Has your church decided to stay UMC? An editorial inviting you to let the Advocate know. By Jessica Brodie.

This is a time that we can pray diligently and stay alert with our eyes wide open in gratitude. A column by Bishop L. Jonathan Holston.

We genuinely appreciate the openness of the conference trustees in providing the dollar amount and breakdown of the funds received from the 113 churches that separated from the UMCSC.

But what if the waiting provides an opportunity for us to learn and grow? A column by Bishop L. Jonathan Holston.

Let’s do our part to be more concerned with bringing others into God’s kingdom than anything else. By Jessica Brodie.

No matter what is going on around us, we’ve got to show up for God to work within us. By Bishop L. Jonathan Holston.

It’s logical and necessary that we make changes and streamline our organizational systems as we adapt and align ourselves with our new reality. An editorial by Jessica Brodie.

In the midst of trying times, we are called during Lent to a time of self-examination and reflection. Made for this. A column by Bishop L. Jonathan Holston.

My hope for the new year is that we all keep our focus on the main purpose of our existence—our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ—no matter what we face as a church. By Jessica Brodie.

It is important to remember who you are, and yet it is equally important to remember whose you are. By Bishop L. Jonathan Holston.

Even if you’re an introvert, go and gather. Even if there’s strife, go and gather. Even if you’re tired, go and gather. In this time of discontent in the church, we need this more than we know. By Jessica Brodie.

In a season when every heart should be happy and light, many of us struggle with burdens that threaten to steal our joy. A column by Bishop L. Jonathan Holston.