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Our world is constantly changing and not for the better. In the United States we have seen our country shift from the solid religious roots of our founding fathers, to a shifting post-Christian…

“A body at rest tends to stay at rest. A body in motion tends to stay in motion.” I remember my high school physics teacher helping us understand Isaac Newton’s first law of motion. She would use all sorts of objects to demonstrate this law to us…

I must begin by sharing that my entire life has been influenced spiritually by the Methodist movement. My grandfather, a Methodist pastor before becoming a United Methodist pastor, baptized me into the Methodist Movement…

Since joining the Global Methodist denomination, our church now has more control in making decisions to best carry out our missions. Our church will now pay fewer apportionments which will enable our church to fund local ministries, church planting…

The Global Methodist Church is rapidly forming across the state of South Carolina with new congregations and members being added each week. But maybe today you are reading this, and you are prayerfully discerning a move into this new expression of…

In the 27th chapter of the Acts of the Apostles, we find Paul and his shipmates within a great storm. They had been battling this storm for about two weeks, and they heard from God through Paul that the ship would be lost, but their lives were to be spared.

Being connectional is at the very root of what it means to be Methodist. This word takes many different forms throughout the Global Methodist Church - it shapes our polity, it influences our structure of discipleship, and it is the foundation of our…

When we first heard about the predicted changes coming in the United Methodist Church, we were overwhelmed with disbelief. Basically, our choices were to stay in a church that was changing our fundamental beliefs, to walk away and loose the property…

In South Carolina women represent 25% of the active GMC clergy. Female pastors have a strong voice in our state and are serving at all levels to help facilitate the growth of our new denomination.  Unfortunately, one of the obstacles we still face…

I love pastoring a smaller church. It’s all the “feels” of community and relationships; real face-to-face friendships. That’s hard to find in these days of on-line friending. It’s what makes us special. You can feel the Holy Spirit among us. In a smaller church it’s easy…

What do I anticipate happening in the GMC of SC in the next several months? The answer is...“a whole lot!” From witnessing revitalizing churches and new church starts to continuing to develop our state-level ministries and sending delegates to our…