Our hope is that Annual Conference will be more than a meeting. We envision it as a time of retreat where we—both as individuals and as a conference—Our hope is that Annual Conference will be more than a meeting. We envision it as a time of retreat where we—both as individuals and as a conference—can realign our lives and ministries with the Holy Spirit. Watch Invitation Video Here When I think about “keeping in step,” I picture different running partners I have had over the

Sing to the Lord, all the earth; proclaim his salvation day after day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples. [1 Chron. 16:23-24] Many of you will recognize the title of this article. Along with being great admonishments and reminders of how to live as followers of Jesus Christ, they are the titles of trusted, old, familiar hymns. They may be “old,” but they remain very relevant. Throughout this Lenten Season (and any time of the year), we

Our first church has reported in for the Conference Blessman Wells Project. They set a goal of $3000 and raised it through special offerings in just 2 weeks! Thank you for starting us off so well! Is your church looking for a fun idea to raise money for our Blessman Wells Project? Remember EVERY church is invited to make lives better by drilling 3 wells at 3 daycare centers in South Africa. Our goal is $37,500 by Annual Conference! Feel free to adapt the following. Water from

So far, in this series, we have looked at a Wesleyan understanding of both Prevenient Grace and Convicting Grace. This brings us to the aspect of Wesley’s perspective that has the most overlap with other Protestant Traditions: Justifying Grace. In most traditions, talking about someone being “justified” is one and the same with someone “getting saved.” Justification is the word that often gets used to translate the idea in the New Testament that we are “made right” with God.

“As the Father has sent me, so I am sending you.”  John 20:21 My focus in the January Multiplication article was to set the tone for 2026. Read it here: Link This month, I press that same truth one step further: When leaders and disciples are healthy, they stop being consumers of Sunday morning content and begin living as sent people - everyday missionaries. The pattern of Scripture is clear: those who abide in Christ bear fruit - and fruit includes bold witness, disciple-mak

In my last article, the first in this series, I stated my aims in these reflections. I am hardly the first person to lay out the Wesleyan understanding of salvation and so I am not going to try to cover everything that can be said. My goal is “to put the most important issues right up front and then spend a bit of time highlighting implications that don’t always get raised for those who want to go just a bit deeper.” This month, we are looking at “convicting grace.” This is