Rev. Zach Kingery

Advent confronts us with a question as old as Christmas: Is there room? When Mary and Joseph arrived, “there was no room for them in the inn.” The Son of God entered a world too busy, too full, too occupied to receive Him.   And so we must ask: In your church and in your life, is there room for the mission Christ has given us? If we have truly made room for Jesus, it affects every part of who we are - our desires, our priorities, our calendars, our families, our witness. Jesus does not simply...

As we enter this season of Thanksgiving, I cannot help but have a grateful heart for what God is growing across our Conference. I pray that when we see what the Lord is doing that it helps fuel the desire to keep our hand to the plow for the work still ahead. Because there is much work to be done! Nominate Vision Carriers We’re praying for 1–3 Vision Carriers per district — faithful laity who will help champion the multiplication vision of Every Church Plants. Vision Carriers meet with the...

Last month I shared with you how the task before us is to recover the multiplying DNA of our historic Methodist movement - a movement fueled by a zeal for the Gospel. As we look forward to 2030, a time where it is my hope that we are a Conference where that zeal is actively being rediscovered, I think it is important that we also look back. To be a Conference where Every Church Plants is not a new idea, it is deeply woven into our Wesleyan DNA. Laity Leading as Lead Followers American...