This week I look into the Trust Clause. The history of the Trust Clause is fascinating. This was a brilliant solution by John Wesley that helped build and stabilize the Methodist movement.
Is the Trust Clause valuable today? That’s what I look into.
This is a different post than usual. I had an interview with retired pastor, Roger Spahr. Roger had served as a District Superintendent and had had success in recruiting pastors. Roger shares his thoughts on what he looks for in a potential pastor as well as some valuable advice for churches in need of a pastor.
Last week I looked at the cost difference between the United Methodists and the Global Methodists. This week I’m looking at the benefits. This was a difficult one as the GMC is only about four months old. They have more promises than proven benefits. I still did make an effort with what I’m aware of. I hope it helps!
A lot of attention has been spent talking about the cost of disaffiliating from the United Methodist denomination. While this is important, it’s a one-time cost. What about the ongoing costs? While there are many unknowns, there are some costs that are fairly certain…at least in the short-term.
I’m always looking for a reason to create a new spreadsheet. Since I’ve received a lot of call and emails asking me to run the numbers on disaffiliation, I figured I would create a spreadsheet to help churches estimate their own cost of disaffiliation in the Dakotas UMC.
Does anybody understand the process for leaving the United Methodist denomination? I’m in leadership, and I only had a rough idea because, like almost every United Methodist process, the Disaffiliation process seems confusing and overly complicated. Partially this is on purpose so that somebody doesn’t get mad one day and disaffiliation the next. The process allows a church to work through disaffiliation rationally.
This post covers step-by-step the process to disaffiliate in the Dakotas UMC.
In the split of the United Methodist denomination, what are fair terms for a church to be able to leave the UMC to join the Global Methodist denomination? This is such a cruddy deal that I doubt either side will be perfectly happy with any terms. Are there terms that seem fair and allow us not to feel taken advantage of? I hope so.
In this post, I share some thoughts from the leadership of the Dakotas UMC as we try to navigate this issue.