tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1656470 2012-02-01T10:28:07-06:00 rmnblog.org is the official blog of Reconciling Ministries Network. Our blog contributors are long time supporters of RMN and advocates for full inclusion in the United Methodist Church. TypePad rmnetworkhttp://feedburner.google.com tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e550255d3c883301630087b323970d 2012-02-01T10:28:07-06:00 2012-02-01T10:28:07-06:00 Reconciling Ministries Network On October 23, 2011, First United Methodist Church Pasadena (California) voted to become a Reconciling Congregation. In the months of preparation to become a Reconciling Congregation, the Youth voted to become a “Reconciling Youth Group” (Reconciling Community). As part of the process, the Youth of FUMC Pasadena created a statement to be presented to the congregation regarding the vote to become a Reconciling Congregation. After much discussion, the youth broke into groups to develop ideas and principles that we wanted to see included in the statement. This is the statement that our Youth Group worked on together: Youth Statement on...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rmnetwork?a=Stg066XVR7c:AJa1VVyROeU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rmnetwork?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rmnetwork/~4/Stg066XVR7c" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.rmnblog.org/2012/02/rock-on-fumc-pasadena-youth.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e550255d3c88330168e5b207fd970c 2012-01-17T11:40:27-06:00 2012-01-17T11:40:27-06:00 Reconciling Ministries Network Now that we have moved beyond another Martin Luther King Observance, the first celebrated with the presence of the Martin Luther King Memorial in Washington, I invite you to join me in what will be a re-reading for some of us and a first reading for others. The Reading: Martin Luther King: The Inconvenient Hero by Vincent Harding, Orbis Books, 1996. This book provides a number of informative, prophetic, and soul, heart, and mind-stretching essays that serve as a counterpoint to the poem of Carl Wendell Himes that Dr. Harding includes in the book: Now that he is safely dead,...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rmnetwork?a=wlwGs3WBp8Y:xS4LNH27y3Q:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rmnetwork?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rmnetwork/~4/wlwGs3WBp8Y" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.rmnblog.org/2012/01/foundation-for-a-better-world.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e550255d3c88330167605ce7f1970b 2012-01-11T14:26:43-06:00 2012-01-11T14:21:46-06:00 Reconciling Ministries Network Whenever you first think of Pennsylvania, you may picture in your mind a land of beautiful mountains, of successful sports teams, and of conservative politicians who make moderate liberals seem extreme. Being a part of the Bible belt, Pennsylvania has a reputation of being conservative and focused on "traditional” values. However, this past weekend I met individuals that truly demonstrate that some traditions are worth moving past and that not all people in the land of conservatism fit our stereotypes. I arrived to the Western Pennsylvania Conference with a weekend filled with activities that involved conducting one of our Love...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rmnetwork?a=vWDsL4Nkmqo:tVDoKea5cUw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rmnetwork?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rmnetwork/~4/vWDsL4Nkmqo" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.rmnblog.org/2012/01/reflections-on-the-western-pennsylvania-conference.html