Connectionalism
November 5, 2009
When people describe the practices and polity of the UMC, I often hear the word “connectionalism” thrown around in the conversation. I think this usually means two things. One, we share money. Two, we share pastors. Rarely, do our members ever interact with one another or share any sort of community with other United Methodists.
One of our 2nd Saturday work sites has been Wesley Chapel UMC in north Tulsa. We send teams to help clean the grounds and help with repairs to the facility. Here is a story of our own version of serving one another in “connection”:
