'Debaters' Movie Resonates with United Methodists
Susan Passi-Klaus
"The Great Debaters," opening Dec. 25 in U.S. theaters, is a fictionalized account of the remarkably successful 1935 debate team at Wiley College, a small United Methodist-related, historically black school in Marshall, Texas. The film is nominated for a Golden Globe Award for best motion picture drama.
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'The Great Debaters' movie spotlights black colleges
Fran Walsh
"The Great Debaters," opening Dec. 25 in U.S. theaters, is a fictionalized account of the remarkably successful 1935 debate team at Wiley College, a small United Methodist-related, historically black school.
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GBHEM Publishes QR Classics
Vicki Brown
The first two volumes of QR Classics, a series of books that feature articles devoted to an important topic in Christian ministry, are available from the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry this month.
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Task Force Seeks to Increase Hispanic Clergy
Linda Green
For some Hispanic men and women, life circumstances make it difficult to get the education required by The United Methodist Church to respond to God's call to ordained ministry.
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Africa University acts to keep staff in face of weak economy
Linda Green
MUTARE, Zimbabwe (UMNS) - Africa University officials are taking steps to keep teachers and other staff at a time when many professionals are leaving Zimbabwe because of the country's struggling economy.
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Africa University names interim leader
Linda Green
MUTARE, Zimbabwe (UMNS) - The directors of United Methodist-related Africa University have appointed the dean of agriculture and natural resources as interim leader of the pan-African school.
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Leaders share best practices to attract young clergy
Concerned about the critical need for more young clergy in The United Methodist Church, representatives from 13 annual (regional) conferences are brainstorming ways to assist young people who are called to ordained ministry.
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Iowa Bishop Gregory Vaughn Palmer to Lead United Methodist Bishops
UMNS
Iowa Bishop Gregory Vaughn Palmer was elected today to lead the worldwide Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church. Palmer, who has been president of the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry since 2004, will begin his two-year term as the Council’s president in May 2008.
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Africa University to open Mozambique campus
Joey Butler
Since opening in 1992, Africa University has grown at an astounding rate, with 1,300 students now enrolled at the United Methodist-related school in Zimbabwe. Today, education and church leaders agree the university is too big to be contained in one country.
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Commentary: Investing in life-sustaining education in Africa
Cheryl A. Hemmerle
What good could possibly come from spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to provide computer equipment and Internet access to impoverished villages in the Democratic Republic of Congo?
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Shalom ministry finds new home at Drew University
Elliott Wright
NEW YORK (UMNS) - Starting in January, the Drew University Theological School in Madison, N.J., will be the new home base for Communities of Shalom, a United Methodist ministry engaging congregations and communities to work together for community development, peace and wholeness.
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Lack of education plagues Mozambique economy
Joey Butler
MAPUTO, Mozambique (UMNS) - Azarias Baloi has traveled almost 500 miles to find a job, and so far he's been unsuccessful. The 27-year-old father of two came to Maputo from Vilanculos in 2006 looking for work.
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Consultation addresses chasm between rich and poor
Linda Green
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) - While the world is increasingly interconnected through advances in communication, transportation and financial systems, its poorest citizens are being left out of the benefits of globalization, say United Methodist leaders monitoring the trend. (Shown, above, from left: Andrew Park, Amós Nascimento, the Rev. Philip Wogaman, and Bishop David Yemba.
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History resets when debaters return to OCU
Wiley College
Oklahoma City University and Wiley College, Marshall, Texas, will revisit a historical moment this month when the next generation of "The Great Debaters" returns for a friendly competition. Not to let such a momentous occasion slip away, the two schools have partnered for a weekend-long list of activities titled "The Great Debaters 2.0" to remind its students and the public not only about the debate itself, but also about lessons learned since the racial tensions of the 1930s.
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