2011 church restructure plan headed to vote
Heather Hahn
When General Conference meets in 2012, the denomination’s top lawmaking body will consider legislation to consolidate nine of the denomination's 13 general agencies into a new United Methodist Center for Connectional Mission and Ministry.
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Outreach to young adults pays off in 2011
Joey Butler
The United Methodist Church has yearned to bring more young people into its pews and its pulpits, and if events of this year are any indication, it may be happening.
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GBHEM Announces Exemplary Teacher Awards for Fall 2011
GBHEM
Eleven professors at United Methodist-related colleges, universities, and UM theological schools have received the Exemplary Teacher Award from the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry.
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Creating Smiles, Changing Lives
High Point University
High Point University student Alexa Crawford has found the perfect gift - one that will last a lifetime.
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Carrying the Gospel to a New Generation
GBHEM
Hundreds of young adults gathered at Exploration 2011 to consider God’s call to ordained ministry. View images from the Saturday night commitment service in this slideshow by Kathy Gilbert, a United Methodist News Service reporter and photographer.
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Ludlum Joins GBHEM’s Division of Higher Education
GBHEM
Beth Ludlum has accepted a position as director of student faith and leadership formation at the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry’s Division of Higher Education. She begins work on Jan. 30, 2012.
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Florida Conference Focuses On Young Peoples' Call
Joey Butler
The population of Florida took a noticeable dip the weekend of Nov. 12, as a good portion of its citizens ventured to St. Louis for Exploration 2011.
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Student Day: Chance to help United Methodist students
Chad Comello
Thanks to your gifts to the United Methodist Student Day offering scholarship recipient Benjamin Almassi is able to bridge some gaps.
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Attendees Urged to Take God's Word to Their Generation
Vicki Brown
Speaker after speaker told young adults attending Exploration 2011 that The United Methodist Church needs them to carry God’s word to their own generation – and speaker after speaker assured them that God will equip and support those who accept that call.
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Opening Worship at EXPLORATION 2011
GBHEM
Video clip of opening worship at Exploration 2011 in St. Louis, Mo.
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Technology and Social Media Add Layers to Exploration 2011
Vicki Brown
Blogging, tweeting, and QR codes added new levels of connection to an event for young adults considering God’s call to ordained ministry in The United Methodist Church, allowing instant connections and real-time discussions about sermons, workshops, and small groups.
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Exploration 2011 Closing Services
GBHEM
Bishop Hayes tells young adults at Exploration 2011 that The United Methodist Church will be transformed more over the next 15 years than in the past 50. Many young adults came forward to pray with bishops, chaplains, campus ministers, deacons, and elders as they considered whether to commit to following God's call to ordained Ministry.
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New Wesleyan campus ministry at Belmont University
Tennessee Conference of The United Methodist Church
The students of Belmont Wesley Fellowship at Belmont University have great cause to celebrate!
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New Book Challenges UMC to Look to Needs of Whole World
GBHEM
In Ordained Ministry in The United Methodist Church, a new book published by the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry, author William B. Lawrence reminds the church that ordination has always been about the community.
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Ken Yamada Reflects on Years of Work in Higher Education
Marta W. Aldrich
In his 32 years with the United Methodist General Board of Higher Education and Ministry, with the last six focusing on global initiatives, Dr. Yamada has traveled five million miles and circled the world 190 times in behalf of the church.
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Dillard Appoints Dr. Walter Kimbrough as University's Seventh President
Dillard University
Dillard University’s board of trustees has chosen Walter M. Kimbrough, Ph.D., to lead the university as its seventh president.
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University of Denver to Host Presidential Debate in 2012
University of Denver
The first of three 2012 presidential debates will be held at the University of Denver on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012.
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Keys to Creating a Diverse Campus Ministry
Paul Massingill
When I was asked recently to write an article describing the keys to creating a diverse Christian community on campus, my initial response was simply, “We live in Miami and are trying to reach students for Jesus.” But I will share a few more thoughts from my experience the last two years, and maybe God will use it to spark some thinking in others.
