by Courtney Jones | May 29, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
Two decades ago, after coming out to her United Methodist congregation, Beth Stroud was brought up on charges of defying the Book of Discipline by being a “self-avowed practicing homosexual.” This was in spite of the fact that her congregation fully...
by Bruce T. Gourley | Jan 30, 2024 | Christian Nationalism, Feature-, Opinion
The four-and-a-half-year war is finally over. No, I don’t mean the American Civil War, which, culturally speaking, has never ended. Instead, I am referring to the latest civil war among Methodists. The first Methodist Civil War lasted from 1844-45. Short but...
by Good Faith Media | Jan 8, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
With the first week of 2024 already in the books, Good Faith Media has hit the ground running to fulfill our mission of providing “reflection and resources at the intersection of faith and culture through an inclusive Christian lens.” If the previous years have...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Nov 16, 2021 | News
Female clergy in the United Methodist Church (UMC) are underrepresented and underpaid, according to a report published in late October. Women comprise more than half of all UMC members, but only 31.8% of all UMC clergy were females in 2020. Of the five UMC...
by Mitch Randall | Jan 16, 2020 | Opinion
The United Methodist Church is expected to split into two denominations. Church leaders announced the potential split after years of attempting to find common ground on the issues of LGBTQ ordination and the church’s response to same-sex marriage. The split will...