A Word from the New Editor
Dear friends, On behalf of my partners at CircuitWriter Media LLC, I want to thank you for all the words of encouragement and support regarding the recent news that we would be continuing the tradition...
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Donald W. Haynes We’ve been talking with several of the folks who have written for UMR in the past, and I’m pleased to announce that Dr. Donald Haynes has agreed to keep writing for us. Dr. Haynes’s...
View ArticleUMNS Compiles Annual Conference Reports
The United Methodist Reporter has maintained a long and fruitful relationship with our friends at the United Methodist News Service (a division of United Methodist Communications), and we’re pleased to...
View ArticleEditor’s Picks — July 4, 2013
Here are some of the things we’ve been reading this week that related to life in our United Methodist Church: The woman behind Textweek.com Susan L. Oppat at Faith And Leadership profiles Jenee...
View ArticleEditor’s Picks — July 8, 2013
Here are a few of the stories we’ve been reading at www.methoblog.com or around the web: Help me understand… Talbot Davis is interested in talking about the teachings of the bible on monogamy as they...
View ArticleEditors picks for 7/15/2013
In case you haven’t figured out, we are still pretty much a one man shop, so bear with us when we don’t get these out each day. Here are some interesting things that we’ve read today: Good News Leader...
View ArticleA Status Update
If you’ve been wondering why things have been slow around www.unitedmethodistreporter.com for the past week it has to do with your loyal editors attempting to take vacation and spend some time with our...
View ArticleA Word about the UM Portal
As most of you know, this past May CircuitWriter Media (of which I’m a partner) assumed control of www.unitedmethodistreporter.com in the wake of the closing of UMR Inc. which had operated the United...
View ArticleA prayer for the victims of the Washington Navy Yard shootings
*by Jay Voorhees Master of the Universe, it has happened again. We don’t know the details, even as the news crews report breathlessly every scrap of information that floats by in the wind. We don’t...
View ArticleWelcome to the new United Methodist Reporter
It’s been several months in coming, but beginning today The United Methodist Reporter assumes a new look. When CircuitWriter Media took over the operation of this site in June we knew that we would...
View ArticleEditor’s Notes: 8 Reasons Most Churches Never Break the 200 Attendance Mark
Carey Nieuwhof is not a United Methodist. Nope, he’s the pastor of Connexus Community Church in Ontario, Canada which is part of a network of churches that have been influenced by Andy Stanley’s North...
View ArticleEditor’s Notes: Joe and Bobby are married. What now?
For the past week it seemed like all that any of us United Methodist news nerds could talk about was the ongoing struggle between Bishop Mel Talbert and the Council of Bishops as he prepared to...
View ArticleEditor’s Notes: Moving from a meeting to a trial
For most of the past week those of us who are United Methodist news junkies have been fixated on the rumblings from Lake Junaluska as the United Methodist Council of Bishops met. Throughout the week we...
View ArticleGive thanks to the Lord, for God is good. God’s steadfast love endures forever….
Photo by Dave Parker via Flickr While the United Methodist Church is now global, those of us in the United States are gathering today with family and friends for the tradition we call Thanksgiving....
View ArticleThe truth of plain white envelopes
It was tucked among the rest of the bills and flyers — a plain white envelope addressed to The U M Reporter. There was no return address or an indication of where it originated beyond the postmark. I...
View ArticleThe United Methodist Reporter is not UMR Inc.
It’s been almost a year since my partners and I assumed the United Methodist Reporter name and took over operation of the website, Facebook page, and Twitter account. During that time we’ve made lots...
View ArticleEditor’s Notes: Unity 10 years later
Delegates to the 2004 General Conference in Pittsburgh hold hands after affirming the unity of the UMC. UMNS photo by Mike DuBose As United Methodists we remain in covenant with one another, even in...
View ArticleIs there room in the church for satire?
Many years ago, back in the 1970’s, a new magazine appeared on the religious scene. Titled “The Wittenberg Door,” the publisher, Mike Yaconelli (of Youth Specialties fame) promised a different take on...
View ArticleIf you can’t say something nice…
“Thumper, what did your father tell you?” It’s a scene that I think most of us remember from the movie Bambi. In Thumper’s case, he was a curious child simply commenting on the inability of the fawn...
View ArticleWe really DO like conversation….
A few months back those of us who try to operate this thing called The United Methodist Reporter had a dilemma. We absolutely wanted to create a space for conversation on the stories we publish and on...
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