Archive - Jason’s Substack

Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church (WNCCUMC) Clergy Session - June 19, 2025

Jun 20 •

Jason E. B. Smith

May 2025

We are NOT a "purple" church.

The UMC continues to flee from its "big tent" legacy, as local churches lose even more control over their future.

May 1 •

Jason E. B. Smith

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November 2024

Blood is Purple

As the United Methodist Church loses members, it grasps for messaging to staunch the bleeding.

Nov 7, 2024 •

Jason E. B. Smith

October 2024

Doing Their Own Thing

As the United Methodist Church in America dies, it ceases to be the connectional church it once aspired to become.

Oct 20, 2024 •

Jason E. B. Smith

August 2024

Relentless Bureaucracy

The beginning of the end for the United Methodist Church

Aug 7, 2024 •

Jason E. B. Smith

June 2024

When Kindness Is Mean

Is there any fairness left within the United Methodist Church?

Jun 26, 2024 •

Jason E. B. Smith

May 2024

Signs of a Dying Church

The United Methodist Church’s troubles stem from issues far darker than the ones surrounding sexuality that have ostensibly divided it for decades

May 28, 2024 •

Jason E. B. Smith

Pick a Side, Life Will be Much Easier

The delusion that taking a stand means breaking relationship/connection

May 11, 2024 •

Jason E. B. Smith

The United Methodist Church is Destroying My Career - One Pastor's Story

Despite its insistence on progress, the denomination is mired in the binary thinking of the past and leaving destruction in its wake.

May 1, 2024 •

Jason E. B. Smith

April 2024

This is Jason’s Substack.

Apr 20, 2024 •

Jason E. B. Smith

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