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Reflections on An Honor, Some Insights, & A Hope ©
5/28/2020 - Annual Conference Call to Action Church Transformation Conference News Council of Bishops Discipleship Future General Conference 2020 UMC UMC Split/Schism United Methodist Wesleyan WIG Worship

An Honor The following announcement was recently shared by Bishop Bob Farr, President of the South Central Jurisdictional (SCJ) College of Bishops, and Brian Hammonds, SCJ Episcopacy Committee Chair:  “The Council of Bishops has affirmed the actions...

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A Statement from Bishop Lowry on Returning to In-Person Worship ©
4/25/2020 - Annual Conference Conference News Resources Worship

Moderators Note: On Friday, April 24, Bishop Lowry issued the following statement regarding local churches going back to "in-person" worship during this continuing season of COVID-19 quarantine.  The Cabinet and I are aware that many are anxious to ...

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On Second (or Third) Thought … Mea Culpa! – Rethinking Holy Communion ©
4/24/2020 - Christ church Conference News education mainline theology methodists personal holiness religious eduction Resources UMC United Methodist Wesleyan Worship

“Come, sinners, to the gospel feast, let every soul be Jesus guest. Ye need not one be left behind, for God hath bid all humankind.   Come and partake the gospel feast, be saved from sin, in Jesus rest; O taste the goodness of our God, and eat his ...

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Worship in a New Way ©
3/17/2020 - church making disciples Resources Worship

Shortly before 11 a.m. last Sunday, Jolynn and I sat down at our dinning room table, booted up the computer and went to the Arborlawn UMC website.  There we clicked on the live stream worship. Promptly at 11 a.m. the service started. We prayed ...

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Responding to COVID-19 in the CTC ©
3/13/2020 - Call to Action Conference News Disaster Response Worship

In this time of crisis and pandemic, I invite you to breath deep and remember that Jesus is still Lord. May our response as Christ followers be that of a people guided by faith, not driven by fear. As the coronavirus, known as COVID-19, continues ...

As the Storm Rages: Part I ©
6/18/2019 - Annual Conference Call to Action Church Transformation Discipleship evangelism focused center making disciples mission WIG Worship

This Blog is part one of a three-part blog series pulled from my 2019 Episcopal Address delivered on June 11 to the lay and clergy members of the 109th Annual Meeting the Central Texas Conference of The United Methodist Church. To view the video of ...

The Centrality of Worship ©
6/4/2019 - Annual Conference Discipleship making disciples WIG Worship

This coming Sunday night we will open the 109th gathering of the Central Texas Conference at First United Methodist Church in Hurst. Worship is central to who we are and what we are about. The Psalmist writes... 1 Shout triumphantly to the Lord, ...

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