Key Definers of United Methodism
Bishop Gregory Palmer of the West Ohio Annual Conference discuss the key definers of United Methodists. According to Bishop Palmer, United Methodists have been shaped by a belief in grace for all, the power of our connection.
How should we respond to racism in the U.S. and in our own church?
Bishop Palmer urges us to bring the conversation about race and our past “constitutionalized segregation” back to center stage in the life of the church, and to make systemic decisions that embody what happens in those conversations.
What priorities should guide the future of the church?
In his conversation with the Rev. Kennetha Bigham-Tsai, Bishop Gregory Palmer suggests that the church must "go into the world and get out of the bunker," and combine strong evangelistic faith with a prophetic, social witness in the world.
What would a global non-U.S. centric denomination look like?
In this conversation, Bishop Palmer and the Rev. Kennetha Bigham-Tsai discuss how The United Methodist Church can be an effective and fruitful global church by learning from one another and by allowing room for differences in beliefs while also maintaining a shared, common set of beliefs.