Category: Columnists
Churches Encourage Giving in the Midst of a Tumbling Economy
Churches Encourage Giving in the Midst of a Tumbling Economy By Angelena Spears, 1st Episcopal District Several weeks into the pandemic, every church in the Philadelphia Annual Conference began to feel… Read More »
Is the AME Church Caught Up on the Messenger and Missing the Message?
Is the AME Church Caught Up on the Messenger and Missing the Message? By Adrienne Fikes, 2nd Episcopal District Ida B. Wells’s account of an 1894 Philadelphia AME minister’s meeting, shared… Read More »
Bethel-Baltimore Delivers 12,000 Pounds of Food
Bethel-Baltimore Delivers 12,000 Pounds of Food When the coronavirus pandemic fully hit the United States, Maryland Governor’s stay-at-home order went into effect in the middle of March. Ever since March… Read More »
Effective Evangelism: Are We Fishing or Hunting?
Effective Evangelism: Are We Fishing or Hunting? By Rev. Marcellus A. Norris Do you know anyone who cannot sit still? They always have to be doing something. Even when sitting, their… Read More »
The Speck and the Log: Liberating the AME Church
The Speck and the Log: Liberating the AME Church By John Thomas, III, Editor The murder of George Floyd not only prompted global outrage but also shone a light on… Read More »
God Qualifies the Called
God Qualifies the Called By Rev. Samuel Williams, Jr. “God doesn’t call the qualified, He qualifies the called” is what my mentor and friend, the late Rev. Goodwin Douglas used… Read More »
Viruses and Violence
Viruses and Violence By D’Weston Haywood, Ph.D., Columnist As the world grapples with a global pandemic that has disrupted daily life in every way imaginable, Black people are again forced… Read More »
Leadership Beyond the Church Walls: Thuto Gabaphete
Leadership Beyond the Church Walls: Thuto Gabaphete At the age of 17, Thuto Tlotlego Gabaphete was elected and installed as the youngest Kalahari Conference YPD President. He served in this… Read More »
Words of Encouragement
Words of Encouragement By Miss Mariah Travis, 4th Episcopal District During this time, it is very easy to get caught up with worry and sadness! However, there is always something good… Read More »
As For Me and My Church
As For Me and My Church By Rev. Jermaine Mulley As it is, I don’t own anything but I am a steward of everything! On March 13, 2020, I decided… Read More »
District Conference of the Southwest District, South Mississippi Conference
By Patricia Jernigan, Ph.D. The District Conference of the Southwest District, under the leadership of Presiding Elder Dianne J. Banks, was convened on February 28-29, 2020, at Zion Chapel Station in Natchez, Mississippi. The Rev. Banks presided over her first District… Read More »
We Will Breathe!
By John Thomas, III, Editor George Floyd was murdered. He did not lose his life. The life in his body was brutally taken from him. As I write this editorial,… Read More »