Dr.
Kenneth E. Jones, Editor
The Christian Index
The Official Publication of the
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
Offices housed at the CME Headquarters
4466 Elvis Presley Blvd.
Memphis, Tennessee
and
Miles College 205-929-1410 or
Fax: 205-744-0010
Goodoc@aol.com
Bishop Charles L. Helton, Chairman
June 2005 Issue:
Cover Page
Editorial:
"Did We Basically Eliminate the Effective Role of the
Judicial Council?"
Feature:
"Senior Bishop Gilmore Closes 2005 General Board on
High Note in Preparation for Return
to Memphis for
'06 General Conference"
May 2005 Issue:
Cover Page
Editorial:
"Laity Have Excellent Opportunity to make a Difference
in the Church"
Feature:
"45th bishop of the CME Church, Oree Broomfield, Sr.,
is Remembered in Atlanta, GA
service"
March 2005 Issue:
Cover Page
Editorial:
"Answers to Index FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)
Feature:
"Williams Memorial CME, High Point, NC, Sees Vision
Come True with Opening and
Dedication"
February 2005 Issue:
Cover Page
Editorial:
"Worship is a Serious Matter in the CME Church"
Feature: "Worship Experience Must be Biblically
Based"
January 2005 Issue:
Cover Page
Editorial:
"What Will Pre-General Conference Year 2005 Bring?"
Feature:
"One Church One School Conference Focus is Training,
and Empowerment at the Local
Level"
December 2004 Issue:
Cover Page
Feature:
"College of Bishops Donates $2 Million to Texas College
on Behalf of the CME Church"
November 2004 Issue:
Cover Page
Editorial:
"Do We Still Care About Feeding the Hungry?"
Feature: "Bishop Ronald Cunningham Selected as a 'Hunger Hero'
by Bread for the World"
October 2004 Issue:
Cover Page
Editorial:
"Return to the Spirit and Discipline of Historic
Methodism Must be Real"
Feature: "18th CME Convocation in Birmingham, AL 'Refocusing
on Our Wesleyan Heritage' "
September 2004 Issue:
Cover
Page
Editorial: "We Should Exercise Our Rights on Election Day"
Feature: "From 'Colored' to 'Christian': 50 Years of a New
Identity for the CME
Church"
August 2004 Issue:
Cover
Page
Editorial:
"Trend Toward Consolidation and Centralizing of CME
Events Probably Here to
Stay"
Feature
Article: "Bishop Bass is Remembered in Birmingham, AL
Service"
July 2004 Issue:
Cover
Page
Editorial:
"Unique CYYAC Points toward a Bright Future for
CMEs"
Feature
Article: " 'Living Water' will bubble over in the hearts
of many for a long, long time"
June 2004 Issue:
Cover Page
Editorial:
"Al-Queda
Beheadings Draw Our Attention, but
Break Moral and Godly
Law"
Feature Article: "Carter
Metropolitan, Ft. worth, Focuses on
Mission with
Trip to Jamaica Annual Conference"
May 2004:
Cover
Page
Editorial:
"The General Connectional Board: Signs of 2006"
Feature
Article: "The General Connectional Board Meets in
Memphis"
April 2004 Issue:
Cover
Page
Editorial:
"Helping People Experience the Love of God
May be the Key to Spiritual
Health"
February 2004 Issue:
Cover
Page
Editorial:
"The Passion of the Christ is not for the Faint of Heart"
Feature
Article: "CME Leadership Honored at the 8th Annual
One Church One School
Partnership Conference"
January 2004 Issue:
Cover
Page
Editorial:
"Women Clergy Help Define Essence of Wesleyan
Quadrilateral at 8th Pastors'
Conference"
Feature
Article: "Women in Ministry Demonstrate Unity and
Growing Influence at 8th
Pastors' Conference in Atlanta"
December 2003 Issue:
Cover Page
Feature Article:
"Senior Bishop Gilmore's 50 Years in Ministry
Celebrated by the Church"
November 2003 Issue:
Cover Page
Editorial:
"Bishop Hoyt - Cream Always Rises to the Top"
Feature Article:
"CMEs Hail Bishop Hoyt's Installation as President
of the Nat'l Council of Churches"
October 2003 Issue:
Cover Page
Editorial:
"New Orleans Convocation: Rebuilding the Village
Starts Here!
Feature
Article: "CME Convocation Leaders Offer Prescriptions
for Rebuilding the Village."
June 2003 Issue:
Cover Page
Editorial:
"Jamaican Work is Positive Example of CME
Presence in non-US lands"
Feature Article:
"Jamaican
CMEs need no help in Praising the
Lord"
May 2003 Issue:
Cover Page
Editorial:
"Our Symbol of 'freedom
and faith' "
Feature Article:
"College of Bishops
Vows to Rebuild Historic
Mother Liberty CME Church"
April 2003 Issue:
Cover Page
Editorial:
"VBS Can be Excellent 'Beyond
the Walls' Ministry"
Feature Article:
"Metropolitan (TX)
Prepares to Let its Light Shine"
March 2003 Issue:
Cover Page
Editorial: "Forming Partnerships and Coalitions
Means We're
All in this Together"
Feature Article:
"CME Bishop Gilmore
Applauds CME
Articulation Agreement Between all four CME
Colleges and MATC"
February 2003 Issue:
Cover Page
Editorial:
" 'Prejudice' by any other
name..."
