Recommended Viewing: Bishop Everald Galbraith Interview

Bishop Everald Galbraith, Connexional President of the Methodist Church in the Caribbean and Americas, was recently in Ireland at the Conference meeting of the Methodist Church in Ireland. While he was there, Heather Morris of the MCI interviewed him for the MCI's "Living Wholeheartedly" podcast. The podcast is available in video format. Over the course of the interview, Bishop Galbraith touched upon several things that may be of interest to readers of this blog: the international connections that exist between the MCCA, MCI, and Methodist Church in Britain, his cross-cultural experiences as a young adult living in Ireland, the challenges that the MCCA is facing, and his hopes for the future of Methodism in the Caribbean and Americas. The interview is approximately a half hour in length.

Plan Now: Irish Methodist Mission Course

The Methodist Church in Ireland is offering a hybrid course on mission for church members and leaders. The course, entitled Joining with God's mission, seeks to answer the question, "What does it mean to join in with the Mission of God in the 21st century?" The course comprises six monthly groups and two in-person day-long conferences over the course of the next year. The online component of the course will be hosted on the TheologyX platform and thus be a good demonstration of what that platform can do to bring theological education to multiple audiences within the church.

Recommended Reading: Irish Methodist World Development on Power

Tim Dunwoody, World Mission and Development Officer of the Methodist Church in Ireland's Methodist World Development and Relief agency, wrote this blog post about how power affects the work of mission and development. Mr. Dunwoody's very accessible piece explains the concept of the "white savior narrative," examines the different ways power can be deployed in development work, and recommends the model of partnership as a configuration of power that moves away from the white savior narrative. Dunwoody's piece as a nicely written overview of important issues in missiology today and is appropriate for a general lay audience.