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  The Episcopate in Methodism:  A Sri Lankan Journey Introduction “Methodists don’t have Bishops; they have only Presidents, Chairmen, and Superintendents.” This has long been the general understanding among Christians in Sri Lanka—until quite recently. But is it true? The answer is partly yes and partly no. According to statistics from the World Methodist Council, of the 73 Methodist Churches worldwide, fewer than half a dozen still follow the British model, where the head of the Church is titled “President.” Even the British Methodist Conference—the Mother Church of Methodism—has agreed with the Anglican Church that, in the near future, the head of the Methodist Church will be titled “President-Bishop,” exercising an episcopal ministry.¹ Early Encounters with the Title “Bishop” My second appointment as a probationary minister (the equivalent of a Deacon in Anglicanism) was in the Kandy Circuit of the Methodist Church, under the superintendence of Rev. Dr. Kingsley Mutt...

  Silence is Complicity: Why the World Must Demand Peace The silence is deafening. As bombs fall and children cry, the world watches with muted horror. Where are the voices that should be rising in outrage? Where is the moral leadership that should be calling for peace? In a time when suffering is broadcast in real time, silence is no longer neutrality—it is complicity. It is nothing short of tragic that the three Abrahamic faiths—Judaism, Christianity, and Islam—born from Abraham’s vision of blessing all nations, are now locked in cycles of violence. This is not faith; it is a distortion of faith. And while leaders argue, children die, families are torn apart, and nations collapse under the weight of war. The United Nations, entrusted with the responsibility of safeguarding peace, has failed to bring the United States, Israel, and Iran to the negotiation table. Every day of inaction is a day of bloodshed. Every delay is a betrayal of the innocent. The consequences are global. Wars...