Note: This is a rewritten version of this post from a year ago. We've long been suspicious of church metrics and of the increased …
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Giving Deacons the Magic Waving Hands
In the United Methodist Church, we have two "orders" or categories by which our ordained clergy fall into: Elders are ordained …
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Yes, We ARE your grandmother’s church
Yesterday we wondered why 21 of the top 100 United Methodist churches did not include any denominational branding or mention on …
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Why do the Top 100 #UMC’s shun Methodism?
I was tasked at my local church to check out successful church websites and see how our own website could move "onward to …
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