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Ordination Question 9
9. Describe the nature and mission of the church. What are its primary tasks today? The Church is the body of Christ in the world, formed for the restoration of God’s created order. The Book of...
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Ordination Question 10
10. Discuss your understanding of the primary characteristics of United Methodist polity. For me, connectionalism is the primary defining characteristic of United Methodist Polity. Bishops,...
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Ordination Question 11
11. How do you perceive yourself, your gifts, your motives, your role, and your commitment as a provisional member and commissioned minister in The United Methodist Church? I wish that I could say that...
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Ordination Question 12
12. Describe your understanding of diakonia, the servant ministry of the church, and the servant ministry of the provisional member. The word diakonia is the Greek word for service and sums up in one...
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New Features
I am in the process of converting MethodistCorner to a multi-blog site. Post a comment here if you are interested in having a blog hosted on this site. Your url would be yourblogname.methodistcorner.net.
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Book Review – Belief Matters: United Methodism’s Doctrinal Standards
In “Belief Matters: United Methodism’s Doctrinal Standards”, Charles Yrigoyen, Jr. presents a broad overview of the historical documents that make up the doctrinal standards of the United Methodist...
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C.S. Lewis": God’s Sovereignty vs Human Free-Will
One of the most perplexing theological dilemmas for me is the tension created between God’s sovereignty and human free-will. And on some level, it seems that most of our theological debates at least...
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Same Kind Of Different As Me
Have you ever found yourself at a place in life where you could look back and see how, in some inexplicable way, circumstances seemingly worked together for your good, often in-spite of your best...
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Back2School Devotion
d365.org has produced a great Back2School devotion. If you are a student, teacher, parent, or none of the above (that’s everyone else) I think you will be blessed by visiting the website. Just follow...
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Azusa Street
In Azusa Street, Frank Bartleman, gives a detailed account of the beginning of the Pentecostal styled revival that occurred from 1906-1909. He gives significant details on the background events that...
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Saint Francis (Christian Encounters Series)
What does it take to reach people who just aren’t listening? Sometimes it takes something extreme to show people that you are sincere. For Francis of Assisi, that meant giving up his lavish lifestyle...
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Acts 29: The Mission Continues…
Some people find it easy to share their faith, even with strangers whom they have just met. The rest of us struggle to find the right words to say when we are talking about the weather, much less when...
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Ordination Question 1
1. Describe your personal experience of God and the understanding of God you derive from biblical, theological, and historical sources. Augustine, in The Trinity, says, “it is difficult to contemplate...
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It Wasn’t Bad. It Was Just Dull.
Okay… So, this might seem a little odd, but I just subscribed to the newsfeed for a website dedicated to Mississippi atheists. (The source of the quote in the title.) “Why?” you might ask. As a...
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Outlive Your Life
Is there anything that Max Lucado has written that isn’t worth reading? If there is, I can’t find it; and that includes his latest, Outlive Your Life: You Were Made to Make a Difference. Max Lucado...
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Answering God’s Call
At one time I had posted the letter that I sent to the district office when I entered the candidacy program in The United Methodist Church. Somehow, in moving the website around, I lost that post. So...
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Life Change Series: Psalms
A Life-changing Encounter With God’s Word from the Book of Psalms, published by NavPress, is the latest in the LifeChange Series of Bible studies on the Books of the Bible. This work provides a good...
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CSFF Blog Tour
I have just been accepted as a member of the Christian Science Fiction and Fantasy Blog Tour and I can’t wait to read the first title, The Skin Map by Stephen R. Lawhead. Fantasy fiction has been a...
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Ordination Question 13
13. What is the meaning of ordination in the context of the general ministry of the Church? Throughout the candidacy process I, like many others, have struggled with the meaning of ordination. This...
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Ordination Question 14
14. Describe your understanding of an inclusive church and ministry. The inclusiveness of the Church is stated rather strongly in Article IV of The Constitution of The United Methodist Church. It...
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