Book edited by Rev. Don Messer with contribution by Bishop Ough featured
A UMNS interview by Heather Hahn
Photo by Kay Panovec, United Methodist Communications
The Rev. Donald E. Messer, former president of DWU and global consultant for the Office of Christian Unity and Interreligious Relationships, spoke to the Council of Bishops during its May meeting in Berlin. Messer edited “Celebrating God’s Love,” which includes essays by Bishop Ough as well as other bishops and United Methodists.
The Rev. Donald E. Messer has a message that will resonate with fans of the Rev. Al Green: “Let’s stay together.”
The theologian has edited a new collection of essays: “Celebrating God’s Love: Living into Christian Unity and Interreligious Relationships,” for the United Methodist Publishing House’s Abingdon Press.
The book promotes stronger ecumenical ties and interfaith relations. It also calls for The United Methodist Church to reject talk of schism and stay united, despite intensifying disagreements about how the church ministers with gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals.
