Category Archives: Central Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church

Racial Bias? Surely not here.

Posted on February 14, 2016 by Vince Gonzales

In keeping with the promise made in 2014 and reiterated this month at our meeting of the Racial and Social Justice Task Force , a vital part of Churches Uniting in Christ ecumenical gathering of 10 mainline Protestant denominations, it … Continue reading →

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On being a clergy spouse.

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Vince Gonzales

With the increasing role of male clergy spouses across many denominations, our roles have not been clearly defined.  I remember asking people I trusted who have been clergy wives for advice on how to fill the role of a good … Continue reading →

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Liberty and Justice for All Initiative

Posted on September 7, 2015 by Vince Gonzales

Today, in Washington D.C., the Liberty and Justice for All Initiative wrapped up a conference at which churches have been asked to make  racism and racially-motivated violence a thing of the past. With that in mind, I stood before my … Continue reading →

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Will We Overcome?

Posted on January 30, 2015 by Vince Gonzales

In keeping with the promise made at our meeting of the Racial and Social Justice Task Force, a vital part of Churches Uniting in Christ, it was decided to start sharing our stories of racial and social injustice each of us have experienced.  Here … Continue reading →

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World AIDS Day revisited

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Vince Gonzales

Below is the posting I wrote last year.  Unfortunately, nothing much has changed.  In 2004, when our Council of Bishops, through the General Conference that year, agreed to raise funds for the Global AIDS Fund equal to $1.00 per United … Continue reading →

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