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  • Three Questions to Challenge – and One to Encourage – Your Answer to God’s Call

    Three Questions to Challenge – and One to Encourage – Your Answer to God’s Call

    Published On: May 2, 2019

    In his book, “Loving God with One’s Mind,” Thomas Trotter, former General Secretary of the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) said, “There are many ways of loving God, some helpful, some problematic. Some love God with their selfless service to neighbor. Some love God by the diligent...

  • New Guide and Training to Help Students’ Mental Well-Being

    New Guide and Training to Help Students’ Mental Well-Being

    Published On: April 25, 2019

    UPDATE: The June and July Awakened Life training retreats are now at capacity. Due to popular demand, GBHEM is exploring the option to offer a third retreat. Please check back on our site in mid-May or reach out to Gerald Liu (gliu@gbhem.org) with questions. The number of 18- to 26-year-old...

  • Hybrid Doctoral Program Will Educate 13 Theology Students from Continental Africa

    Hybrid Doctoral Program Will Educate 13 Theology Students from Continental Africa

    Published On: April 4, 2019

    Thirteen students from across continental Africa will receive scholarships for a doctoral program offered by Africa University in Zimbabwe and Wesley House in Cambridge, England. The project will receive $100,000 this year from The United Methodist Church’s Central Conference Theological Education Fund (CCTEF). The partnership will enable African scholars of...

  • Erin Hawkins Named Convener of the United Methodist General Secretaries Table

    Erin Hawkins Named Convener of the United Methodist General Secretaries Table

    Published On: April 3, 2019

    Erin Hawkins, general secretary of the United Methodist Commission on Religion and Race (GCORR), has been elected unanimously to serve as convener of The United Methodist Church’s General Secretaries Table. She fulfills the term of Rev. Dr. Kim Cape, who will retire in June from the General Board of Higher...

  • Bilingual Edition of Popular Mentoring Guide Now Available

    Bilingual Edition of Popular Mentoring Guide Now Available

    Published On: March 27, 2019

    Originally published in 1992, the sought-after guide “Mentors as Instruments of God’s Call: Biblical Reflections” by Justo L. González is now available in a special bilingual edition. Readers can follow along in English or Spanish in the new version from the Publishing Office of the General Board of Higher Education...

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