We won't soon forget these last few weeks. Universities have moved to online classes, the country faces an increasing likelihood of recession, school systems are closing, the NCAA … read more

  Recently, Cottage Grove United Methodist Church, a small congregation in Minnesota, found its way to national attention when a local newspaper reported that senior citizen … read more

Our churches need to be younger. It is an engrained truth, repeated so much that one halfway expects those words to be found somewhere in a footnote in a letter from Paul. Like… read more

The phrase “OK, boomer,” entered the world, like all good memes, through the newest social media platforms. Inspired by a silly song, the phrase has become a shorthand … read more

The lay-leader stood up to do the prayer requests. He grabbed a hand-held microphone and wandered out of the chancel. Standing between the two rows of pews, he explained how this… read more

As conversations happen around the future of the United Methodist Church, I have been wrestling with this question: What will happen to our rural congregations? Rural… read more