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Nascimento Named GBHEM’s Special Assistant for Global Education
GBHEM
Amos Nascimento, a native of Brazil and an associate professor of philosophy at the University of Washington, will serve as special assistant to the general secretary for global education and new initiatives at the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry.
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Clergywomen's Consultation Held in Philippines
Vida Grace T. Sison
Clergywomen are no longer outsiders, instead they are “inside outsiders,” the Rev. Dr. Kim Cape told 206 clergywomen from the Manila, Baguio, and Davao Episcopal Areas of The United Methodist Church in the Philippines in her keynote address to a gathering of the Philippines Central Conference clergywomen.
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2011 Baker Scholarship Award Recipient
GBHEM
Rev. Kristin Stoneking is the Bishop James C Baker Graduate Award recipient for 2011. These awards are financed out of the United Methodist Student Day receipts and are a part of the GBHEM United Methodist Scholarship Program.
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Dillard gets $25 million to study, correct health disparities
John Pope
Dillard University has been awarded a $25 million federal grant -- the biggest in its history -- to expand its research of health-care disparities among minorities and to underwrite attempts to correct them.
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Guidance for Vital Congregations
Meg Lassiat
On October 5, a great leader died. Early in his life he began working on his dream to change the status quo.
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A Story about Exploring God's Call
GBHEM
HiRho Park, Director of Clergy Lifelong Learning at GBHEM, describes how she discerned God's Call.
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UM Theological Institution Association Launched
Sharai Nondo
The first ever African Association of United Methodist Theological Institutions was officially launched at the Africa University campus on Sept. 6, 2011. The event was witnessed by members of the African College of Bishops and deans of faculties and heads of United Methodist-related theological institutions in Africa.
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Exploration 2011: You’ve been buzzed
Kathy L. Gilbert
On a day in September, thousands of young adults were thinking, talking and praying about the same thing — that moment when they recognized God’s voice calling them into ministry.
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United Methodist Colleges encouraged to participate in Study USA
Study USA is an international student exchange program in partnership with the government of Northern Ireland and selected church colleges and universities in the United States.
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Africa University Hosts Grant-Proposal Writing Workshop
Sharai Nondo
Africa University hosted a grant-proposal writing workshop from August 29 - September 2, 2011. Supported by the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry, the workshop was attended by 21 academic and senior administrative staff of Africa University.
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Report: In church, as in school, seniors rule
Joey Butler
There's long been talk of the "graying" of United Methodist congregations, but the same can now be said of its pastors.
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Fear of Islam changed prison chaplaincy
Kathy L. Gilbert
In prison, a place where real evil resides, the only glimpse of a loving and forgiving God may come from a chaplain.
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GBHEM Announces Exemplary Teacher Awards for Spring 2011
GBHEM
Forty-six professors at United Methodist-related schools, colleges, and universities have received the Exemplary Teacher Award from the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry for spring 2011.
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Rust College Lyceum Series Includes Best-Sellers, Dance Troupes & More
Rust College announces its 2011-2012 Lyceum schedule. The Lyceum Series features the best of European and African American cultural expressions in the forms of music, dance, literature and visual arts.
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Register Now for EXPLORATION 2011 in St. Louis, Missouri
Vicki Brown
Thousands participated in a virtual day of prayer and blogging about Exploration 2011, an event that offers young adults ages 18- to- 26 years-old a chance to explore God’s call to ordained ministry in The United Methodist Church.
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United Methodist pastors called to serve
Kathy L. Gilbert
Thousands of U.S. Reserve and National Guard members found themselves called suddenly into active duty and deployed when the war on terror started 10 years ago.
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Rust College President Dr. David L. Beckley to be Honored by Wiley College
Rust College
Rust College president Dr. David L. Beckley will be honored by the administration of Wiley College in Marshall, Texas for his service to the College during his time there. Dr. Beckley served as the 12th president of Wiley from 1987-1993, before becoming president of Rust College.
