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Wesley's Covenant Renewal Service: A Practice Still Used on New Year's
John Wesley's Covenant Renewal Service, still practiced by many Methodist congregations near New Year's, offers a structured way to formally recommit to Christian discipleship.
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
August 24, 2026
From Circuit Riders to a Global Congress: Methodism's Missionary DNA and Lausanne
Methodism's circuit-riding missionary tradition and the 1974 Lausanne Congress's global vision share a common thread -- discover how these two movements connect.
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
August 17, 2026
Christian Perfection: Wesley's Most Misunderstood Doctrine
John Wesley's doctrine of Christian perfection, or entire sanctification, is one of Methodism's most distinctive and most misunderstood teachings. Here's what it actually claims.
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
August 10, 2026
A Revolution's Unintended Consequence: How American Independence Created the Methodist Episcopal Church
The Methodist Episcopal Church was founded in 1784 as an unplanned consequence of the American Revolution severing colonial Methodists from Anglican clergy.
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
August 3, 2026
The Holiness Movement and Its Methodist Roots: From Wesley to Pentecostalism
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
July 27, 2026
Methodist Missions: From England to the World
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
July 20, 2026
The Methodist Episcopal Church: How American Methodism Organized Itself
In 1784, American Methodists gathered in Baltimore and organized the Methodist Episcopal Church — the first independent Methodist denomination in the world. The decisions made at that Christmas Conference shaped American Christianity for two centuries.
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
July 13, 2026
Methodist Class Meetings: The Small Group Movement That Changed Christianity
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
July 6, 2026
Charles Wesley's Hymns: Theology Set to Music
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
June 29, 2026