By Rick Wolcott* On Saturday, November 9 laity and clergy members of East Ohio’s four district Leadership Boards and Mission and Strategy teams gathered at Wooster UMC (Central Valley District) for a day of Simplified Structure training. “We have the chance right now in The United Methodist Church, specifically East Ohio, to fan a new [...]
https://open.spotify.com/episode/30fS1pXBAd1meawwIOIBLt Episode 46 is titled “Experience of God Through the UMC: Following the Call into Missions”. We can each answer God’s call by welcoming the stranger, and working to improve health, education, and access to food for all people. This episode features a roundtable discussion with two United Methodist Church global missions advocates and the [...]
By Joel Chermonte* As United Methodists we are connectional in many ways: institutionally by jurisdiction, conference and district; theologically through scripture; and through the writings of John Wesley, founder of the Methodist movement in England in the late 1700s. When we work together and experience the power of the Holy Spirit, connectionalism comes alive. Almost [...]
