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In reviewing The Wesleyan Church’s Discipline, the author suggests rethinking the “developing church” classification, distinguishing between church plants and revitalization efforts due to their unique challenges. He also proposes reevaluating the “urban missional church” category to better address the complexities of urban ministry.

The article examines Chapter 5 of The Discipline of The Wesleyan Church, titled “Special Directions,” which addresses various non-dogmatic issues. It highlights the need to clarify positions on topics like human sexuality and modesty, suggesting updates to ensure relevance and clear guidance for contemporary and future Wesleyans.

About two hours ago, I finished seminary. Well, the studying part of it anyway. With the click of a mouse, a season of three years, two months, and ten days came to an end. In the near future, I will sit down and reflect upon this great accomplishment. But for now, I’m going to watch […]

Today, I received my final grade for the Integration Capstone class: A. Thus, I am still on track to graduate in December. At this time, my GPA is 3.89, and I am hopeful that, with the class I am presently engaged in and the other two that I have yet to finish this fall, I […]

Things have been a bit hectic over the last several weeks, so I have not had a chance to report regarding my sixth semester of seminary. Semester 6 started in January with me enrolled in three courses: Congregational Relationships, Recovery & Delivery, and Diagnosis & Prescription for a Healthy Church. The last of these was […]

On the darkest day, it seems like everywhere we look, we see war, famine, unemployment, underemployment. Cars break down. Violence and crime. Broken marriages and homes. In the responses of a stranger and some no-name women, then, we find some essential observations for life in a Good Friday world.

A couple of weeks ago, I finished my fifth semester as a seminary student, and over the holidays, I received my final grades for the two courses I took. In Congregational Spiritual Formation, the larger of the two classes, I received an A-, and in Personal and Corporate Disciplines, I received an A. This gives […]

I went for a run today. I’ve been trying to get back into running regularly over the last several weeks, but I will admit that it has been tough. Today as I walked out the door a little after 7:30 am, I was hit by a wall of heat and humidity which I knew immediately […]

It has been several weeks since the spring semester of seminary concluded, but I haven’t sat down to provide an update. This past semester, I was enrolled in Christian Proclamation and Mentoring & Spiritual Direction. In both classes, I received an A. In Christian Proclamation, we examined a variety of styles of preaching, the process […]

Warning: Geek speak ahead. For many years, I have done web development as a hobby and side income. Since I’ve been in seminary, I have dramatically curtailed this activity, but I do still help people out. And I have a couple of clients that I continue to maintain. This week, one of these clients had […]