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  • Remembering Africa University Visionary John Wesley Z. Kurewa
    Published On: February 25, 2020

    Rev. Dr. John Wesley Z. Kurewa was a champion for Africa University and a leading voice in its founding. With his passing on Feb. 15, the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) has lost a valued member of our higher education family. Many GBHEM staff worked closely with...

  • College Credit Now Available for Local Pastors’ Course of Study
    Published On: February 18, 2020

    The General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) is excited to announce a series of new partnerships that will allow licensed local pastors to earn college credit for the Course of Study training program. Beginning this spring, GBHEM and Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia, will collaborate to provide Course...

  • In Memoriam: Rev. Dr. Lisa M. Scott-Joiner
    Published On: February 12, 2020

    On Jan. 11, the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) said goodbye to board member and friend, Rev. Dr. Lisa M. Scott-Joiner. She passed away at the age of 57 in St. Louis, Missouri. Scott-Joiner was appointed to the GBHEM Board of Directors in 2017 and served as...

  • Conferences May Contract GBHEM for Educational Fund Management
    Published On: February 6, 2020

    In an effort to further serve students and higher education partners, the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) Office of Loans and Scholarships now offers fund administration services to annual conferences. This includes oversight of the scholarship application and allocation processes for conference-based scholarships. The North Carolina Conference...

  • Finding a Halo of Possibility
    Published On: January 23, 2020

    Rev. Greg Bergquist, GBHEM General Secretary Friends, A halo of possibility is always right beside us. Dr. Stuart Kauffman, a theoretical biologist and complex systems researcher, believes that alongside the other general laws of physics should be something he calls the “Adjacent Possible Theory.” The idea of the “adjacent possible”...

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