• New Book by Adrian College Chaplain Advocates for the Intrinsic Worth of Each Person

    New Book by Adrian College Chaplain Advocates for the Intrinsic Worth of Each Person

    Published On: December 4, 2018

    “For Each and All: The Moral Witness of Asa Mahan,” by Christopher P. Momany, is a new book from the Publishing Office of the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM). The book is a biography of Asa Mahan (1799–1889), an abolitionist, author, clergyperson, and first president of Oberlin...

  • LEaD Hubs Launched in Mozambique and South Africa

    LEaD Hubs Launched in Mozambique and South Africa

    Published On: December 3, 2018

    The General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM), the leadership development agency of The United Methodist Church (UMC), formally launched Global Hubs for Leadership, Education and Development (LEaD Hubs) for Portuguese speakers and English speakers in areas of Africa. The LEaD Hub for Portuguese speakers, in Maputo, Mozambique, and...

  • A Look at the Local Impact of the United Methodist University of Mozambique

    A Look at the Local Impact of the United Methodist University of Mozambique

    Published On: November 28, 2018

    United Methodist University of Mozambique (UMUM) is the first United Methodist-related institution of higher learning in Mozambique that is committed to providing a quality education and training centered in human values to people of all ages. The university is an outgrowth of the Cambine Mission Station, which has been a...

  • Asia-Pacific Association of Methodist-Related Educational Institutions Resolves to Make Peace Peacefully

    Asia-Pacific Association of Methodist-Related Educational Institutions Resolves to Make Peace Peacefully

    Published On: November 27, 2018

    The Asia-Pacific Association of Methodist-related Educational Institutions (APAMEI) held its 2018 conference at Isabella Thoburn College, Lucknow, India, the first Christian college for women in Asia, established in 1870. Themed “Transcending Boundaries for Peace: Making Peace Peacefully,” more than 250 participants from seven countries attended the conference. Honorable Shri Ram...

  • Latest Book Release from GBHEM Publishing Challenges Assumptions about Middle-Class Methodism’s Roots

    Latest Book Release from GBHEM Publishing Challenges Assumptions about Middle-Class Methodism’s Roots

    Published On: November 15, 2018

    Methodist leader Nathan Bangs worked to shape the church as missionally focused more than “respectable,” asserts Jared Maddox, Ph.D., in “Nathan Bangs and the Methodist Episcopal Church: The Spread of Scriptural Holiness in Nineteenth-Century America,” the latest release from the Publishing Office of the General Board of Higher Education and...

  • Cynthia Howard Named GBHEM’s Executive Director of Marketing and Communications

    Cynthia Howard Named GBHEM’s Executive Director of Marketing and Communications

    Published On: October 31, 2018

    The General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM), the leadership development agency of The United Methodist Church, has named Cynthia Howard as executive director of marketing and communications in the Office of Strategic Leadership. “Cynthia brings a wealth of experience and a passion for this critical work of our...

  • Methodist Educational Leaders Affirm Church Unity and Establish Africa Senate

    Methodist Educational Leaders Affirm Church Unity and Establish Africa Senate

    Published On: October 26, 2018

    Methodist educational leaders and members of the African Association of Methodist Institutions of Higher Education (AAMIHE) and the African Association of United Methodist Theological Institutions (AAUMTI) are gathered in Johannesburg, South Africa, this week for a joint conference. The leaders affirmed their commitment to church unity and established the “Africa...

  • Latest Book Release from GBHEM Publishing Traces Sources of The United Methodist Church’s Debates on Human Sexuality

    Latest Book Release from GBHEM Publishing Traces Sources of The United Methodist Church’s Debates on Human Sexuality

    Published On: October 24, 2018

    Disagreements in The United Methodist Church about human sexuality extend as far back as the birth-control movement of the 1920s, says Ashley Boggan Dreff, Ph.D., in “Entangled: A History of American Methodism, Politics, and Sexuality.” The volume was recently released by the Publishing Office of the General Board of Higher...

  • Mark Forrester and Tammy Gieselman Join GBHEM’s Division of Higher Education

    Mark Forrester and Tammy Gieselman Join GBHEM’s Division of Higher Education

    Published On: October 16, 2018

    The General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) today announced the appointments of Rev. Mark Forrester, D.Min., as assistant general secretary and the Rev. Tammy Gieselman, D.Min., as director of Schools, Colleges, and Universities, both within the Division of Higher Education. “Mark and Tammy bring a wealth of accomplishments...

  • World Communion Sunday Offerings Support Racial-Ethnic Scholarships

    World Communion Sunday Offerings Support Racial-Ethnic Scholarships

    Published On: October 3, 2018

    Rev. Nickie Moreno Howard was able to graduate from seminary and begin her ministry career thanks in part to the financial aid and mentoring she received from United Methodists who give generously each year on World Communion Sunday. Moreno Howard received the Journey Toward Ordained Ministry (JTOM) scholarship from the...