While high voter turnout in our elections does not itself solve our problems, it is a mark of a functioning democracy. It is the civic duty of every individual who is at least eighteen years of age is to cast his vote for political leaders and weigh in on important issues, and as a leader […]
According to the Leadership Network, the United States is now home to over 5,000 different multisite churches. A multisite church is a church that has several campuses that all fall under the control of one “mother church.” The mother church exerts a controlling influence on the campuses, ensuring that the minister and pastors adhere to […]
It is important to do good works for those who are in need. The Universal Life Church can help ministers who are striving to do good works through an online church be ordained and start taking action to reach out to others. For members of many faiths, it is taught that we reap what we […]
Aug. 11, 2012, saw what many global rights activists hope to be a sign of good things to come in the struggle to legalize gay marriage. Huang Mei-yu and her partner You Ya-ting exchanged prayer beads in lieu of rings as they were married in traditional white wedding gowns in a Buddhist monastery in Taoyuan, […]
The Choice To Be Ordained Sharing in the joy of a couple’s wedding day is something that only a few get to experience. As an officiant, you will have the privilege of creating that experience for an engaged couple and their families. Becoming an ordained minister is the first step in being able to bring […]
You know how to be ordained, but knowing how to ordain others is likely new to you. You know the joys of performing a wedding or starting a church – these are important and fulfilling and should be shared with others. If you chose to be ordained through the Universal Life Church, you have a […]
There are many considerations for a Universal Life Church minister. It takes more than a calling to ministry and going online to get ordained – finances are crucial to making sure your ministry gets off the ground and flourishes. Tithing is a source of income for a church budget and churches are able to determine […]
How would Jesus handle today’s technology? Would he care how many people followed him on Twitter? Would he have a Twitter account at all? What about online church, or pastors who get ordained online? Some people feel the internet has gone too far in replacing person-to-person contact with words on a screen, that these words […]
The horrible cinema shooting in Aurora, Colorado, which left twelve dead and fifty-eight wounded, has revived the gun control debate in the United States. Some church leaders have called for stricter gun control laws, while others have shown apprehension and even outright resistance toward such measures. There are problems with both sides of the argument, […]
Atheists are people who lack belief in gods. It does not necessarily mean that they are irreligious, as some religions do not adhere to a deity. Nonetheless, most atheists are not religious and many people who are not religious are also atheists. Therefore, it is telling that a recent poll by the Pew Center for […]
