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All things are possible

By: Bishop Jonathan D. Keaton on 1/23/2013
Topics: Evangelism, Vision

With Black History Month, the Emancipation Proclamation, the 13th Amendment and Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" speech, we are reminded that "With God all things are possible."

Now if we believed as strongly as the President that he could be elected and re-elected President in the face of insurmountable odds, can't we roll up our sleeves and intensify our commitment "to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world and grow IGRC? After all, we've preached and said it ad nauseum, "All things are possible!!!"

USA Today or the Bible?

By: Bishop Jonathan D. Keaton on 10/23/2012
Topics: Disciple making, Discipleship, Diversity, Evangelism, Outreach
Like everyone, “Nones” are a part of the harvest that Christ seeks. Some folk will come back. New persons will join because of family or the need to study the scripture with others. Having children will bring folk to Christ. Weddings, funerals, baptisms, crises, public and private will bring them back. Modern day John the Baptists, Mother Teresa’s, marching off to war and facing one’s death will add new adherents and bring some back. The loving, caring inclusive, liberating soul of Christ and his church will bring them back. Others will join Christ on the journey through our precept and example. Regardless of the age, the harvest will always be plentiful. If 1% of the folk in our neighborhood, with no religious identity attended our churches and got involved in our ministries to God and neighbor, no church would have enough space to serve them.

Our Converts are Few

By: Bishop Jonathan D. Keaton on 8/27/2012
Topics: Disciple making, Discipleship, Evangelism

Christ’s joyful challenge of disciple-making causes my heart to ache. What pains me all too often is a familiar realization in numerous Methodist circles, our converts are few. Surely, I am not bereft of the skills, commitment and/or vision of Mr. Wesley, John the Baptist and Lydia who started a house church in Acts 16.

Or, am I?

Growing Up to the Full Measure of Christ

By: Bishop Gregory V. Palmer on 2/21/2011
Topics: Annual Conference, Discipleship, Evangelism

Bishop Palmer announces the theme and speaker for the 2011 Annual Conference.

Growing Our Capacity to Offer Christ

By: Bishop Gregory V. Palmer on 9/25/2009
Topics: Charge Conference, Evangelism

I want to assure you that I haven’t the slightest interest in our becoming more conscientious about the evangelistic task because we are motivated by the getting more members to help pay the bills. That is frankly unworthy of the gospel and of us. We bear witness in all that we do to the transforming power of Jesus Christ because we are in love with Jesus and want to others to fall in love with him too. We are called to bear witness to the power of the Risen Christ because we love the world that God loves.
 

Our every day work: "I Have Seen the Lord!"

By: Bishop Gregory V. Palmer on 3/27/2009
Topics: Evangelism, Leadership

We are rife with opportunities that offer equipping for the ministry of evangelization and making disciples of Jesus Christ. We have a growing menu of offerings that takes the task seriously, honors different learning styles, and is not one size fits all.

The key is that any person or congregation that is a part of IGRC that earnestly seeks to grow forward the capacity to be an authentic witness to the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ has serious, credible options to grow in this way available.

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