Missionen lever endnu

Hovedbestyrelsen for The United Methodist Church, som Metodistkirken i Danmark er en del af, har holdt møde i den forgangne uge. De har ved udsendelsen af deres møde udsendt et brev (du kan læse hele brevet på engelsk her.) Hovedbestyrelsen kaldes “The Connectional Table” og biskop for Norden og Baltikum Christian Alsted er formand.

I brevet skriver Connectional Table bl.a.:

“Missionen lever endnu og vi tror…

At Gud fortsat kalder os til at skabe disciple af Jesus Kristus til forandring af verden på trods af den usikkerhed vi lever i.
At vores centrale mission er at tage del i Guds arbejde i verden. Uanset hvad er vi fortsat inviterede til at tage del i Guds mission.
Vi må trofast tage skridt til at leve som en verdensomspændende kirke i mission til verden.
Uanset de udfordringer vi står overfor, kalder Gud stadig The United Methodist Church til at … Engagere sig i tjeneste med de fattige
forbedre global sundhed
udvikle principfaste kristne ledere
skabe nye og fornyede menigheder Vi tror. Og dog kæmper vi nogle gange ligesom du med tvivl. Derfor forpligter vi os på at bede for hinanden og for hele vores kirke om at Gud må hjælpe vores tvivl, trøste vores usikkerhed og fortsat give os håb. “Straks råbte drengens far: “Jeg tror, hjælp min vantro!” (Markus 9:24)

Hver morgen vågner vi i en verden der er plaget af synder som vold, racisme, krig med mere. Børn må sulte, familier mister deres hjem, unge og gamle kæmper med afhængighed.

Verden har brug for Jesu Kristi frelsende kærlighed og The United Methodist Church har altid været et effektivt vidne om Kristi kærlighed. Det er essentielt at vi fortsætter med at være det nu. Derfor: i dag og alle dage lever missionen endnu.”

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School of Congregational Development 2025

18. september 2025/af Maria Aaskov

School of Congregational Development – Catch on Fire

Purpose – Challenge – Hope – Adventure

18-21 September 2025, Oslo, Norway

4 Intensive days for the curious, the young, the learners, the builders, the innovators, the prophets, the leaders, the pastors, the deacons, the methodists….

Come join us for School Of Congregational Development in Oslo.

Are you involved in children’s ministry, family or social work?
Are you a young adult trying to figure out how to live out your faith and what role to play in church?
Are you a church leader in need of refreshment and personal reflection on your ministry?

Then come and join us for School of Congregational development in Oslo.

One of the key benefits of a conference like this is new inspiration and networking among other church leaders in our bishop area. And we definitely need new inspiration and networking after a long time of separation and split in the Methodist Church. We need to rekindle the fire, started by the Holy Spirit that originally united the people called Methodists in Finland, Latvia and Lithuania, Ukraine, Norway and Denmark. We need new enthusiasm and clearer understanding of why and how we engage in mission to reach people in the world with the love of God. We need guidance from the source, Jesus Christ, to direct our steps and face today’s burning points regarding climate change, peace and justice, migration, AI and other hot spot issues.

John Wesley once wrote “Catch on fire with enthusiasm and people will come for miles to watch you burn.” This evocative statement captures the essence of passion and the magnetic pull it exerts on others. Let’s draw each other in and meet for four days of holy conferencing, workshops, talks, joy and curiosity about the Triune God who sets our souls on fire.

Please find the program here