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Stand up, take risks, get arrested
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Church members are too passive,
Peace Conference leader says
A United Methodist elder and president of Common Cause, the Rev. Bob Edgar lifted up Martin Luther King Jr. and Jesus Christ as role models for his 300-member audience at the fourth annual Lake Junaluska Peace Conference.
"How sad it is now that our churches are so passive, so quiet," Edgar said in Stuart Auditorium on Nov. 15. "You guys are genetically nice."
"Sometimes you have to stand up when people tell you to sit down, and you have to speak out when people tell you to be silent."
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Bishop's Blog |
Heeding the call to serve! As churches observed United Methodist Student Day last month, Bishop James Swanson expressed pride in Holston college students who volunteer to serve others. "I continue to have hope in a troubled world because of these young women and men," he said in a recent letter to a college president.
Read the blog ...
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Horrified by Penn State scandal?
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Churches should review
Safe Sanctuaries policies
"The Penn State tragedy seems to get worse and worse. We ask ourselves, 'How could this happen?'" says Laura Lambert, Holston's associate director of connectional ministries for youth and young adults.
All Holston churches are required to have Safe Sanctuaries policies in place to help prevent child abuse. The policies should be reviewed and perhaps revised annually.
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