Feature Article:
"Religious"
January 2003 Issue:
Cover Page
Editorial:
"Pastors Urged to Strike Fire in Churches"
Feature
Article: "Bishop Stewart Gives Pastors Instructions
for
Leading Congregations into Revival and Renewal"
December 2002 Issue:
Cover Page
Editorial:
"2003 Can be Opportunity to 'Go Beyond the Walls' "
Feature
Article: "Outreach Ministry"
November 2002 Issue:
Cover Page
Editorial:
"'Zidin' (Presiding) Elders Play Key Roles in the
Church"
Feature Article: "An 8-Year Retrospective: Final
Report to the
Presiding Elders' Council"
October 2002 Issue:
Cover Page
Editorial:
"Education Must Rely on Commitment and
Leadership"
Feature
Article: "Dr. Billy Hawkins Installed as Head of Texas
College"
September 2002 Issue:
Cover Page
Editorial:
"Caring
for our Seniors"
Feature Article:
"Bishops and General Officers Take Close Look
at Harriett G. Darnell Senior Multipurpose Facility"
August 2002 Issue:
Cover Page
Editorial:
"Miles College Graduation - A Sign of Prosperity"
Feature Article:
"Miles College Class of '02 is one of Largest
in School History"
July 2002 Issue:
Cover Page
Editorial:
"02 General Conference Fine Tunes CME Polity"
Feature Article: "Williamson
and Cunningham Elected
52nd and 53rd Bishops of the CME
Church"
June 2002 Issue:
Cover Page
Editorial: "What
is the World Coming To?"
Feature
Article: "The Evolution of Immorality"
May 2002 Issue:
Cover Page
Editorial: "Bishop
Gilmore's Leadership Pays Off in Countless
Ways"
Feature Article:
"Carter Metropolitan Names Bishop Marshall
Fellowship Hall"
April 2002 Issue:
Cover Page
Editorial:
"She Was a Great Woman"
Feature Article: "The Homegoing of Mrs.
Pauline B. Grant"
March 2002 Issue:
Cover Page
Editorial: "Satan
Is Busy, But God Is Real"
Feature Article: "Temptation
and the Tempter"
February 2002 Issue:
Cover Page
Editorial: "Coming Together In The
Spirit"
Feature Article: "CMEs Take Part in
Churches Uniting In
Christ (CUIC) Inaugural"
January 2002 Issue:
Cover Page
Editorial: "Seeing the past and future
through dimly lit glass"
Feature Article: "Mother Liberty gets
a new look for the
future and makes definitive statement
about her past"
December 2001 Issue:
Cover Page
Editorial: "Tragedies of 2001 Call for
Holidays of Hope
and Healing"
Feature Article: "The Mourning of a
Pastor and Wife"
November 2001 Issue:
Cover Page
Editorial:
"Dr. William George, a CME Giant"
Feature
Article: "Rev. William E. George Receives
Honorary Doctorate"
October 2001 Issue:
Cover
Page
Editorial:
"Now is the time for all good men and women..."
Feature
Article: "Is it time to pray, a time for war, or should
we try door number
3?"
September 2001 Issue:
Cover
Page
Editorial:
"World of Methodism: Looking at Issues that Matter"
Feature
Article: "CMEs Travel to 18th World Methodist Conference"
August 2001 Issue:
Cover Page
Editorial:
"Debate Continues on Merits of Bush Faith-Based
Initiative"
Feature
Article: "Could Civil Rights leaders be wrong on the
Bush Faith-Based
Program?"
July 2001 Issue:
Cover Page
Editorial:
"Giving God the Praise"
Feature
Article: "Senior Bishop and Mrs. Nathaniel Linsey
Celebrate
Fifty Years of Marriage and Pre-Retirement"
June 2001 Issue:
Cover Page
Editorial:
"General Board inspires, charts progress, looks ahead"
Feature
Article: "Highlights from Reports to the '01 General
Connectional Board"
May 2001 Issue:
Cover
Page
Editorial: "Church
Planting: A Transformative
Necessity"
Feature Article:
"7th Episcopal District builds new churches;
transforming for this new
age"
April 2001 Issue:
Cover Page
Editorial: "Create
Opportunities for Young People to Lead in
Church"
Feature Article: "Young
People Out Front at St. James"
March 2001 Issue:
Cover Page
Editorial: "Women
Preachers Embedded in CME Tradition"
Feature Article: "Are
Women Called to Pastor?"
February 2001 Issue:
Cover
Page
Editorial: "Making
Godly Law"
Feature Article: "Connectional
Mandates and Local Church Practices"
January 2001 Issue:
Cover
Page
Editorial: "Communion:
Something Special"
Feature Article:
"Has Communion Become an "Assafoetidi Bag" at
CME
Connectional Meetings?
December 2000 Issue:
Cover Page
Editorial: "Urban
Churches Can Be Models for Growth"
Feature Article:
"St. Paul, Savannah, GA, builds multiple ministries walking by
'faith' "
November 2000 Issue:
Cover Page
Editorial: "Pastors
can air their concerns at 5th Pastors' Conference"
Feature Article: "Do
You Love Your Pastor"
July 2000 Issue:
Cover Page
Editorial:
"National Youth and Young Adult Conference, It Really
Transformed"
Feature Article: "2000 National Youth
and Young Adult Conference"