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The Moratorium is Over
The Moratorium is Over by Jay Therrell August 19, 2022 Last week, the WCA shared part of its response to centrist and progressive leaders, endorsing groups, and signatories...
Let Our People Go!
by Jay Therrell August 12.2022 After decades of conflict on a variety of theological issues within The United Methodist Church, hope appeared for an amicable separation in January 2020...
The Young Adult Methodist Connection
by Elizabeth Fink August 5, 2022 Would you believe me if I told you that from the age of 18 to the present, I have had at least 13...
Making a Way
By Jay Therrell 8/2/2022 Right after my election as president of the Wesleyan Covenant Association, the Holy Spirit very clearly began prompting me to pray a four-word prayer: Lord,...
No Church Left Behind
By Jay Therrell July 29, 2022 The Wesleyan Covenant Association is excited to announce two strategic initiatives that will enable it to better carry out its mission of advocating...
Three Lessons from The Crucible
By Jay Therrell July 22, 2022 Playwright Arthur Miller’s famous play The Crucible is a story about the Salem witch trials from the 17th century. More importantly, it’s an...
Do as I Say, Not as I Do
By Jay Therrell July 15, 2022 When I was a l little boy, I remember hanging out with a friend and his family. We were driving somewhere, and the...
Ten Reasons Why I’ll Join the Global Methodist Church
By Jay Therrell July 8, 2022 As more and more congregations are discerning where their future lies, I offer some of the things I considered as I made my...
Major Challenges Facing The United Methodist Church Part II
By Joe DiPaolo July 1, 2022 In last week’s Outlook article, I mentioned some of the problems facing our UM Church bishops in the wake of the unfolding division...
The Selfless Love of Christ
“The church has been described in a variety of ways, but I particularly like the imagery of an orchestra, where many different instruments play different harmonies, creating one beautiful...
Major Challenges Facing The United Methodist Church
By Joe DiPaolo June 24, 2022 The United Methodist Church is coming apart. One annual conference in Europe has already departed to unite with the Global Methodist Church, and...
Empowered by Jesus
“When we are transformed by the one who conquerors all things, we can be sure nothing will stand in our way,” said Mr. Simon Mafunda, the Wesleyan Covenant Association’s...
Standing in the Way of Progress
By Jeremy Rebman June 17, 2022 At this year’s clergy session of the Florida Annual Conference, all 16 candidates for provisional deacon’s and elder’s orders were not approved for...
The Journey: Exile to Promise
“Exile wasn’t just a holding pattern. It wasn’t just a waiting room. Exile was a space where God was reminding the [Israelites] who they are,” said the Rev. Erik...
The Last Straw
By Jay Therrell June 10, 2022 The last straw that broke the proverbial camel’s back came this past Tuesday evening, June 7, 2022, when progressive and centrist signers and...