When the Light & Life Communications (LLCOMM) team was seeking a solution for our broadcast email needs, we chose MailChimp. Besides featuring a cute little anthropomorphic chimpanzee that has a wisecrack ready each time you log in, MailChimp has some pretty cool features. Website Integration MailChimp plays nice with both Wufoo, an online form-building utility, [...]
Chimp Chatter, Part 1
When the Light & Life Communications (LLCOMM) team was seeking a solution for our broadcast ...
Evangelical Journalists Honor LLCOMM
The Evangelical Press Association (EPA) honored Light & Life Communications in four categories during May 11 awards ceremonies at the EPA 2012 convention in Colorado Springs, Col. At the 2012 Awards of Excellence banquet, Light & Life Magazine [LLM] received the Award of Excellence in the Most Improved category and an Award of Merit in [...]
LLM: June 2012
We Are the World When you see the words “Free Methodist,” what’s the first thought that comes to mind? Perhaps you’ve never heard of a Free Methodist. If that’s the case, go online to fmcusa.org/uniquelyfm. Maybe you’re picturing your local church. Perhaps you’re thinking of Free Methodist institutions, such as the denomination’s camps, colleges and [...]
The Local Church Meets the Global Church
by Delia Nüesch-Olver with Heather H. Otieno In a world connected by Skype and nonstop international flights, local churches are able to work alongside brothers and sisters in Christ across the globe. International connections also bring more people who need to hear about Jesus right into the neighborhood of local churches. This is an unprecedented time [...]
Relationships Trump Experiences
As a Free Methodist bishop, I travel a lot. I just returned from a trip that included California, Asia, Indianapolis and back to Washington State. I depart in a few days for Hong Kong and Taiwan. This issue of LLM is about the church around the world. I have seen the church on all six [...]
Loving and Serving All of Your Neighbors
by Bruce Cromwell God says, “Love your neighbor as yourself” (Leviticus 19:18). In the same chapter, He says, “Do not defraud … pervert justice … [or] do anything that endangers your neighbor’s life” (Leviticus 19:13, 15–16). These commands to bring shalom are something we owe our neighbors, whether they are next door or across the [...]
Free Methodism: A Worldwide Movement
by Bishop Emeritus Gerald E. Bates Free Methodists are part of a world movement with work in 80 world areas and a world membership of nearly 1million. Alongside the inscrutable grace and blessing of God, several identifiable elements contributed to our world presence. Grounded in the Great Commission and impassioned by the Holy Spirit, early [...]
Sandra’s Story and Photos Inspire Others
by Jeff Finley Sandra Uwiringiyimana, 17, has met Angelina Jolie and Oprah Winfrey, been interviewed by television journalist Charlie Rose and had her photography featured in an art gallery. But the Rochester, N.Y., teen has not had an easy life. Uwiringiyimana was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where her ethnic group, the [...]
Town Hall Connects Free Methodists
by Jeff Finley The third semiannual Free Methodist Town Hall Meeting drew praise from online and in-person participants who appreciated the event’s interactive nature. Bishops Matthew Thomas, David Kendall and David Roller gathered April 11 with dozens of Free Methodists in the sanctuary of John Wesley FMC in Indianapolis. Hundreds more watched online at fmcusa.org and participated in the [...]
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