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GC2016 commentary: We can’t legislate church
Church can’t be legislated, but a clear mandate for denominational unity would help the next General Conference.
General Church
This week the United Methodist Church has tried to model an approach to disagreement that the U.S. political system would do well to emulate. Photo by Kathleen Barry, United Methodist Communications.

Americans are more polarized than ever. We United Methodists don’t want to be.
The United Methodist Church has tried to model an approach to disagreement that the U.S. political system would do well to emulate.
General Church
General Conference 2016 logo: Therefore Go

Commentary: Overcoming the brink of schism
With the enormous issues and overwhelming debate on each that confronts The United Methodist Church today, General Conference 2016 has managed to do some holy conferencing.
Evangelism

Pilgrimage of Healing: Sand Creek Massacre-Personal Reflection
It takes a village to make a pilgrimage of healing. A journey of healing is not an individual act, but a collective act.

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