Toward Justice

The Free Methodist Church has a rich tradition of caring for the poor, widows, orphans, and foreigners. We have long been able to balance personal holiness with social justice. What, then, should be the biblical response that Free Methodists embody concerning present-day immigration concerns?Listen in as FM Elder Marissa Mattox-Heffernan talks with Rev. Milly Silencio about her experience navigating life as an undocumented person in the United States and her current work as the founder of the organization "Hoping Greatly," where she uplifts others through her story of resilience as an undocumented immigrant. For more information about the work and ministry of the Justice Network of the Free Methodist Church, click on the link below: https://www.justicenetworkfmc.org/

The Free Methodist Church is committed to the dignity and worth of all humans and articulates its view in the Book of Discipline, but what does that mean in terms of LGBTQ persons? Listen in as FM Elder Marissa Mattox-Heffernan discusses a resolution to include the words "sexual orientation" into the Book of Discipline, with FM Elder Derik Heumann and Asbury Seminary student and Conference Ministerial Candidate Elijah Drake. Click the following link to read about all of the proposed GC23 resolutions: ⁠https://www.gc23.org/resolutions⁠ If you would like to leave a voice message, click the following link: https://anchor.fm/fmcjusticenetwork/message https://www.justicenetworkfmc.org/toward-justice

Should Christians, specifically Free Methodist, reject the death penalty (capital punishment) and actively work to urge its elimination from all criminal codes?  In this episode, Rev. Marissa Heffernan discusses with Rev. Dr. Bruce Cromwell the resolution submitted by the FM Study Commission on Doctrine, written by Rev. Cromwell, on the principles underlying this resolution and the realities of criminal justice in the U.S. Click the following link to read about all of the proposed GC23 resolutions: ⁠https://www.gc23.org/resolutions⁠ If you would like to leave a voice message, click the following link: https://anchor.fm/fmcjusticenetwork/message https://www.justicenetworkfmc.org/toward-justice 

The Free Methodist Study Commission on Doctrine is encouraging Free Methodists to pursue criminal justice reforms that "recognize and protect the dignity of all persons." In this episode, Rev. Marrissa Heffernan discusses the biblical foundations of this position with authors Dr. Ben Wayman and Dr. Kent Dunnington and the different types of justice (retributive, restorative, procedural, and economic) and the alignment with Christian worldview. Click the following link to read about all of the proposed GC23 resolutions: ⁠https://www.gc23.org/resolutions⁠ If you would like to leave a voice message, click the following link: https://anchor.fm/fmcjusticenetwork/message https://www.justicenetworkfmc.org/toward-justice

In this episode, Rev Marissa Heffernan interviews Dr. Howard Snyder about the resolution put forth by the FM Study Commission on Doctrine regarding creation care and the affirmations affirming the goodness of God’s creation, the value—physical, emotional, social, and spiritual—of engagement with it, and our responsibility to care for it as an integral part of our Christian discipleship and God’s Creation mandate .  Click the following link to read about all of the proposed GC23 resolutions: https://www.gc23.org/resolutions If you would like to leave a voice message, click the following link: https://anchor.fm/fmcjusticenetwork/message https://www.justicenetworkfmc.org/toward-justice