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I haven’t had much time recently to post anything, but I thought I would at least re-take Theological Worldview Quiz from Quizfarm. There are holes in the test that could probably park a thousand cars or more, but possibly where the quiz has been taken a few years apart it might indicate at least [...]

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Anyone who has been reading this blog for the last little while will be aware of the controversy that was stirred by the Methodist Conference report Justice for Palestine and Israel. Following a meeting earlier this month, the Methodist Church and the Board of Deputies issued the following statement
On 7 January 2011, a conversation took [...]

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From IslamOnline
Defying rightists speaking in the Christian voice against Islam, a major British church has set up a new project to fight racism and anti-Muslim sentiments in Britain.
“The root of the project is the recent relative success of the BNP [British National Party] and the English Defence League,” the Rev Vernon Marsh, chairman of the [...]

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Only Wonder Understands :: Did David Gamble misspeak?
Gamble isn’t making a statement of intention for merger, in fact, his comments have little to do with any formal arrangements with the Church of England. No, Gamble is asking a question we all should be asking, “How do we most effectively minister in the 21st Century?” In [...]

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The report offering guidance to Methodists on the use of Social Media has generated a fair bit of comment from my blogging friends. Some of that comment has been helpful, others less so. One blogger is imposing guidelines of his own, censoring or removing perfectly reasonable comments whilst screaming about gagging. That’s life. I was [...]

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There’s a paper going to the Methodist Council next week containing advice to the church on the use of “social media”. David Hallam has read it, and he doesn’t like it. That’s his prerogative, of course. Unfortunately, his dislike of the paper has lead him, unknowingly I’m sure, to rather misrepresent what it actually says. [...]

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Dave Warnock offers the final part of his series 5 things I, me, myself, love about Methodism. This time he focuses on the Methodist Covenant Service.
I’m obliged to agree and, in the absence of anything new to say, humbly point to a Covenant Sunday post I wrote a little while ago.

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Last weekend, the Methodist Youth Assembly appointed Pete Brady from Bradford, aged 23, as its President.
Pete will be the Methodist Youth President, working full-time for one year to serve the young people of the Methodist Church in Britain, making their voices heard and helping them to get more involved in every aspect of Church life. [...]

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Following on from yesterday’s post, the Guardian has another letter on the subject of the role of faith communities in responding to climate change.
My experience suggests Lord May has a challenge on his hands if he expects most church leaders to play a role in mobilising people to take action against global warming (Report, 7 [...]

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Former chief scientist to the British government (and now President of the British Science Association) Lord May on Monday called for faith communities to take a lead role in motivating people to respond to the challenge of climate change.
Lord May highlighted the value of religion in uniting communities to tackle environmental challenges ahead of [...]

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Olive suggests that the President & Vice-President are offeringa blogging treat. It’s the VP Richard Vautrey doing most of the work at the moment: come on David Gamble. The blogosphere is watching!
Joking apart, the blog is a much more direct way to keep up with the President and Vice-President than has ever been possible in [...]

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Ben Myers put me on to Mark Stevens, who quotes N.T. Wright on blogging
“It really is high time we developed a Christian ethic of blogging. Bad temper is bad temper even in the apparent privacy of your own hard drive, and harsh and unjust words, when released into the wild, rampage around and do real [...]

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In his Easter message the Revd Stephen Poxon, President of the Methodist Conference, speaks of the emotions of Easter and a hope that never dies.
Easter Emotions
“Life is full of thrills…..some come unexpectedly whilst others we go looking for, perhaps on the latest ride at the theme park or fun fair….the thrill of being thrown around, [...]

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Allan Bevere has the latest round up.
I’ve been away from blogging longer than I can ever remember being since I began. It’s been more than a week –yikes! It’s good to be back at the old stand. More later, I hope.

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Let earth and heaven agree,
Angels and men be joined,
To celebrate with me
The Saviour of mankind;
To adore the all-atoning Lamb,
And bless the sound of Jesu’s name.
Jesus, transporting sound!
The joy of earth and heaven;
No other help is found,
No other name is given,
By which we can salvation have;
But Jesus came the world to save.
Jesus, harmonious name!
It charms the [...]

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Another roundup of Allan Bevere’s pick of the Methodist blogosphere.

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Let’s see how this goes, a blog for Lent. And, I suspect, longer. Anyway, the chap behind it is as fine a fellow as I’ve ever shared a nosebag with, and his blog is sure to be worth looking at. You know what to do.
Chris is the better other half of long-time Methodist blogger Ramblin’ [...]

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Here’s a fun little look at Methodist history:

I got this via gavoweb on twitter, clearly proving that micro-blogging tool’s worth.
One thing puzzles me, though. You know how, when you watch a video on YouTube, you also get a list of related videos? Course you do. Well, how come this UMC animation is thought to be [...]

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The Methodist Church has announced an exciting new appointment.
The Revd Ian Bell has been appointed Pioneering Ministries Coordinator, overseeing a major new initiative designed to reach out to young adults who have no contact with the Church.

The church is investing £7 million over ten years in the scheme, entitled venture fx, which will seek to [...]

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