Vocational ProfilesCommunity, social justice on the syllabus“Students want to start their meetings at 8 or 9 o’clock at night, where church meetings are usually wrapping up about that time.” Meet campus chaplain Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland. Finding a voice in the academy“It was the Women of Color Scholars Program that nurtured and sustained me throughout my doctoral work." Meet Dr. Traci West, Women of Color Scholar. Schools, Colleges & UniversitiesBenefits of United Methodist SchoolsEach year, nearly 250,000 students choose to attend the 122 schools, colleges, universities, and theological schools related to The United Methodist Church. Find out why.
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- Boston University School of Theology
Boston University School of Theology, the first Methodist seminary in the United States, took the lead in recognizing the global character of Christianity when, in the 1870s, the first professor of comparative religion in America was appointed there.
- Candler School of Theology
Candler School of Theology is grounded in Christian faith and shaped by the Wesleyan tradition of evangelical piety, ecumenical openness, and social concern. Its mission is to educate faithful and creative leaders for the church’s ministries in the world.
- Claremont School of Theology
Located in the most culturally and religiously diverse region in the United States, Claremont School of Theology in Southern California prepares religious leaders for the emerging realities that will challenge our communities in the coming decades.
- Drew University, The Theological School
Drew’s theological orientation embraces the range of Protestant thought. Whether Catholic, reformed, evangelical, or liberal, students and faculty evaluate their own faith traditions and test them with insights from emerging theologies.
- Duke University, The Divinity School
Duke Divinity School’s mission is to engage in spiritually disciplined and academically rigorous education in service and witness to the Triune God in the midst of the church, the academy and the world.
- Gammon Theological Seminary
Gammon Theological Seminary is the United Methodist component of the Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC), a consortium of six historically African American theological schools. It is the only one of the 13 United Methodist seminaries that maintains a 100 percent United Methodist student body.
- Garrett-Evangelical
A graduate school of theology of The United Methodist Church, Garrett-Evangelical is intentional and proactive about preserving and promoting our long-standing racial, ethnic, regional and international diversity. We are also deliberate about fostering an atmosphere of ecumenical interaction.
- Iliff School of Theology
The Iliff School of Theology, located at the foot of the Rocky Mountains and just minutes from downtown Denver, has been preparing leaders for the world, church, and academy since 1892.
- Methodist Theological School in Ohio
Preparing students to be skilled, passionate transformational leaders for churches, religious institutions, emerging faith communities and the wider world is the highest priority at Methodist Theological School in Ohio.
- Perkins School of Theology
Perkins has a distinguished teaching faculty of more than 40 professors, diverse in gender, race, ethnicity and culture, denominational affiliation, and theological perspective.
- Saint Paul School of Theology
Saint Paul School of Theology is preparing a new generation of leaders for the church. Saint Paul embodies—in a distinctive way—tradition, innovation, and community.
- United Theological Seminary
At United Theological Seminary there is one main goal—training dynamic leaders for the ministry of Jesus Christ. United is committed to teaching the historic Christian faith, instilling a passion for personal and social holiness, and renewing the church for its mission in the world.
- Wesley Theological Seminary
A mission-focused and church-based seminary in Washington, D.C., Wesley Theological Seminary prepares exemplary preachers, teachers, and leaders who transform the world for Christ.
- Seminary president: At its best, job is perfect blend of church and academy
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- Congolese president visits Africa University
- Praise singing and tumultuous applause from Congolese students greeted the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo during a visit to Africa University.
- Lead African scholars for 2009 Dag Hammarskjöld commemorations
- Distinguished academic and politician, Professor Wamba dia Wamba is expected to be in Mutare next week for the fifth annual commemorations of the life and work of former United Nations Secretary General, Dag Hammarskjöld.
- Zimbabweans step up to help students
- Grace Muradzikwa is a successful executive in Zimbabwe. But it was her mother’s heart that responded when she heard more than 300 Africa University students didn’t have the money to go back to school.
- African bishops to take role in university
- Bishops of the three United Methodist central conferences in Africa declared the time is now to take an active role in "our school,"Africa University.
- Africa University Graduate Helps Sudanese Refugees Gain Access to Clean Water
- Letter from Chancellor Nkulu Ntanda Ntambo
- An Important Request From Africa University
- Issues of Faith features Africa University
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- New Clergy Mentor Training Resources from the Lewis Center
- The Lewis Center for Church Leadership has assembled a new collection of video-based resources for training clergy who mentor other clergy -- particularly those new to pastoral ministry. Informed by the Lewis Center's extensive research on the effectiveness of mentoring programs for those in their first years out of seminary and by the Center's work on the leadership development needs of younger clergy, these resources are designed to take clergy mentoring to the next level by augmenting denominational training materials.
