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Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church (WNCCUMC) Clergy Session - June 19, 2025
Jun 20
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Jason E. B. Smith
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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
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Jason E. B. Smith
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We are NOT a "purple" church.
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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
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Jason E. B. Smith
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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
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Jason E. B. Smith
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August 2024
Relentless Bureaucracy
The beginning of the end for the United Methodist Church
Aug 7, 2024
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Jason E. B. Smith
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June 2024
When Kindness Is Mean
Is there any fairness left within the United Methodist Church?
Jun 26, 2024
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Jason E. B. Smith
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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
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Jason E. B. Smith
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Pick a Side, Life Will be Much Easier
The delusion that taking a stand means breaking relationship/connection
May 11, 2024
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Jason E. B. Smith
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Pick a Side, Life Will be Much Easier
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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
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Jason E. B. Smith
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The United Methodist Church is Destroying My Career - One Pastor's Story
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April 2024
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Apr 20, 2024
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