Jim Winkler, who sometimes has been a lightning rod for controversy in advocating the church’s social positions, will depart this year as the top executive for the United Methodist Board of Church and Society.
Tag Archive: Book of Discipline
May 09
Amid division, only one view can hold us together
By the Rev. Rob Renfroe* United Methodists have reaffirmed 2000 years of Christian teaching regarding sexuality. This is the same view held by the most rapidly growing parts of the church today. And it is the only view that will hold The United Methodist Church together. Our view on sexuality is a compassionate, biblical and beautifully …
May 04
A GC2012 Conversation with Kathy Gilbert and Tita Parham
I sat down with Kathy Gilbert and Tita Parham this morning to talk briefly about what happened during yesterday morning’s plenary session at GC2012. Two items stating Christians have different opinions about homosexuality were not approved by the 2012 General Conference, which means the original language of the Book of Discipline, Paragraph 161F, remains in …
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