Methodist Blogs Weekly Roundup # 70

Here's the week in review in the Methodist blogosphere:

Steven Manskar wrote that most Methodist laymen are consumers of churchianity instead of equipped, evangelizing disciples.

Christopher Gudger-Raines wrote about a memorial service at the West Virginia Annual Conference.

Andy Bryan wrote about wearing stoles, church growth, and what it means to be a liberal evangelical.

Andy Stoddard lectionary blogged for June 15 and 16. He wrote about being ordained at this annual conference.

Bad Methodist wrote about the homosexuality debate at the Desert Southwest Annual Conference.

At Bandits No More, Richard Heyduck wrote about how much we try to accomplish without God.

Beth Quick reviewed Brian McLaren's A New Kind of Christian.

Brian Russell wrote about how we should react theologically to natural disasters and how an authentic Christian life requires courage.

At Connexions, Richard Hall wrote abou the utility of the term 'Islamofascist' and what teleportation technology says about the reality of the soul. Joel Thomas wrote that congregations themselves need to accept responsibility for decline. District Superintendents, he says, should directly address errant congregations.

Josh Tinley looked at the best way to frame arguments against the death penalty and reviewed the movie Nacho Libre.

Dave Faulkner wrote about the importance of Christians developing a sense of mystery about God.

Dave Warnock wrote about the Together For the Gospel understanding of Biblical canon.

Derek Tang is following the World Cup very closely.

Sally Coleman wrote about how families should be places of nurturing.

Steve Heyduck thinks that the world would be better off if people would sit down for casual conversation without agendas.

Gavin Richardson likes to formulate themes in youth ministry as seasons.

Gerry Charlotte Phelps wrote that global warming ended in 1998, advertising that promotes polygamy, that Christians should be careful about following an environmentalist agenda, and some gems from her daily Bible reading.

Daniel McLain Hixon wrote about Jesus as a Superman figure.

Greg Hazelrig was ordained.

Greg Lee preached on original sin.

Guy Williams reviewed Henri Nouwen's In the Name of Jesus.

Henry Neufield wrote that Together For The Gospel is majoring on the minors.

Chris Roberts thinks that modern American Christians have lost their sense of their own sinfulness.

Mike Holly wrote about the martyrdom of Polycarp and the power of spoken preaching.

John Battern wrote about backroom politics at Annual Conference. He also says that Superman is from Iowa.

Just As I Am taught on keeping the local church on track.

Ken Carter reviewed the book United Methodist Doctrine: the Extreme Center and compared Left Behind with The DaVinci Code.

Jan Kindle explained prayer.

Larry Hollon wrote about the need for communications technology in the poorest parts of Africa, drug-resistant malaria, the cultural framing of faith, and information-starved Africa.

Matt Kelley wrote that Hurricane Katrina exposed urban poverty in America.

Matthew Johnson wrote about the Arkansas Annual Conference.

Craig Moore explained theologically why he supported the war in Afghanistan, but not Iraq.

Michael Daniel is tired of debating homosexuality.

Jeff Lutz wrote about the difficulty of walking the line between judgmentalism and licensiousness.

Neil Bishop wrote that Jesus Christ is always a home game. He also examined the decline of the Church in the West.

Peter Cammarano looked at the qualities of a good rural pastor.

Pastor Laura was ordained.

Jason Wooleever wrote about theological diversity in the UMC.

Sandpiper wrote about what happens when the church turns away the marginalized.

Lorna Koskela wrote about doubting the existence of God in the light of the new book Second Guessing God by Brian Jones.

Smallest Angel reviewed the book No Perfect People by John Burke and wrote about how churches deny access to people that they consider unworthy.

Taylor Walters wrote about a UMC communications conference at Africa University.

Theoblogical wrote about the despair that many American Progressives feel now and the influence of bloggers in the recent SBC presidential election.

Tim Sisk wrote about the Mississippi Annual Conference.

Tony Mitchell wrote about what the Bible teaches us about politics.

Shane Raynor wrote about boring worship services.

Scott McKay reviewed the movie Cars.

Russ Philips wrote about the proposed merger of the two Annual Conferences in Indiana and budgetary constraints in the North Indiana Conference.

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