Documents to Help Us with Issues of Truth Download pdf The Bible, Articles of Religion, The Manual of The Free Methodist Church in Canada, “Topics Worth Thinking About” on FMCIC website

CHILDREN’S COMMUNION BROCHURE Download pdf Topics included: What is Communion? Why do we have this ritual? What is the purpose of Communion? Ask your parents Should I take Communion? Preparing for Communion? Used in conjunction with the “Children’s Communion Brochure – Leaders Guide”

The Free Methodist Synthesis – Howard A. Snyder Download [.doc] Download [.pdf]

download [.doc]   download [.pdf] Seven Steps toward Free Methodist Renewal Howard A. Snyder [From Howard Snyder, “Seven Keys to Free Methodist Renewal,” in Gerald E. Bates and Howard A. Snyder, eds., Soul Searching the Church: Free Methodism at 150 Years (Marston Memorial Historical Centre, 2007), 147-158. [Written with the language

MEMBERSHIP COVENANTS When it comes to Membership Covenants, different parts of the Body of Christ take different approaches.  Some are prescriptive and include a list of specific beliefs and behaviours that they expect from their members.  Others are more principle-based and fashion their counsel around guiding, overarching principles. As a

Download pdf – Download Word.doc A Model for Discernment:  Should we actively support (or partner with) this para-church or community organization? When Jesus prays for us directly in John 17:21, He asks the Father that we as believers would be one just as the Father is one.  Jesus asks the

Wesley’s Means of Grace Download pdf    Download Word.doc Rev. Mary Lee DeWitt is a member of the national Board of Administration, served as a member of the Systems Analysis Task Team (SATT, 2009-2011), and pastors one of the congregations at New Horizons FMC in Sarnia, Ontario. At the 2011 General

[Download pdf]     [Download .doc] SERVICE FOR MISCARRIAGE OR STILLBIRTH Preamble: Funeral services have their own unique challenges, but a service for a stillborn child, or a service in the event of a miscarriage, is complicated by the fact that one cannot offer tributes that celebrate accomplishments or recall

download pdf Suicide – A Funeral Sermon Resource This message was preached at a funeral service following a suicide. It proved to be a powerful word of encouragement in the midst of tragic circumstances and is provided here as a sermon example and resource. It is used with permission from

Download [pdf] How to Make Ethical Decisions in a Complex World By Patrick T. Smith, Ph.D. (cand.) A well-known and well-worn joke shared regularly when I was in grade school goes: “How do you clean Dracula’s teeth?” The response: “Very carefully.” When I think about the question, “How do we