“At four in the afternoon, I submitted ‘to be more vile’ and proclaimed in the highways the glad tidings of salvation,” Wesley wrote in his journal on April 2, 1739. That day, he preached to 3,000 people about Luke 4:18-19.

I received my t-shirt today with this statement. I was inspired to get this because of her great sermon/lesson at annual conference. These were the key point that she had when she spoke to the bishops recently.

Key Points:

• Ashley Boggan, a United Methodist historian and agency top executive, challenged bishops to learn from history to work toward a brighter future.
• She noted that the challenges John Wesley faced are not all that dissimilar from what The United Methodist Church faces today. 
• She pointed to how Wesley took risks to reach people in his day, submitting to be “more vile” by preaching outdoors. 
• That Wesleyan example of “vile-tality” could be what church leaders need today, Boggan said.