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  • Registration Now Open for Exploration 2017
    Published On: July 3, 2017

    Registration for Exploration, a three-day event for young adults age 18-26, is now open. This biennial event is designed to help attendees listen, discern, and respond to God’s call to ordained ministry, as they explore their gifts for service as a deacon or elder in The United Methodist Church. Exploration...

  • Higher Education and Ministry Announces 2017 YCI Grant Recipients
    Published On: June 30, 2017

    The General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) as part of their strategy to enable and resource leadership within the church has selected the 2017 Young Clergy Initiative (YCI) grant recipients. This year, applications were received from every United Methodist jurisdictional conference, and of those applications, 34 grants were...

  • GBHEM Develops a New Center for Clinical Pastoral Education
    Published On: June 29, 2017

    The General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) announced today the development of a new center for clinical pastoral education (CPE) to meet the growing need for pastoral education resources within The United Methodist Church. GBHEM’s CPE Center will offer creative and flexible programs, including hybrid units to local...

  • GBHEM Candidacy Office Offers Financial Planning Services to Certified Candidates
    Published On: June 27, 2017

    The Candidacy Office at the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) has partnered with Wespath and EY (formerly Ernst & Young) to offer financial planning services to certified candidates for licensed and ordained ministry. The services will be offered at no cost to candidates upon certification by their...

  • Collegiate Ministers Make Iconic Pilgrimage Across Spain
    Published On: June 23, 2017

    This year, seven collegiate ministers from across The United Methodist Church joined together for Sojourn 2017. This group made the iconic pilgrimage across France and northern Spain on the Camino de Santiago, ending at the legendary burial place of St. James. Sojourn 2017 was a joint effort of the Collegiate...

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