Tag Archives: Methodism

What’s a Methodist? – Part 4 of 4

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Tom Bolton

We are in week 5 of studying Manskar’s Accountable Discipleship. This is a great post at his blog this week. Related articles Methodists to close newspaper, communications division (examiner.com) Another set of Methodists (wminafrica.wordpress.com) http://wesleyanleadership.wordpress.com/2013/04/09/whats-a-methodist-part-3-of-4/ http://wesleyanleadership.wordpress.com/2013/03/27/whats-a-methodist-continued/ http://wesleyanleadership.wordpress.com/2013/03/15/whats-a-methodist/

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http://ijboudreaux.com/2012/02/22/john-wesley-fast/

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Tom Bolton

http://ijboudreaux.com/2012/02/22/john-wesley-fast/ I often find in group meetings and classes with my Methodist brothers and sisters these day that there is not much awareness about John Wesley’s thoughts on fasting.  In fact, in my Today’s Disciples classes, when we start to … Continue reading →

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Lay Servants

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Tom Bolton

I’m doing a re-run of a popular posting from April today, as I catch up on life–after my fantastic trip to COR Leadership Institute last week. I plan blogs of poetry next Tuesday and Thursday. One of my favorite activities … Continue reading →

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Class Meetings Anyone?

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Tom Bolton

Paragraph 256.1b in the UMC Book of Discipline is a wonderful direction, it seems to me. It provides important guidance to the Wesleyan way of Christian formation and seems to encourage the use of classes and class leaders even today: Accountable … Continue reading →

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Class and Class Meetings

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Tom Bolton

I cancelled (or postponed) my Sunday School Class on Steven W. Manskar’s wonderful   book, Accountable Discipleship: Living in God’s Household, this past Sunday, because we did nor have enough participants–it was me and one other! But I will still … Continue reading →

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Money Squirming

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Tom Bolton

John Meunier had us all squirming about money and social principles yesterday. I think that is good for us, so I’m pointing in that direction this week. I’m thanking John too. Here is a link to his blog on Methodism … Continue reading →

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