Category: Columnists
A New Vision for Old Spaces: A Decolonized Theology of Church Use
Rev. Dr. Renita Marie Green, Columnist Churches have long been viewed as sacred spaces where the divine meets the human. This theological perspective calls for a deep respect for these… Read More »
Northwest Alabama Conference Chapter 15: We are Better Together
Rev. Kendra Walker Jacobs, 9th Episcopal District A new chapter began as Bishop Julius H. McAllister, Jr., the 144th Elected and Consecrated Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church led the… Read More »
Church Growth Corner
Rev. Dr. Marcellus A. Norris, Executive Director Church Growth Corner Rev. Dr. Marcellus A. Norris, Executive Director AME Department of Church Growth & Development IS MY CHURCH DRIFTING? PART 1… Read More »
28th Annual Liberation Sunday Celebrated at Mother Bethel AME Church
28th Annual Liberation Sunday Celebrated at Mother Bethel AME Church The 28th Annual Liberation Sunday was held on Sunday, November 17, 2024, at Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia,… Read More »
The 8th Episcopal District Hosts Welcome Reception for Episcopal Leadership Team
The 8th Episcopal District Hosts Welcome Reception for Episcopal Leadership Team On Tuesday, December 12, 2024, history was made at the Pearl Street African Methodist Episcopal Church in Jackson, Mississippi when… Read More »
The Prophetic Duty of the Church: Discerning the Hospitable Imperative of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in the Contemporary Moment
By Gaorutwe Moabi, 19th Episcopal District At the heights of its inception, the African Methodist Episcopal Church, having emerged from the Free African Society, began to play an intercessory and prophetic… Read More »
Maybe God is trying to tell us something!
By Presiding Elder Betty Holley, Contributing Writer The big question on many of our minds, “Why did God allow the disappointing election results revealed on November 5, 2024?” Grappling mentally… Read More »
What’s Next?
Rev. Renita Green, Columnist In moments of persistent decline, many congregations find themselves asking a tough question: What’s Next? This question often surfaces after months, years, or even decades of… Read More »
A World In Chaos
By Byron Washington, Columnist Houston, we have a problem! Well, it’s more like our world has a problem. We have become infatuated with ourselves. Everything has become about us. To… Read More »
An Advocate Call for the Constitutional Revision, Reform and Transformation in the YPD
An Advocate Call for the Constitutional Revision, Reform and Transformation in the YPD Mookapelo Moabi, 19th Episcopal District It is no secret that in the 19th Episcopal District Young Peoples Division… Read More »
A Courageous Spouse
A Courageous Spouse Robbie Colson-Ramsey, Contributing Writer I often hear, “Girl, how could you be married to a pastor?” I quickly turn to them and say, “It’s no different than… Read More »
The Presiding Elder, Rev LB Dlamini: The Pastor, PE Rev. Setail called Mini Presiding Elder
The Presiding Elder, Rev LB Dlamini: The Pastor, PE Rev Setail called Mini Presiding Elder. By Mxolisi Henry Vilakazi, Columnist It was in 1992 when the Rev LB Dlamini descended at… Read More »