Three Commitments: A Missional Plan for Congregations and Clergy in the Post-Covid Florida Conference
By Bishop Ken Carter & Lay Leader Alice Williams This week our nation paused to acknowledge the deaths of over 500,000 known persons to COVID-19, and our state acknowledged the deaths of over 30,000 ...
Loving God, Loving Our Neighbor and Rendering to Caesar
By Bishop Ken Carter Over the next two Sundays, the gospel passages in the Common Lectionary are Matthew 22:15-22 and Matthew 22:34-46. The first passage is the question of Jesus about paying taxes ...
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 ...