Momentum is growing as we move toward the launch of a new section of the Wesleyan Accent site – Discipleship in the Wesleyan Way (DWW). To whet your appetite, we’ve included a portion of a second lesson on generosity, by Maxie Dunnam.
Here is a reality check as we move forward from the Christmas event: Mary may have been the first Godbearer. She may have been the ultimate Godbearer. But if you are in relationship with Jesus Christ, then you are a Godbearer too. Everyone who follows in the Jesus way is called to be a Godbearer. That is a huge part of what it means to follow Jesus – bearing God to others.
Wesleyan Accent is excited about 2014! Early in the new year we will be launching a new section of the WA site – Discipleship in the Wesleyan Way (DWW) – a subscription-based resource providing an extensive array of downloadable lessons for use in small group or individual study.
An intriguing commonality between those who follow the Jesus way and non believers is a general distaste for evangelism. Certainly this dislike doesn’t apply to everyone, believer or not; nor does it stem from an accurate understanding of what evangelism is all about. But the dislike is there…The negative image of the televangelist looms large in all our consciences.
I’m excited about what’s unfolding at A Wesleyan Accent. We’ve got a group of younger voices in the Methodist/Wesleyan world who have a great deal to offer those of us seeking to live out
As delegates from all over the world gather for the United Methodist Church General Conference 2012, they might be facing some growing pains. Despite the fact that the United Methodist Church exists “worldwide,” it’s still firmly centered around a U.S. perspective. As the General Conference gets underway let us consider what it means, theologically and missionally, to be a worldwide church.
