The 2025 Orders & Fellowship session will meet Oct. 20-22 at the Younes Center North in Kearney, NE. Our topic this year is Christian nationalism and the way attempts to merge a particular type of American identity with Christianity can lead us down the road to idolatry.
Our annual conference's theme for 2025 is "Loving God," so we plan to discuss how we can love God by ensuring that while we can also love our country, our Wesleyan beliefs about the transformative love of God being open to all people transcends any national boundaries in favor of the Kingdom of God on earth and in heaven.
Childcare is available onsite at Younes Convention Center-North, the location for the Orders and Fellowship meeting. October 20-22, 2025. The age range for childcare is Age 2 to 13 Years old. The deadline to register for childcare is Sunday, October 12. Registrations will not be accepted after this date. Please click here to register for childcare.
At the Bishop's initiative, we invite you to bring new hats, gloves, and scarves to the conference. Monetary donations are also welcome. These items and funds will be collected and distributed by the Bishop's Immigration Task Force to immigrants in our community.
Read an invitation to clergy from Bishop David Wilson.
Brian Kaylor, a Baptist minister with a Ph.D. in political communication, is president and editor-in-chief of Word&Way. An award-winning writer and podcaster, he is the author or coauthor of seven books, including Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism and The Bible According to Christian Nationalists: Exploiting Scripture for Political Power. He previously taught communication and advocacy at James Madison University and served on staff at various churches and denominational organizations. Brian lives in Jefferson City, Missouri, with his wife Jen; son, Kagan; and dog, River.
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