Mark Your Calendar

Imagine What's NEXT

Imagine What's NEXT is a new collegiate student event that will challenge and inspire UM college students to consider and plan the next faithful steps for their vocations, their communities, the church, and the world.

Scheduled for Nov. 9-11, in St. Louis, the new event is organized by a launch team of college students, campus ministers, chaplains, and young adult clergy and laity from across the UM connection, and sponsored by the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry.

NEXT will be held every two years. For more information, contact Beth Ludlum.

Point of View

The Rising Global Middle Class: How Will It Affect The United Methodist Church?

Larry Hollon muses: "A rising global middle class is emerging, not only in the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) countries but in parts of Africa as well. I’ve been thinking about this as I reflect on the recent General Conference of The United Methodist Church. United Methodists are members of this global middle class, and I’m wondering how this will affect the church in the future."

Read the essay on Hollon's blog.