Wesleyan Forum Name

Islander · May 7, 2004

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 · May 7, 2004

Islander said:
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 · May 7, 2004

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 · May 7, 2004

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 · May 7, 2004

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

Aldersgate

All Priase to Our Redeeming Lord

Amazing Love

And Can It Be?

Arise, My Soul, Arise

At Calvary

Author Of Life Divine

Before Jehovah' Awful Throne

Blow Ye the Trumpet Blow

Breath of God

Captain of Israel's Host

Celebrate Immanuel's Name

Charity

Children of Grace

Christ the Lord is Risen Today

Christian Perfection

Class Meetings

Come Sinners to the Gospel Feast

Come Ye Apart

Come, Let Us Join Our Friends Above

Come, Let Us who in Christ Believe

Come, Thou Long-expected Jesus

Depth of Mercy

God of All Power and Truth and Grace

Grace Place

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

Higher Ground

Highway of Holiness

Holiness

Holiness Forevermore

Holiness of Heart

Holy Club

How Can A Sinner Know

How Happpy Every Child of Grace

I Know that My Redeemer Lives

I Want a Principle Within

I'll Praise My Maker while I've Breath

Jesus Lover of my Soul

Jesus, Lord We Look to Thee

Jesus, Lover of My Soul

Jesus, My Strength, My Hope

Jesus, Thine All-victorious Love

Jesus, We Look to Thee

Jesus, the Sinner's Friend to Thee

Joy Unspeakable

Lo, He Comes with Clouds Descending

Love Divine, All Loves Excelling

O Come and Dwell in Me

O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing

O How Happy Are They

O for a Heart to Praise My God

Oh Love Divine, What Hast thou Done

On to Perfection

Perfected in Love

Praise

Praise the Lord Who Reigns Above

Rejoice, the Lord is King

Sanctification

Sanctifying Grace

Servant of God, Well Done

Sinners Turn: Why Will You Die

Soldiers of Christ, Arise

Something Beautiful

Source of Calm Repose

Strangely Warmed

Such Love

Talk With Us Lord

The Haven of Rest

The King's Highway

The Solid Rock

The Upper Room

The World is my Parish

This Is Thy Will, I Know

Thou Hidden Source of Calm Repose

Tis Finished! the Messiah Dies

Unconditional Love

We Will Glorify

Ye Ransomed Sinners, Hear

Ye Servants of God

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 · May 7, 2004

"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 · May 7, 2004

"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 · May 7, 2004

ChiRho said:
Origen said:

"Strangely Warmed" - The Wesleyan/Methodist Experience

Click to expand...

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 · May 7, 2004

TCapp said:
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 · May 7, 2004

How 'bout "Piety and Sobriety"

I think, doctrinally you would agree!?

Pax Christi,

ChiRho

TCapp · May 7, 2004

bump

Arwen Undomiel · May 7, 2004

ChiRho said:
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 · May 8, 2004

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 · May 8, 2004

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 · May 8, 2004

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 · May 8, 2004

WesleyJohn · May 8, 2004

TCapp · May 8, 2004

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 · May 8, 2004

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

overnight · May 8, 2004

WesleyJohn said:
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.

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