by Phillip Wingeier-Rayo | Feb 12, 2018 | Articles
Phil Wingeier-Rayo Reflects on the Methodist Church in Cuba after 50 Years Arguably no mission church faced a more difficult path to autonomy than the Methodist Church in Cuba. Before 1960 a group of Cuban leaders had conversations with the Methodist Mission Board...
by Phillip Wingeier-Rayo | Feb 8, 2018 | Articles
A Momentous 50th Anniversary Phil Wingeier-Rayo: The Work of the Commission on the Structure of Methodism Overseas 1968 was a momentous year of change in recent history. The time of the Civil Rights movement in the United States, Black Power, and growing nationalistic...
by Phillip Wingeier-Rayo | Feb 7, 2018 | Articles
1968 was a momentous year of change in recent history. The time of the Civil Rights movement in the U.S., Black Power, and growing nationalistic independence and self-determination movements around the world. The Vietnam war was well underway with greater U.S....
by Phillip Wingeier-Rayo | Jan 1, 2018 | Articles
Banner of work brigade to build school in Batahola Sur, December 1989 (Author pictured left) These early Nicaragua experiences continue to be part of my life and have shaped my worldview, as well as my personal and professional journey. I learned to get out of my...
by Phillip Wingeier-Rayo | Jun 12, 2017 | Articles
In my last post, I laid out the challenges posed by the changes between the context in which Wesley read scripture and the context in which we live. In this post, I will use those insights to address the question, “How can we remain faithful to our Wesleyan heritage...
by Phillip Wingeier-Rayo | Jun 8, 2017 | Articles
The United Methodist Church is engaged in a cultural war over human sexuality. Just below the surface is a struggle of theological sources. The Wesleyan tradition acknowledges Scripture, tradition, experience and reason as authoritative in our theological...
