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United Methodist church structure and doctrine. Science and religion. Christian Education and the Sunday School. Religion and race. Women in the church. United Methodist pastor for 22 years. Member, commissions on Religion and Race and Status and Role of Women. Masters in Divinity and Religious Education.
Ordained deacon and elder, United Methodist Church. District and conference leadership.
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| John | 11/23/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thanks so much for answering my questions ..... |
| Amanda | 11/16/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank you for your quick response. he's ..... |
| Gail | 11/12/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank you. |
| Jeanette | 11/04/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank you so very much! |
| Mack | 10/24/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Dear Amanda: Best wishes for your love, and for your marriage. May it fill all your life with God's love. Since marriage is not a sacrament in United Methodism, we simply recognize civil
Dear Gail: In my own ministry, I would ask the previous church to restore the person and send a transfer. However, if this could not be done in a reasonable time, I would receive the person by
Dear Ana: There is no official position on healing. We believe that God is present for and with the sick, and that God's will is for wholeness. Many United Methodists believe that prayer for the
Dear David: Most New Testament scholars agree with you, that Jesus was financially very poor. His having to work at a craft meant he had no land, which was the basic wealth of the time. He points
Dear Sarah: By paragraph 258 of The United Methodist Discipline, 2008, "There shall be elected annually by the charge conference in each local church a committee on pastor-parish relations or staff-parish

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