First of all, the word Connexion is not misspelled. It is a word that will be familiar to Methodists. John Wesley referred to the connexion. This was the term he used to describe the interconnected nature of the people called Methodist. In modern terms we would talk about the fact that though we may attend a single United Methodist Church, that church is part of a district. That district is part of an Annual Conference. That Annual Conference is part of a Jurisdiction. That Jurisdiction is part of the General Conference. To be a member of a local church means you are indeed connected with United Methodists wherever they might be.
Now, as to the title of this blog The Pastor’s Connexion. I use this term to loosely refer to the linkages that exist between me and the members of my congregation. There is a bond that unites us as United Methodists. I know that this may not be the best of theological explanations, but I feel a connexion with the people to which I have been assigned. The Pastor’s Connexion, is my attempt to link us together and share some thoughts and ideas.
This blog has grown out of a series of email newsletters that I used to send to my parishioners. I no longer send those emails. Instead, I have encouraged my former readers to now visit and subscribe to this blog. I will attempt to link to all of those former emails (now in pdf format) in case anyone wants to read what I have said in the past.
As to the sermons, well the only thing I can think of is that I have to preach without a microphone at Falls Mills and this means that I must get into the sermon with more energy that normal.