What is the purpose of Our Collective Wisdom?
To promote formation of our church leaders as United Methodists. Each of the documents in Our Collective Wisdom has been selected as formative and indicative of what it means to be United Methodist. These documents are our collective wisdom as United Methodists. Church leaders do not have to wrestle with every theological question from scratch. We have a tradition to draw upon for our edification, both intellectually and spiritually. Our Collective Wisdom is meant to build up the church, the body of Christ, by forming stronger church leaders. back to top Q: What is Christian conference and what is its significance for the documents in this proposed book? A: Christian conference is a means of grace, according to Wesley, by which faithful Christians gather together for prayer, sharing testimony, and spiritual accountability and nurture. When Wesley said, “there is no religion but social religion,” this activity is what he had in mind. As a denomination, we gather and discuss many issues
