Info Session for Equipping the Local Church Grant Cycle Now Online
You can now view the info session for the 2025 Equipping the Local Church Grant Cycle on the grant page. Hear what the requirements are for the grant and learn some tips for filling out the application. Rev. Dr. Heather Lear, the Foundation’s Vice President for Grants, helps applicants know what a strong application will […]
Avoiding Burnout – 2023 Local Church Grant Panel
Pastors Jerry Lee Christian (Russell Memorial Christian Methodist Episcopal Church), Mary Beth Eberle (Grace United Methodist Church) and Jeremy Reese (Aiken Ebenezer Church of the Nazarene) share how they avoid burnout as pastors and receive care from their congregations.
Measuring Transformation – 2023 Local Church Grant Panel
Pastors Jerry Lee Christian (Russell Memorial Christian Methodist Episcopal Church), Mary Beth Eberle (Grace United Methodist Church) and Jeremy Reese (Aiken Ebenezer Church of the Nazarene) discuss how they are measuring impact from their churches’ Equipping the Local Church Grant projects.
Embracing the Marginalized – 2023 Local Church Grant Panel
Pastors Jerry Lee Christian (Russell Memorial Christian Methodist Episcopal Church), Mary Beth Eberle (Grace United Methodist Church) and Jeremy Reese (Aiken Ebenezer Church of the Nazarene) discuss the ways in which their congregations have been open to those on the margins in their community.
Community Transformation – 2023 Local Church Grant Panel
Pastors Jerry Lee Christian (Russell Memorial Christian Methodist Episcopal Church), Mary Beth Eberle (Grace United Methodist Church) and Jeremy Reese (Aiken Ebenezer Church of the Nazarene) discuss how they have seen transformation and new connections with their community through their churches’ Equipping the Local Church Grant projects
Laity Engagement – 2023 Local Church Grant Panel
Pastors Jerry Lee Christian (Russell Memorial Christian Methodist Episcopal Church), Mary Beth Eberle (Grace United Methodist Church) and Jeremy Reese (Aiken Ebenezer Church of the Nazarene) discuss how they engage the laity in their congregation for their churches’ Equipping the Local Church Grant projects.
Challenges & Surprises – 2023 Local Church Grant Panel
Pastors Jerry Lee Christian (Russell Memorial Christian Methodist Episcopal Church), Mary Beth Eberle (Grace United Methodist Church) and Jeremy Reese (Aiken Ebenezer Church of the Nazarene) share what have been their challenges and what has surprised them throughout their churches’ Equipping the Local Church Grant projects.
Listening to Community – 2023 Local Church Grant Panel
Pastors Jerry Lee Christian (Russell Memorial Christian Methodist Episcopal Church), Mary Beth Eberle (Grace United Methodist Church) and Jeremy Reese (Aiken Ebenezer Church of the Nazarene) discuss how they went about listening to the needs of their community before applying for an Equipping the Local Church Grant.
Wesley on Moral Character
Discussions of moral character in our day tend to break down whenever it is suggested that there is a character that is normative for all people, or even for all Christians. Whoever dares to make such a suggestion is seen as imposing his or her view of morality on everyone else. But Wesley had a clear sense, based on scripture, of the moral character God wishes us to have.
Wesley and the Doctrinal Role of Hymnody
The hymnal was analogous to Wesley’s standard sermons or the Minutes of Several Conversations. It set forth in an organized fashion the theology of the movement. As such, this hymnal dealt with the full range of the Christian life, from prevenient grace to Christian perfection.