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Is Unity the Win?
For the last two weeks we have been talking about the mission that God has called us to as believers in Christ. We have been looking at the goal and means of that mission in our local context and within the greater United Methodist structure. Part of the value of this discussion is that God’s missional calling gives us a way to engage the evolving cultural context while recapturing relevance. Both Harmony Grove and the global United Methodist Church find themselves in a position of declining impact that effects future sustainability.
This week the United Methodist leadership is gathering to discuss the issue of homosexuality and leadership and propose a way forward that maintains Methodist integrity across the variety of global contexts. This issue stands to do one thing- divide the church. There is not a solution that does not leave some people group feeling left out, neglected or unheard. No matter the outcome someone is going to be ups…
Is Unity the Win?
For the last two weeks we have been talking about the mission that God has called us to as believers in Christ. We have been looking at the goal and means of that mission in our local context and within the greater United Methodist structure. Part of the value of this discussion is that God’s missional calling gives us a way to engage the evolving cultural context while recapturing relevance. Both Harmony Grove and the global United Methodist Church find themselves in a position of declining impact that effects future sustainability.
This week the United Methodist leadership is gathering to discuss the issue of homosexuality and leadership and propose a way forward that maintains Methodist integrity across the variety of global contexts. This issue stands to do one thing- divide the church. There is not a solution that does not leave some people group feeling left out, neglected or unheard. No matter the outcome someone is going to be ups…