Wesleyan Forum Name

[Islander]

Holy Club and Aldersgate are my two favorite but I also like On to Perfection. I was also thinking about the Holy Spirit Filled Forum. On the other hand I want to warn it may be a bad idea to be too creative with the name and it may be better to have Wesley or Methodist in the title or both because otherwise many Methodists won't realize there is a Methodist forum here.

 

[Origen]

Holy Club and Aldersgate are my two favorite but I also like On to Perfection. I was also thinking about the Holy Spirit Filled Forum. On the other hand I want to warn it may be a bad idea to be too creative with the name and it may be better to have Wesley or Methodist in the title or both because otherwise many Methodists won't realize there is a Methodist forum here.

That's a good point; again the Catholic and Orthodox boards may provide a model for addressing this concern. They use both a creative title and a more explicit name:

• One Bread, One Body - Catholic Discussions
• The Ancient Way: Orthodox Christianity

Following that model, we might create something like:

• "Strangely Warmed" - The Wesleyan/Methodist Experience
• On to Perfection: The Methodist/Wesleyan Journey

 

[wvmtnkid]

I like the idea of identifying with Aldersgate. I sorta liked "Grace Place" too! One of my favorite Wesley hymns is "And Can it Be" be that doesn't lend itself to a good forum name, huh?

How about a play on words with Aldersgate-such as The AldersGate (or something like that)-where everone is invited to come in and join us? It is akin to "open hearts, open minds, open doors" (can't get the Methodist outta me!). Too corny?

 

[Celticflower]

It must just be the day, but when I saw "Strangely Warmed" just now, I had a mental image flash of missionaries in a cannibal's stewpot!
Yes, I know the reference, but again, would non-Wesleyans? Naming this forum is tougher than naming my kids was!

Celtie
(who is more than a little silly today)

 

[TCapp]

Perhaps we can start narrowing this down. I jotted down everyone's suggestion (or at least I hope I managed to get most of them).
Perhaps we can each pick up to five of our faves? All sound good unto itself, but not all of them lend themselves to forum names... at least that's my thinking. If we narrow it down enough, maybe we can put up a poll.

(And no, I'm not making some ironclad rule here... just floating a suggestion. Other thoughts welcomed.)

First, here is The List:

A Charge to Keep I have
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Aldersgate
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All Priase to Our Redeeming Lord
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Amazing Love
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And Can It Be?
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Arise, My Soul, Arise
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At Calvary
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Author Of Life Divine
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Before Jehovah' Awful Throne
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Blow Ye the Trumpet Blow
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Breath of God
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Captain of Israel's Host
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Celebrate Immanuel's Name
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Charity
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Children of Grace
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Christ the Lord is Risen Today
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Christian Perfection
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Class Meetings
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Come Sinners to the Gospel Feast
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Come Ye Apart
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Come, Let Us Join Our Friends Above
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Come, Let Us who in Christ Believe
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Come, Thou Long-expected Jesus
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Depth of Mercy
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God of All Power and Truth and Grace
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Grace Place
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Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
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Higher Ground
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Highway of Holiness
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Holiness
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Holiness Forevermore
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Holiness of Heart
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Holy Club
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How Can A Sinner Know
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How Happpy Every Child of Grace
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I Know that My Redeemer Lives
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I Want a Principle Within
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I'll Praise My Maker while I've Breath
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Jesus Lover of my Soul
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Jesus, Lord We Look to Thee
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Jesus, Lover of My Soul
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Jesus, My Strength, My Hope
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Jesus, Thine All-victorious Love
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Jesus, We Look to Thee
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Jesus, the Sinner's Friend to Thee
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Joy Unspeakable
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Lo, He Comes with Clouds Descending
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Love Divine, All Loves Excelling
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O Come and Dwell in Me
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O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing
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O How Happy Are They
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O for a Heart to Praise My God
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Oh Love Divine, What Hast thou Done
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On to Perfection
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Perfected in Love
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Praise
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Praise the Lord Who Reigns Above
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Rejoice, the Lord is King
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Sanctification
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Sanctifying Grace
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Servant of God, Well Done
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Sinners Turn: Why Will You Die
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Soldiers of Christ, Arise
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Something Beautiful
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Source of Calm Repose
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Strangely Warmed
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Such Love
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Talk With Us Lord
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The Haven of Rest
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The King's Highway
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The Solid Rock
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The Upper Room
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The World is my Parish
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This Is Thy Will, I Know
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Thou Hidden Source of Calm Repose
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Tis Finished! the Messiah Dies
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Unconditional Love
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We Will Glorify
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Ye Ransomed Sinners, Hear
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Ye Servants of God​

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Here are my picks. (I'll put up a tally on my spreadsheet).

