Rev. Ross Reinhiller

October 14-15th the Presiding Elders and a representative of each district completed the International Leadership Institutes History Makers Journey. Bishops Webb and Greenway lead us in the studies. The purpose of History Makers equips leaders in spreading the Gospel. On the surface you would think that every pastor and Christ follower would already know and be committed to the spreading of the good news of Jesus Christ. Knowing and be committed is not the issue for the church, how to do it...

Welcome back from General Conference! Thank you to all our delegates and members of Upper Midwest Churches that attended! I know we will hear from our delegation all that they experience and accomplished. There is so many reasons to rejoice. General Conference announced that we are a family of 7250 churches spread over 50 annual conferences. We continue to grow! The General Conference passed a unified Articles of Faith. We know who we are, what we believe and how we act in the world and...

In a few weeks our delegation from the Upper Midwest Conference will travel to South Africa for the first General Conference of the Global Methodist Church. The Global Methodists, at this Conference must answer an important question: Are we a Global movement of the Spirit of God or are we an institution symbolically global but a western institution whose main concern is self-perpetuation. The way this Conference conducts business and enacts legislation will answer the question. A movement...