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Focus Chained and locked church doors
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Sustainability is increasingly difficult for the ever increasing number of churches worshipping small numbers each week. Lovett Weems captures the dilemma for church leaders and…

Focus Ready-to-bloom flower pushing through the snow
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Actions by the recent Special General Conference have left many confused and despairing of the possibility of any way forward. At the same time, there…

Focus Train at Union Station, Toronto. CREDIT: Chris Cheadle, All Canada Photo, Universal Images Group, Rights Managed, For Education Use Only
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Bishops and their Cabinets are entering the season of appointment-making. Many bishops and superintendents have developed careful processes and then seek to improve them each…

Focus A Methodist Requiem - Words of Hope and Resurrection for the Church
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Ann Michel of the Lewis Center staff reports on William B. Lawrence’s book A Methodist Requiem that examines the legacy and impact of the church…

Focus Person walking in the shallows of a river
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David McAllister-Wilson, president of Wesley Theological Seminary, posits the metaphor of a delta region to describe the dangerous yet fertile waters the church must navigate…

Focus Closeup of two clasped hands
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David McAllister-Wilson sees the distinctive spiritual heritage of Methodism as something uniquely suited to our times — a legacy that cannot be sacrificed as the…

Focus Stacks of coins growing higher and higher
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On the first day of a new year, all United Methodist churches begin working toward their common mission “to make disciples of Jesus Christ for…

Uncategorized Photo of a young pastor preaching
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Download the 2017 Clergy Age Trends Report.   For over ten years, the Lewis Center in partnership with Wespath Benefits has reported annually on the changing…

Image of the word "Accountability" written on a typewriter
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Most denominations and congregations provide for a committee that is responsible for clergy support and evaluation. Both pastors and these committees often have misgivings about…


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