Grace Place
Highway of Holiness
The King's Highway
The Solid Rock
The Upper Room

I've never heard the word Aldersgate before.

 

[Plan 9]

"The King's Highway" is my first pick of those, and I also like "The Upper Room".

Thanks, TCapp! That was a lot of work!

 

[ChiRho]

"Strangely Warmed" - The Wesleyan/Methodist Experience

HaHaHaHa!!!!! I cannot stop laughing...

What does this mean?

Certainly this is a joke, but if it is serious, then it has my vote!!



Pax Christi,

ChiRho

 

[Origen]

"Strangely Warmed" - The Wesleyan/Methodist Experience

HaHaHaHa!!!!! I cannot stop laughing...

What does this mean?

Certainly this is a joke, but if it is serious, then it has my vote!!

No joke -- it's a Methodist-thing. Eye-catching, though, isn't it.

Wesley had a spiritual (conversion/born-again?) experience while listening to the reading of Luther's preface to the Epistle to the Romans, containing an explanation of faith and the doctrine of justification by faith. "I felt," he wrote, "my heart strangely warmed. I felt I did trust in Christ, Christ alone, for salvation; and an assurance was given me that he had taken away my sins."

 

[Origen]

Perhaps we can start narrowing this down. ... Perhaps we can each pick up to five of our faves?

• Grace Place: A Methodist/Wesleyan Forum
• "Strangely Warmed" - The Wesleyan/Methodist Experience
• On to Perfection: The Methodist/Wesleyan Journey
• The Upper Room: A Wesleyan/Methodist Forum

 

[ChiRho]

How 'bout "Piety and Sobriety"

I think, doctrinally you would agree!?

Pax Christi,

ChiRho

 

[TCapp]

bump

 

[Arwen Undomiel]

How 'bout "Piety and Sobriety"

I think, doctrinally you would agree!?

Pax Christi,

ChiRho

Piety and Sobriety: A Wesleyan 12-Step Journey
Piety and Sobriety: A Methodist Call For Prohibition

Sorry, I couldn't resist!

Seriously, I like The Upper Room, On To Perfection and Source of Calm Repose (to remind us to remain civilized in debate).

 

[BAChristian]

I really like, Source of Calm Repose - Weselyn/Methodist/Nazarene Discussion

or to shorten it, what is the majority? Methodists? And then just in the description, include the other denom's, like Nazarene..

 

[Islander]

My favorite is On to Perfection but Upper Room, Holy Club, Aldersgate and A Charge to Keep I Have are good. I would also add circuit riders.

 

[overnight]

Identy is onething but there is way toooooo much emphasis on Methodist there are far too many denominations under the Weslian banner. I personally like the song Called unto Holiness (old but still very true). I also liked some of the suggestions as long as Methodist is dropped out (I am a member of the UMC)

 

[WesleyJohn]

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[WesleyJohn]

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[TCapp]

Of the 81 in The List (wow, so many great ideas!), 13 unique ones have thus far been mentioned as faves.

Sunday 16th sounds good, WesleyJohn.

This is kind of exciting.

 

[ChristianTeen]

Now that I know the meaning of it, I like "Strangely warmed"

 

[overnight]

While I am not adamantly opposed to including the word "Methodist" in the title, I would prefer to keep it to the broad umbrella of Wesleyanism, and list Methodist and Nazarene in the description category. I'm sure that the largest branch of of the Wesleyan tradition is the UMC, but that doesn't equate the two. We are already equating the Wesleyan Tradition with the UMC through the icon system (which does grate against me somewhat), and I really don't want to see the same in the forum name.

The description, I would suggest something like:
A forum for Methodists, Wesleyans, Nazarenes, and other Christians who consider themselves part of the Wesleyan Holiness tradition.

WJ

I don't understand what you mean when you say we are equating the wesleyan tradition with the UMC with the icon system. In actuallity (comming from a Naz background) most Wesleyan tradition churches have a symbol that is so similar that it is hard to tell them apart.