Join the movement and go make disciples in an ever-changing world.
Suitable for a six- to eight-week study, the resource will help you take stock of our Wesleyan heritage and ask how we can best participate in God's mission for the church. Its premise is that the mission field is ripe for a vital United Methodist witness here and now.
John Wesley advised his followers to "Go always, not only to those who want [need] you." As we discern God's leading, we must also heed God's call to "Go!" This is the heart of who we are as members of the Body of Christ.
Contents
Introduction by Dr. Kim Cape
Engage for a Vibrant Methodist Movement by Bishop Scott J. Jones
Engage for Such a Time as This by Bishop J. Michael Lowry
Engage for the Benefit of the World by Bishop Grant Hagiya
Engage with Soul Curiosity by Bishop Bob Farr
Engage with Strength and Generosity by Bishop Hope Morgan Ward
Engage to Multiply Our Witness by Bishop Robert C. Schnase
Engage for Generous Orthodoxy, United Methodism, and the Missio Dei in the United States by Bishop Kenneth H. Carter Jr.
We in the United States continue to experience changes that are increasingly rapid and drastic. Yet as Christians, we believe that God is at work in ways that are obvious and mysterious, to reconcile, redeem, save, and recreate humanity along with all creation. Through grace, we must heed the call and take up our purpose to participate in God's salvific mission.