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EXPLORATION 2011
GBHEM
Mark Miller's musical version of the important reasons to attend Exploration 2011.
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Hank Aaron Chasing the Dream Foundation Establishes Scholarship at Clark Atlanta
Clark Atlanta
Clark Atlanta University this week announced the establishment of a $100,000 endowed scholarship from The Hank Aaron Chasing the Dream Foundation. The scholarship will support CAU students pursuing careers in public service, teaching, social work, humanities, science and medicine.
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New York cop-turned-chaplain recalls 9/11
Chuck Ferrara
I could have been an astronaut standing on the dusty surface of the moon, but it was actually the most expensive piece of real estate in the entire world. My feet rested on the powdery top landing of a subway entrance in the Wall Street District of New York City.
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Women of Color Scholars Diversify Theological Education
Vicki Brown
A program begun in 1989 because so few women of color were on faculties at United Methodist seminaries now has 33 graduates and is gradually changing the face of theological education.
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Observe World Communion Sunday on October 2nd
UMCGiving
World Communion Sunday is one of the six churchwide Special Sundays of The United Methodist Church. World Communion Sunday provides scholarships for U.S. racial- and ethnic-minority students and international students, on both undergraduate and graduate levels.
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Ohio Wesleyan to Host Spiritual Living Conference
Ohio Wesleyan University
What does it mean to live a rooted life? What does it mean to be immersed in the Gospel? To what kind of life is God calling me?
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Annual Conferences, Churches See Campus Ministry as Vital
Vicki Brown
From a community living with a rule of life at the University of Alaska-Anchorage to a more traditional Wesley Foundation at the University of Minnesota, annual conferences are supporting new efforts to reach college students. And, the Florida Annual Conference has an ambitious five-year plan to start three new campus ministries in the next five years.
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'White coat' ceremony signals path to medicine
Kathy L. Gilbert
Fifty-five nervous, fidgeting young people with white coats draped over their arms lined up, ready to take a significant step toward the fulfillment of their dreams.
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The Methodist Global Education Fund is in the business of HOPE!
Methodist Global Education Fund for Leadership Development
It’s not a pretty place. It’s not a clean place. You’d hardly expect to find a school or a church there. The place is the United Methodist compound in Yei, southern Sudan. Located at the end of a long, muddy road, the ramshackle settlement is home to more than 800 families living in shacks. There are no toilet facilities.
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DSes, DCMs Learn About Leadership
Vicki Brown
District superintendents and directors of connectional ministries – working collaboratively with church pastors and lay leaders – can lead the adaptive change necessary for The United Methodist Church to have a future with hope...
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Garrett-Evangelical Announces New Partnership With Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary
Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary
Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary is pleased to announce a new partnership with Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary (AMBS) in Elkhart, Indiana. In June of 2011, the University Senate of The United Methodist Church endorsed this partnership. This new initiative is designed to assist students at AMBS in meeting United Methodist ordination requirements through a certificate in United Methodist Studies and to provide students at Garrett-Evangelical the opportunity to obtain a concentration and/or certificate in Peace Studies.
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Students gain new perspective on racial discrimination
Joey Butler
A group of students from different countries has learned one thing they sadly have in common: Racial discrimination knows no boundaries.
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Cape: Board Must Lead Church Through Sea Change
Vicki Brown
God is calling the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry to give The United Methodist Church the leading edge it needs to move into a new future, General Secretary Kim Cape told the Board of Directors during their August meeting in Nashville, Tenn.
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Church Systems Task Force Recommends Changes for DSes
GBHEM
The role of the district superintendent in The United Methodist Church should be redefined, according to the Church Systems Task Force.
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Commission Members Outline Final Study of Ministry Report
Vicki Brown
Doing away with security of appointment, further streamlining the candidacy process, and allowing ordination when educational requirements are completed are among the major changes proposed by the Study of Ministry Commission.
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