Deep-dive discipleship

As I seek to learn more about what it means to be a disciple of Jesus, and to make disciples, I want to share some of the best resources I have come across. My reading, watching and listening is pretty random, with an emphasis on the Trinity Annual Conference and the Global Methodist Church. Here are some I offer that I think can add depth to your own journey.

  • Video – A CONVERSATION WITH BISHOP SCOTT JONES
    Conference Superintendent Jason Burnham speaks with Bishop Scott Jones as Jones retires from active service. Jones was instrumental in the founding of the Global Methodist Church and served as our conference’s first bishop.
  • Video – LUTHER OCONOR: WESLEYAN HOLINESS IN THE GLOBAL METHODIST MOVEMENT
    Trinity Conference Superintendent Rev. Jason Burnham speaks with Dr. Luther Oconor about the Holy Spirit and holiness in this 2025 video. Dr. Oconor serves as our bishop effective Nov. 1, 2026.
  • Video – VOICES OF TRINITY: ARTICLES OF FAITH
    Trinity Conference Superintendent Rev. Jason Burnham speaks with two pastors, Matt O’Reilly and John Wayne McMann, who were involved in writing the Global Methodist Church Articles of Faith.
  • Article – “THE DEEPEST PART OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURE”: WESLEY, WESLEYANS, AND 1 JOHN
    Joel B. Green writes in Firebrand magazine that 1 John was a letter especially important to John Wesley, and what Wesley’s writings on it reveal about his understanding of salvation and sin—particularly about sin in believers.
  • Blog – EVANGELICALISM RECONSIDERED: AND WHY YOU SHOULD BE A WESLEYAN
    If you’ve wondered why the “evangelicalism” portrayed in the media doesn’t look much like the evangelicalism we see in real life, this article helps explain. David F. Watson writes about Wesleyan/Methodist theology as a distict branch of evangelical understanding.
  • Blog – LETTERS TO MY SON: WHEN MYSTERY IS THE ANSWER
    Rev. Heather Sims writes about resolving questions when matters of faith don’t seem to line up. She explains the difference between contradiction, paradox and mystery.
  • Video: ARTICLES OF FAITH
    Panel discussion with Bishop Scott Jones and others about the new Articles of Faith of the Global Methodist Church. This came out in June of 2026, before General Conference approved the articles, but provides background on the process and some of the changes.
  • Blog: POLITICS AND THE CHARISMATA
    Dr. David F. Watson writes about how we use the gifts of the Holy Spirit in living our lives as citizens.