Resources on Race for the People of the Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church

Curated by Bishop Ken Carter, Dr. Sharon Austin, Rev. Alex Shanks, Dr. Candace Lewis, and Rev. Clarke Campbell-Evans

Public Statements by Bishop Ken Carter

May 7   I express my profound sadness and anger in the murder of Ahmaud Arbery.  His life mattered and matters. Our annual conference has affirmed this, we have written statements about profiling and...

Why reopening a church is different

Guest Blogger - Alex Shanks Why reopening a church is different

WORSHIP IN “THE GREAT ADAPTATION” by Paul W. Chilcote, PhD

Guest Blogger - Paul W. Chilcote, PhD - I recently heard a new description for these unprecedented times in which we are living: “The Great Adaptation.” That label emerges from one of the central questions for a time such as this: What within each of us must adapt for the good of all? If we are fighting a battle against a virus as a human family, we are also fighting a more ancient battle against inherent selfishness.

What I am learning as I lead through the COVID-19 Crisis - 10 Thoughts for Leaders from Rev. Alex Shanks

Guest Blogger - Alex Shanks What I am learning as I lead through the COVID-19 Crisis. 10 Thoughts for Leaders from Rev. Alex Shanks

Must Jesus Bear The Cross Alone?

Remembering Martin Luther King Jr. in a season of violence and racism

They Will Know We are Christians by Our Love: A Post-General Conference Report from Bishop Ken Carter to the People of the Florida Conference

We are now ten days beyond the conclusion of the General Conference in St. Louis. I have been in churches in the Southwest, Gulf Central and East Central Districts. This Sunday I will preach in a ...

Bishop Carter comments on the Special Session

Dear Florida Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Some are grateful for the results of the Special Session.  And others sought a different outcome.  All of this will take some time to process. Human ...

A Report from St. Louis: Monday

I wrote this prayer two years ago. I share it again today, slightly revised. O God whose nature and name is love: We pray for the light that shines in the darkness, the radiant light that we see in ...

A Report from St. Louis: Sunday

The day began at 7:15 am, when we gathered for the processional into opening worship. I was honored to preach the sermon, which was taken from Ephesians 2, 3 and 4. As I told many people, one of my ...