Our
principles clear
what
we profess
who
we claim to be
our
calling to connection
open
minds, open doors,
open
hearts to all
for
all of God’s children
ready
to welcome
to
offer mercy
to
share with one another
a
life, a purpose
an
inclusive church
stronger,
living, vibrant
open
to all of God’s children
Edited
September 1, 2013
An Inclusive Church – v3
Edited
August 28, 2013
An Inclusive Church – v2
June
12, 2011
An Inclusive Church
John 8
&
Samuel Thompson’s
Inclusion Essay
shared at the New England United
Methodist Church
Annual Conference
in response to call by Reconciling
Ministries Network
for essays describing, “My vision for an inclusive church”,
June 10, 2011
&
Love on Trial,
the case against the Reverend Amy DeLong,
which begins on June 20, 2011
&
in part inspired by conversations with
the Reverend John Makokha
Riruta UMC
Other Sheep Afrika-Kenya http://www.othersheep.org/OSEA_CL_Other_Sheep_Kenya.html
Children of Africa Hope Mission Project in
the slums of Nairobi, Kenya. http://rirutaumc.homestead.com/children_of_africa.html
&
Matthew 25:31-46
The Sheep and the Goats
&
Matthew 28:18-20
Matthew 28:18-20
Great Commission
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