The Impossibility Of Neutrality
Ten Sermons For Holy Week And The Easter Season
This last week I spent the better part of three days involved
in interviews with the Board of Ministry. It was our
responsibility to interview men and women in the United Methodist
Church. Those being interviewed ranged from their mid-twenties up
to a woman who was 68 years old and will be ordained as a deacon
at annual conference.
During the interviews, we examined the theological beliefs of
the candidates. We listened to tapes of their sermons. We asked a
lot of personal questions about their lives; which is a nice way