Matt O'Reilly, PhD

We've heard again and again that conflict over questions of sexuality was not the only reason for the ongoing schism of the United...

In her chapter on "Reconstructing a Spirit-led Movement" in Reconstructing Methodism , Madeline Carrasco Henners argues that the version...

Earlier installments in this series have been devoted to commending the General Superintendent/TLC Plan and critiquing the Florida/Hybrid...

I've been writing a lot of late on the conversation around bishops in the Global Methodist Church. The outcome of the vote on the...

I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Jeffrey Rickman of Plain Spoken to talk about the major plans for structuring the...

One of the big questions in the current conversation around Global Methodist bishops is the financial question. How much will each plan...

What does the Bible say to the current Global Methodist discussion over the role of bishops? The question is easier asked than answered....

The promotion of the Florida Plan for structuring the Global Methodist episcopacy comes with criticisms of General Superintendency Plan....

Questions about bishops are front and center for the people of the Global Methodist Church (GMC). This is the second in a series of...

What is the primary work of bishops? That's one of the questions under consideration as the Global Methodist Church (GMC) prepares to...

Dr. Chris Lohrstorfer is Associate Professor of Wesleyan Theology at Wesley Biblical Seminary and Senior Pastor at Hinds Independent...

If we are going to think theologically about the church, we cannot begin with the church; we must begin with God. This is not something...

I'm very excited to announce that Reconstructing Methodism: Crucial Issues Facing the Global Methodist Church will be released the first...

Bishop Scott Jones offers a vision of bishops as spiritual leaders and points the way to what increased accountability will like in the GMC.