I hear a lot about the idea that the United Methodist Church needs fixing. What I understand this to mean is that one side wants the UMC to look more like them. Anyway, I got to thinking this morning about an image (because like our images; because images define us) that would show what I mean about my idea to “fix” the UMC:
The UMC is the circle. Are we flowing in or flowing out of it? Both. The left and the right are only boundaries where most of the UMC fits into. They are heavy lines because they are the barriers that prop up what makes the UMC great, in my opinion.
What do I mean? I mean, stop worrying about fixing anything. Start preaching the Gospel. Start being from and going into the UMC. The Spirit will lead and guide.
Anyway, just a way to start a convo.
Joel L. Watts holds a Masters of Arts from United Theological Seminary with a focus in literary and rhetorical criticism of the New Testament. His interests include exploring the role of mimesis in human civilization, specifically in the study of religion and media, as well as science fiction and the way in which it has allowed mythology to be explored in light of scientific discoveries of the past century. He is the author of Mimetic Criticism of the Gospel of Mark: Introduction and Commentary (Wipf and Stock, 2013) and a co-editor and contributor to From Fear to Faith: Stories of Hitting Spiritual Walls (Energion, 2013).
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