Is There Hope For My Small Church?
IS THERE HOPE FOR MY SMALL CHURCH? By the Reverend Terry L. Tilton, B.S., MDiv In a landscape where small churches in the United States struggle for survival, this Continue Reading
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Thriving Rural Churches in Context of Decline
Introduction: Jurgen Moltmann’s assertion, “True hope is lived in the giving of oneself to the future of the hopeless…. Faith is manifested in love for those in need,”[1] resonates deeply Continue Reading
(Re)membering the Connection
The Role of the District Superintendent as Chief Missional Strategist Rev. Elizabeth C. Abel The role of a District Superintendent (DS) in the United Methodist Church (UMC) has its roots Continue Reading
Another Way to Worship: C.A.R.E. Informed Congregational Engagement as Sustained Community
In my role with the Forum for Theological Exploration (FTE), I create spiritually formative experiences for young leaders aged eighteen to thirty. Our gatherings create the conditions for participants Continue Reading
Restoring Church and Community: Food Justice and the City of Mesa Arizona
First United Methodist Church of Mesa (FUMC) is a located in the downtown area of Mesa, AZ, which is a city that is experiencing a new time of growth Continue Reading
Strategically Restructuring for the Future of Methodism
Facing an Existential Ecclesial Crisis The United Methodist Church in America, alongside virtually every form of historically Wesleyan ecclesial expression, is facing multiple, significant crises. Much has been spoken, Continue Reading
Looking Back to Move Forward
Looking Back to Move Forward: Navigating the Impact of Nostalgia on Church Growth in Rural Methodist Congregations “Do not say, ‘Why were the former days better than these?’ For it is Continue Reading
Making Church Attractive with a “Rule of Life”
Why a “Rule of Life” In July 2020, I was appointed to The United Methodist Church of the Palm Beaches (UMCPB). While this church had been formed out of a Continue Reading
Campus Ministry Sustained
Today’s Class Will Meet on Zoom What the New Arms Race in Higher Education Means Believe me, before I entered the doctor of ministry program at Emory’s Candler School of Theology Continue Reading
Lord, Have Mercy: The Order of Confession and Forgiveness, Mystagogical Preaching, and the “Southern Way of Life”
Like most Evangelical Lutheran Churches in America, Beth-Eden Lutheran Church begins every worship service with The Order of Confession and Forgiveness:[1] As worship begins, water is poured into a baptismal Continue Reading