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  • Latest Book from GBHEM Publishing Offers a Practical Guide to God’s Grace
    Published On: January 16, 2019

    Grace is simple but complex, free but not cheap, and comprehensible but mysterious. In his new book “Simply Grace: Everyday Glimpses of God,” released by the Publishing Office of the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM), the leadership development agency of The United Methodist Church, Bruce L. Blumer delves into the sometimes perplexing power of God’s grace and the role it plays...

  • Methodist University Leaders Call for Broad Ecclesiastical Support of LGBTQ Community
    Published On: January 8, 2019

    Presidents and representatives of United Methodist colleges and universities across the U.S. are urging United Methodist General Conference delegates to follow an inclusive path as they chart the future of the church. Delegates of The United Methodist Church’s special General Conference will meet Feb. 23-26 to discuss church policy in...

  • NASCUMC to Launch a New Academic Exchange with Japanese Partners
    Published On: January 7, 2019

    Students and faculty at United Methodist colleges and universities in the United States and Japan will soon have new opportunities for shared research and cultural exchange. Leaders of the National Association of Schools and Colleges of The United Methodist Church (NASCUMC) and the vice chancellor of Aoyama Gakuin University, a...

  • United Methodist Higher Education Leaders Gather to Enhance Their Influence on the Church
    Published On: January 4, 2019

    Representatives from United Methodist higher education institutions are gathering in Scottsdale, Arizona, Jan. 3-4 to discuss how the values of the church’s higher education ministry could inform the denomination’s mission. Attendees include university presidents and senior leaders from the National Association of Schools and Colleges of The United Methodist Church...

  • General Board of Higher Education and Ministry Launches New Brand Campaign: “Nurturing Leaders. Changing Lives.”
    Published On: January 4, 2019

    A new branding campaign of The General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) of The United Methodist Church (UMC) expresses the agency’s commitment to sharpen its focus on the ways that it resources, coaches, trains and consults with lay and clergy leaders throughout their lifetimes, as they discover, claim...

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