Perspectives Archives - Reconciling Ministries Network

a quote from Helen's sermon: So, for better or worse, it is those people to whom I am drawn over and over again: the ones who perceive people like me as threats to the moral fabric of life in America. We are not supposed to bother with those folks; they can't change, we are told. It would be a waste of energy. But I can't turn away.

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Fools & Laggards: A Sermon by Helen Ryde

Delivered at Allendale UMC (St. Petersburg, FL) on Sunday, 18 August 2024 When I first started as an organizer...

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Affirmation at Last: Remembering Rev. Dr. Rick Huskey

The reinstatement of The Rev. Dr. Richard (Rick) Huskey on June 14, 2025, was a holy act of reversal....

June 18, 2025 · Ophelia Hu Kinney

Empires Do Not Last

First, we pray with you – beloveds of God who are weary of oppression: The Spirit intercedes on our...

November 9, 2024 · Reconciling Ministries Network

The Rainbow, Stained-Glass Dilemma

Likely against his better judgment, Bishop W.T. Handy ordained me in 1986, making me the 13th woman ordained in...

August 12, 2024 · Rev. Dr. Sally Haynes

Growing the Kin-dom at Glendale

In 2017, Glendale UMC nearly closed its doors. A far cry from its former glory in the 1950s-1960’s, the...

April 19, 2024 · Nick Mundwiller

In the Room Where it Happens

I didn’t plan on attending the 2019 RMN Convocation. I felt lonely and isolated following the 2019 General Conference....

September 5, 2023 · Nick Mundwiller

Reflections on a Historic Kenya RMN Gathering

The following are reflections from Rev. Kennedy Mwita, pastor of First UMC Moheto; Rev. Benedict Odhiambo, pastor of Christ...

“Worth Fighting For”: Research Findings on Affirming United Methodists’ Decision to Stay or Leave

To read the following report by Dr. Nancy Malcom and Dr. A.J. Ramirez as text-only, click on this link.

June 27, 2022 · Reconciling Ministries Network

Proud Asian Mother of a Transgender Son

This is why Reconciling Ministries Network is so important to families like ours. Where we once thought we were...

January 18, 2022 · supportelevation

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Neurodivergent, Queer, Child of God: Reconciling Under a Double Rainbow

Disability activists first used this phrase in its English form1 during a decades-long battle from the time of the...

January 18, 2022 · supportelevation

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Why I Don My Drag Today – Isaac Simmons

In that truly spirit-filled moment of vulnerability and honesty, my call and my existence was affirmed. I thanked the...

January 18, 2022 · supportelevation