In May Julie Green, a missionary FVUMC supports, had the privilege of being a part of a cross-cultural leadership development initiative.  The Asia Area leadership team hosted a coaching training workshop for Asia Area leaders.  The thinking is that leaders who use coaching skill in their leadership roles listen better and ask better questions and in turn, become...

During the month of July, we will be learning more about this important cause. The United Methodist Church has committed to helping to raise $75 million to eradicate malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa. You can read all about the cause at http://imaginenomalaria.org/. Watch for more information in the Sunday bulletins, the...

The signs are clear. The times are changing, and not necessarily for the better from the prospective of faithful Christians trying to live out the principles of Scripture. We need to prepare ourselves for a future which will be decidedly unfriendly to Christianity and the Church. For a long time,...

A couple of weeks ago I preached a sermon titled “Revival or Survival” in which I shared what I believe to be a critical change churches will need to make in order to serve God faithfully into the future. In fact, I said that if churches don’t make this change,...