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	Communities of Shalom Returns to General Conference  Where It All Began The United Methodist Communities of Shalom initiative returned to General Conference, where it was born in 1992 as a ministry of community reconciliation and development. Source: GBGM Staff Briefings More about: GBGM programs | peace | United Methodist Church | GBGM programs | peace | United Methodist Church | United States | Date posted: Apr 26, 2008
	Mission Agency Continues Its Work  On Child Abuse Allegations and Policy A retired United Methodist bishop and two professors in the field of medical care make up an independent panel that will receive and assess reports on alleged child abuse at a denominational mission facility in Africa a generation ago. The General Board of Global Ministries, the international mission agency of the denomination, is also drafting specific guidelines on child and sexual abuse for all of its employees and mission personnel, based upon a policy adopted in mid-April by the board’s directors, meeting in Stamford, CT. Source: GBGM Staff Briefings More about: children | GBGM news | human rights | missionaries | United Methodist Church | Africa | World | Date posted: Apr 19, 2005
	Scholar proposes Abyssinian model for Christian-Muslim relations  In the early stage of Islam, followers of the new religion experienced such great persecution in Mecca that the Prophet Muhammad advised them to move to Abyssinia (Ethiopia). The Christian king of Abyssinia received them with sympathy, and for several years Muslims lived with their Christian neighbors in peace. Source: GBGM Staff Briefings More about: ecumenical | GBGM events | international affairs | peace | United States | Date posted: Nov 07, 2001
	10-10-10: New Mission Initiatives for the 21st Century  In the previous structure of the General Board of Global Ministries (GBGM), Mr. Grund reported, 30 to 50 new missionaries were commissioned each year and 60 to 80 missionaries retired. This decline in the overall number of missionaries sparked the GBGM to revitalize the Mission Personnel Program Area. As a result, in 1999, 199 new mission personnel were commissioned. Source: GBGM Staff Briefings More about: Christian love | GBGM programs | mission opportunities | missionaries | United Methodist Church | World | Date posted: Mar 14, 2000
	Mongolia - GBGM Staff Briefing Summary  Dr. David Wu began the briefing by discussing the common perception of Mongolia as "the end of the earth," which perfectly fits Christ's injunction to his disciples, "You shall be my witness in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and to the end of the earth." (Acts 1:8) A United Methodist mission in Mongolia, approved by the cabinet, brings the Gospel of Christ to the ancient land of Genghis Khan. Source: GBGM Staff Briefings More about: children | Christian love | communities | economy | evangelization | health | human rights | international affairs | mission opportunities | poverty | Asia and the Pacific Islands | Mongolia | Date posted: Mar 07, 2000
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