One of the words we use a lot in the United Methodist church is the word Connection. Generally, when we use the word Connection we are talking about the connection between the local church to the District, the Annual Conference, the Jurisdictional Conference, the General Conference all United Methodist Churches around the world. Our founder John Wesley realized there was power in this idea of connection.

John Wesley understood the communal nature of the church and of faith. He planned and designed ways for us to stay connected together. We know those ways as bands, class meetings and society meetings. What we would call small group or accountability group meetings where we drew strength, knowledge and wisdom form one another.

But he also knew the source of the power of those connections.…