At the table: beyond Christian tokenism
“We must stop saying we need more women in higher positions! We need women with courage to step up and be faithful to God.”
Ethnic Diversity
A violent July
Martin Luther King, Jr., explained the cyclical destruction of violence. General Superintendent Wayne Schmidt calls us to be people who drive out darkness and hate with the light and love of Jesus.
The Most Important Meeting of Your Year
The most important meeting you will ever lead is a nominating committee meeting.
In the streets of Oakland, California
Rev. Dr. Lawrence Van Hook is pastor of an African-American Wesleyan church in Oakland. He has been putting on his bullet-proof vest and going into the streets to help keep protests non-violent.
Canadian church planters welcoming Winnipeg “strangers”
A Wesleyan couple is “welcoming the stranger” in one of the most diverse cities in Canada.
Indiana Evangelical Leaders to Call for a Vote on Immigration Reform
Top Indiana evangelical leaders will meet on April 25 for a press conference to highlight the biblical call to welcome the stranger and urge Congress to move forward with a vote on immigration reform.
True Power: A Meeting with the President about Immigration
Today I had the honor to represent The Wesleyan Church in the most powerful place in the world, the Oval Office. As I sat in proximity to such power my heart was aching for those without power…
First Wesleyan Immigrant Connection Site Approved by the Board of Immigration Appeals
The very first Immigrant Connection site in The Wesleyan Church has been approved by the Board of Immigration Appeals. Here is the announcement and the story behind a transformed Church and community
Fasting with the Stranger – An article on “Ethnic Diversity” from Dr Jo Anne Lyon
Just before Christmas I was humbled and honored to sit in the fasting tent across from the US Capitol with some truly heroic believers who had been there for some time, some fasting for up to 21 days.
A Wesleyan View of Racial Reconciliation
The fruit of evangelism in a multiracial society ought to be a diverse church, and any lack of diversity when it comes to a specific race or ethnic group should be explored to better understand…
