United Methodist Church Archives

Sisters, Take Thou Authority! A United Methodist Response to Misogyny in the SBC and TPUSA

by Rebecca M. David Hensley | Jun 12, 2026 | Opinion

I was sitting in the airport last week when I came across the Good Faith Media article about the billboard near the locationof the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) Annual Meeting. The billboard reads, “God calls women to pastor, preach, and minister,” and cites...

For United Methodists, an Important Affirmation on a Momentous Anniversary

by Rebecca M. David Hensley | May 2, 2025 | Opinion

Earlier this week, the United Methodist Church’s (UMC) Judicial Council ruled that within local UMC churches, the pastor has sole discretion in deciding whether to preside at same-gender weddings. But wait, didn’t that already happen? One year ago today, the General...