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Leaders: Ethnic diversity critical to church future

CHICAGO—Just about everyone agrees that the United Methodist Church needs to draw more people and younger people to reverse decades of declining membership in the United States. Add to the list the...

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UM agency leaders welcome news that Boy Scouts may end ban on gay scouts,...

Gilbert Hanke Editor’s note: At the bottom of this story is a further statement issued Jan. 31 by Gilbert Hanke of United Methodist Men. Leaders of two United Methodist agencies — United Methodist Men...

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Still there, UM Connectional Table starts anew

The new Connectional Table—a United Methodist governing body that had expected to be defunct by now—met to organize for the next four years. The gathering Jan. 15-17 in Nashville, Tenn., set the tone...

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Couples share how ‘Methodist destiny’ brought them together

Jennifer Dobbs and Matthew Oates share a moment after she said, “Yes” to his proposal of marriage in July 2008. She now uses the name Dobbs-Oates.Photo by Marsha Esau. Matthew Oates and Jennifer Dobbs...

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Denomination urged to trust, share leadership

Don’t be surprised if you hear church leaders use the phrase “adaptive leadership” multiple times during the next four years. That phrase served as the recurring theme of the 2013 Quadrennial Training...

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How churches can play role in dating, marriage

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Matthew Oates and Jennifer Dobbs were born a few months apart in the same hospital. They grew up a few miles apart in southern Indiana; they even went to the same orthodontist. But...

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Church: No weddings till UMC changes homosexuality stand

Leaders of a United Methodist congregation in Winston-Salem, N.C., have decided not to hold weddings in the church building until the denomination lifts its ban on same-sex marriage. Green Street UMC...

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Rehabilitating the reputation of Mary Magdalene

A “Penitent Magdalene” by 17th century painter Nicholas Régnier.Photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons. You’ve got to feel bad for Mary Magdalene. Sure, she has fame many of today’s celebrities would envy....

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Two United Methodists recognized by White House as `Champions of Change’ for...

Wynne Stagnaro, a member of Los Gatos United Methodist Church, works on a solar-powered kit that will bring lighting to Colonet, Mexico. Photo courtesy of Los Gatos United Methodist Church. Two United...

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How old is too old to join UM clergy?

The Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church has proposed changing its minimum standards for clergy to discourage people over 45 from becoming candidates for ordained ministry. The conference’s...

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