I sent Patrick Friday an email, suggesting that we meet for breakfast in the cafeteria for a conversation about social media and mission. Patrick suggested, instead, we should chat, pray, and invite others to join us at a Google+ "hang out." A couple of emails later, Patrick and I logged on to Google+ for our "hang out," a four-way videoconference with Patti Bacher in De Pere, Wisconsin, and Mi Rhang Baek in Madison, Alabama.
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Date posted: Nov 23, 2011

"In the Tongan language there is no word for cousin, because you are either sister or brother," said Rev. Sione (Loni) Veikoso. On Thursday, October 13, 2011, 35 sisters and brothers of Rev. Loni from the Asian and Pacific Islander network of The United Methodist Church met in the upper Manhattan office of Global Ministries to discuss how to enlarge the Church for all people.
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Date posted: Oct 18, 2011

When the Russia Initiative mini-consultation meets on October 15, 2011, advocates will share stories of friendship and church growth. The group will celebrate Rev. Jim Athearn's leadership as he steps down from coordinating the initiative and meet the new coordinator, David McLaurin, from Lovers Lane United Methodist Church in Dallas, Texas.
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Date posted: Oct 10, 2011

New York, NY, March 28, 2011--A live, interactive webcast on April 12 will put the spotlight on United Methodist evangelism and new church development in more than a dozen countries around the world.
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Date posted: Mar 29, 2011

Chiang Mai, