In The Renewal of United Methodism: Mission, Ministry and Connectionalism, a distinguished group of United Methodist seminary professors celebrate the life and work of Russell E. Richey by presenting essays highlighting important themes around which much of his scholarly research and writing have focused: ministry and mission; denominationalism and connectionalism; ecclesiology and evangelism; and doctrine and theology.
In The Renewal of United Methodism: Mission, Ministry and Connectionalism, a distinguished group of United Methodist seminary professors celebrate the life and work of Russell E. Richey by presenting essays highlighting important themes around which much of his scholarly research and writing have focused: ministry and mission; denominationalism and connectionalism; ecclesiology and evangelism; and doctrine and theology. Order Now!
A Challenge to Look to the Needs of the Whole World
This book makes it clear that ordination has always been about community. Lawrence challenges United Methodists to look outside the church to the needs of the whole world before making decisions about who will be ordained and how they will live out ordination. Order Now!
In Grace under Pressure: Negotiating the Heart of the Methodist Traditions, author Joerg Rieger argues that the Methodist movements have experienced God’s grace in the midst of the pressures of life in especially powerful ways. His exploration of how grace works under pressure in these contexts promotes new hope, both for Christianity and for the world, just as the pressures of our time are increasingly becoming matters of life and death. Order Now!
Designed specifically for Christian leaders and teachers, Grace to Lead: Practicing Leadership in the Wesleyan Tradition delves deep into Wesleyan scholarship to guide readers into effective contemporary leadership, from a solidly Wesleyan perspective. Bishop Hope Morgan Ward (Mississippi Annual Conference), calls this book "an essential resource for all who lead and teach in the Wesleyan tradition." Order Now!
Mentoring Into Vocation: Touchstones for the Journey, updated to reflect changes made by the 2008 General Conference and with a new introduction, offers a comprehensive framework for guiding persons into ordained or lay vocations. The book provides a spiritual and theological focus for the work of leaders in annual conferences who are charged with oversight of candidacy and clergy mentoring programs. Order now!
This popular book, first released in 2007, draws on Wesleyan themes of grace and responsibility to offer a covenant-based model for ministry assessment grounded in mutual support and accountability that edifies both pastor and congregation. Additional material in this revised edition reflects feedback the author received since the book was first released. Order Now!
The Guidebook of United Methodist-Related Schools, Colleges, Universities, and Theological Schools will be useful for students, pastors, youth leaders, and parents who want to learn more about United Methodist-related educational institutions. It is a compilation of information about the 108 United Methodist-related schools, colleges, and universities and the 13 United Methodist Theological Schools.Order Now!
Edited by Bridgette D. Young and Hendrik R. Pieterse
Vital Insights
The six essays in this Web-exclusive download explore such topics as campus ministry as a mission frontier, search for a holistic voice, and faith on campus, and campus ministry and leadership development. The opening essay, by Russell Richey, the William R. Cannon Distinguished Professor of Church History at Candler School of Theology, Emory University, examines campus ministry in a historical perspective. Download Now!
Compilación de información sobre el llamado al ministerio, y las opciones que la Iglesia Metodista Unida ofrece para poner en práctica ese llamado, en español. Ordene Ahora!
Thirteen previously published essays by the eminent United Methodist historian in which he explores the theology and practice of connectionalism in American Methodism under four rubrics: connectionalism’s ordering, its relation to ministry, its ritual and apologetic aspects, and various ways in which it has been conceptualized in American Methodist history. Order Now!
Inicialmente publicado en 1992 y revisado en el 2003, Mentores como Instrumentos del llamado de Dios se ha convertido en la guía más solicitada por aquellas personas que están en el proceso de discernir el llamado al ministerio o que buscan clarificar su llamado. Es también una excelente introducción breve para quienes se interesan en aprender más sobre la mentoria desde un entendimiento bíblico. Partiendo de las relaciones de mentoria ocurridas en ambos testamentos, González demuestra cómo Dios utiliza a una persona como medio para llamar a otras o para clarificar su llamado. Las preguntas para la reflexión invitan a los lectores a aplicar lo que han aprendido en sus propias experiencias del llamamiento de Dios. Ordene Ahora!
First published in 1992 and updated in 2003, Mentors as Instruments of God’s Call has become a sought-after guide for persons in the process of discerning a call to ministry or seeking to clarify their call. It is also an excellent concise introduction for anyone interested in learning more about the biblical meaning of mentoring. Drawing on mentoring relationships in both Testaments, González shows how God uses one person as an instrument to call others or to clarify their call. Questions for reflection invite readers to apply insights to their own experience of God’s call. Order Now!
Edited by Meg Lassiat, Sharon G. Rubey, and Vicki Brown
Hearing and Answering God’s Call
A collection of personal stories about the call to ordained ministry, Beyond the Burning Bush: Hearing and Answering God's Call, is meant to help young people who are exploring God's call discern their own response and vocation. The book contains 28 stories from diverse corners of The United Methodist Church, along with a foreword by Bishop Minerva G. Carcaño which tells her own call story. In addition, there is helpful information about how to respond to God's call through The United Methodist Church. Order Now!
Drawing on their extensive experience in campus ministry, ten campus ministers offer insights and practical suggestions for vital United Methodist campus ministry today. Topics include why campus ministry is crucial for the church’s witness in the twenty-first century; the role of campus ministry in preparing leaders for church and world; dealing with trauma and violence on campus; nurturing a healthy relationship between campus ministry and the annual conference; effective use of emerging digital technologies, and more.Order Now!
This resource is a compilation of information about the call to ministry and the avenues The United Methodist Church offers to embody that call. It is based in the concept of servant ministry and servant leadership presented by the Council of Bishops. Order Now!
How do United Methodist preachers proclaim the good news of the Word in a world of unprecedented complexity and change? The six essays in this volume offer rich insight into key dimensions of this intricate question. Topics cover preaching amid a plurality of cultures and languages, recovering the Apostle Paul as a resource for preaching, the relationship of preaching and theology, incorporating Methodist doctrine into preaching, and preaching as a vehicle for pastoral care. Order Now!
By James M. Shopshire, Sr. Edited by Mark Hicks and Richmond Stoglin
United Methodist Perspectives on Prison Ministry
Alarmed that United Methodists’ rich history of involvement in prison ministry and criminal justice work is fragmented and in need of a new vision, the book suggests a holistic framework for United Methodist ministry with the incarcerated, their families, and the victims, grounded in the concept of restorative justice. Order Now!
Eminent United Methodist historian Russell Richey skillfully analyzes the evolving marginalization of "extension ministers"-United Methodist clergypersons serving the denomination in ministry settings beyond the local parish. Drawing on denominational history, theological argument, and practical experience, Richey offers trenchant insights for reintegrating this vital ministry into the United Methodist connectional covenant today. Order Now!
While globalization opens new opportunities for advancement and prosperity to millions of people, millions of others see little of these benefits. How do Christians respond to the interrelated realities of wealth, poverty, and economy in an increasingly globalized world? Five eminent scholars – Rob van Drimmelen, Max Stackhouse, Douglas Meeks, Ellen Charry, and Pamela Couture – offer penetrating insights on key aspects of this complex and urgent question. Order Now!
Drawing on the Services of Word and Table in The United Methodist Hymnal and The United Methodist Book of Worship, five eminent United Methodist scholars—Don Saliers, Karen Westerfield Tucker, Kenneth Waters, Mark Stamm, and David Tripp—provide theological and practical perspectives that can help United Methodists incorporate the Eucharist more fully into their services of worship and their daily lives. Order Now!
For quadrennia, United Methodists have been raising raised questions about the appropriate number of clergy orders, the nature and purpose of ordination, the doctrine of the church, the meaning of key theological terms, and more. Order Now!
A guide written by Robert Roth to help young people listen, discern, and understand God’s call in their life and its meaning for their life’s work. Order Now!
As a companion to her earlier Meeting God at the Boundaries: Cross-Cultural—Cross-Racial Clergy Appointments, in this book, Lucia Ann McSpadden provides basic concepts and competencies in cross-cultural–cross-racial understanding and communication, as well as practical exercises and tools for this ministry. Order Now!
The year 2006 marked the fiftieth anniversary of the historic decision in 1956 to accord full clergy rights to women in The Methodist Church. This book chronicles the history of that remarkable journey, including the stories of the 27 women in 19 annual conferences who were received at the 1956 General Conference. Order Now!
Drawing on cultural and theological insights and interviews and focus groups involving more than 450 clergy, laity, district superintendents, and bishops involved in cross-cultural–cross-racial appointments, Meeting God at the Boundaries Cross-Cultural — Cross-Racial Clergy Appointments offers a penetrating analysis of the struggles and challenges as well as the joys and opportunities this ministry presents for witnessing to the inclusive grace of God “at the boundaries” of our divided world. Order Now!
The Renewal of United Methodism
Mentoring Into Vocation: Touchstones for the Journey, updated to reflect changes made by the 2008 General Conference and with a new introduction, offers a comprehensive framework for guiding persons into ordained or lay vocations. The book provides a spiritual and theological focus for the work of leaders in annual conferences who are charged with oversight of candidacy and clergy mentoring programs. 
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