pastors and their delight in ministry
A visit to three congregations around Austin, Texas
The United Methodist meeting offered no clear way forward. What now?
The UMC, a global church, prides itself on its democratic and decentralized polity. All this shapes its response to LGBTQ couples and clergy.
The Methodist mess in St. Louis
The UMC's response to declining membership is to spend millions deciding who else we can exclude.
Methodists weigh options for staying united
A 32-member commission is seeking a way forward for a denomination with a lesbian bishop—and a policy barring ordained LGBTQ people.
Can John Wesley's theology keep the Methodists united?
David Field's question is spiritual: How do we hold ourselves in right relation to those with whom we disagree?