9/7/2022
Bishop David Bard corrects misinformation and shares the theology he believes will guide the future UMC, including its grounding in the historic tenets of the faith.
9/7/2022
Bishop David Bard corrects misinformation and shares the theology he believes will guide the future UMC, including its grounding in the historic tenets of the faith.
8/4/2022
The moral obligation to be intelligent and the ability to recognize, appreciate, and account for complexity have something to do with being mature in Christ.
8/4/2022
Christianity is not dying; it is changing for the good. Nominal and cultural faith is shedding meaningless practices and labels while people of genuine faith are becoming more regular in their practices and committed in their convictions.
7/19/2022
We are a resurrection people who believe that new life springs forth from death. Here's how the missions of two churches that closed are continuing in new ways.
7/13/2022
What if we intentionally foster community? Would hope increase and would there be more light all around us? Would that begin to change our world?
7/6/2022
The world is terrible and beautiful. We must take time for the beauty because not only does it increase the capacity of our hearts but it is an act of profound faith.
6/29/2022
Many teens encounter white nationalist messaging and toxic representations of marginalized communities. How can we help them resist oppression?
6/15/2022
Juneteenth did not entirely end the enslavement or forced involuntary servitude of Africans, but its celebration still has a place.
6/2/2022
Bishop David Bard gives updates on disaffiliation, encourages every church to engage in anti-racism work, and shares how we might respond to recent violence.
5/4/2022
As Annual Conference nears, Bishop Bard invites us to think about “rain”—a practice to help us respond vs. react, and lean into productivity vs. reactivity.
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