- Reflection on the United Methodist Racial/Ethnic Clergywomen's Association September 2009 Meeting
- The 1966 television series Mission: Impossible was one of my favorite shows and I confess, I am a fan of the movie series.
Mission: Impossible were an elite force of agents who were given orders by tape and asked to do jobs that seemed impossible by any other way. This team of five relied on technology and some unsavory means to accomplish their goal. Each person not only shared their expertise to achieve the ultimate goal, they were united working together to successfully complete their mission impossible.
- Racial – Ethnic Clergywomen Grow Churches
- The United Methodist Church of the Disciple is a recent recipient of an Ethnic Local Church Concerns Grant for Church and Community Revitalization from the General Board of Church and Society. The overall goal is to rebuild the church which has experienced decline in this transitional community. Grant funds have been used to advance the outreach ministries as the church has begun to grow again through its intentional focus on community outreach ministries in support of women, men and children.
- GBHEM Staff Member Mourned
- The Rev. Erin Elizabeth “Beth” Luton, who joined the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry’s Division of Ordained Ministry as assistant general secretary on June 16, 2008, died July 27 after a recurrence of breast cancer. She was 55.
- Women of Color program encouraged graduates
- Elenora Cushenberry of New Orleans was working on her Doctorate of Theology in Pastoral Counseling when Hurricane Katrina hit, causing major losses for her and her family – and making it hard for her to focus on her studies.
- AU graduate selected Women of Color Scholar
- Mazvita Margaret Machinga has been selected as a Women of Color Scholar, the first Africa University graduate chosen for the program.
- Eleven women receive seminary scholarships
- The 11 women chosen to receive the 2009-2010 Georgia Harkness Scholarship will visit the Atlantic School of Theology in Halifax, Nova Scotia, to advance their leadership development globally.
- Lightsey named associate vice president at Garrett
- Pamela Lightsey, a United Methodist Woman of Color Scholar, has been named Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary.
- Lead women pastors still pioneers
- Women who have cracked the stained-glass ceiling are still pioneers in The United Methodist Church, according to research that found 9 out of 10 lead women pastors of large membership churches are the first woman to lead that church.
- DVD, new books provide help with ordained ministry
- A new DVD provides moving accounts by elders, deacons, chaplains, and pastoral counselors about what it means to be called to ordained ministry in The United Methodist Church.
- United Methodists in Africa elect first female bishop
- The Rev. Joaquina Filipe Nhanala was elected July 23 as the first female United Methodist bishop in Africa.
- Eleven women receive seminary scholarships
- The 11 scholars awarded the 2008-09 Georgia Harkness Scholarships will visit the Honduras in December as part of a continued program of global women’s leadership development begun last year.
- The Rev. Teresa Cook Receives the Late Bishop Marjorie Matthews' Ordination Stole
- On Mother's Day Sunday, May 10, 2008, Barbara Isham came to my church and put Bishop Marjorie Matthews’ ordination stole on me. Isham, a niece of Matthews, said she waited until Mother's Day to give me her aunt's stole. Bishop Matthews was the first female bishop of the United Methodist Church in the United States.
- Dr. Wendy J. Deichmann Edwards elected President of United Theological Seminary
- On Friday, February, February 22, 2008, the Board of Trustees of United Theological Seminary elected Dr. Wendy J. Deichmann Edwards as its President, effective February 25. She has been serving as Acting President since November following the resignation of former President G. Edwin Zeiders.
- Spirit Filled Gathering: The United Methodist Racial/Ethnic Clergywomen's Consultation 2008
- Almost 300 women attended The United Methodist Racial/Ethnic Clergywomen’s Consultation on January 3-5, 2008 in Radisson Hotel at the Los Angeles Airport, LA, CA. Registered participants included 125 African-American clergywomen, 54 Asian-American and Pacific Islanders, 30 Hispanics/Latinas, 18 Native Americans and 10 Caucasians.
- Courageous Spirit: Voices from Women in Ministry
Courageous Spirit: Voices from Women in Ministry is a book of writings by clergywomen published by the Upper Room. It is available from www.upperroom.org or by calling 800-972-0433.
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