Category: United Methodist Church

  • Transformation Worship Experience

    Last night the Contemporary Worship Design Team at First United Methodist Church chose a name for our new contemporary worship experience which will begin September 5th at 8:30 a.m. The worship time will be called “Transformation.” The name Transformation was chosen because it reminds us of the transforming power of Jesus Christ to bring us…

  • Getting Settled In

    Tomorrow will mark one month since my family and I drove up from Johnston, Iowa to spend the night here in Cedar Falls before our moving truck showed up on June 25th to move us into the First United Methodist Church parsonage. It has been an exciting month.  I’ve had opportunities to preach, share my…

  • Making Disciples of Jesus Christ for?…

    The mission statement of the United Methodist Church is “to Make Disciples of Jesus Christ for the Transformation the Word.” Indeed this is the mission of the entire body of Christ. The scriptures tells us to go and make disciples of all nations.  But many times Christians don’t ask the most important question, “why?”  Why…

  • Why United Methodist? – Part 4 – Connectionalism

    Connectionalism.  What is connectionalism?  Well simply put it means that it is the United Methodist Church and not the United Methodist Churches.  United Methodists are part of one cohesive faith family.  Each local church is part of an Annual Conference of  Churches which is part of the national body of United Methodists.  Each church contributes…

  • Why United Methodist? – Part 3 – The Sacraments

    I have had a long appreciation for the United Methodist understanding of the sacraments. (If you want a full theological understanding of the sacraments read “By Water and the Spirit” and “This Holy Mystery” which explains the theology of the two sacraments recognized by United Methodists, Baptism and Holy Communion. ) In a United Methodist…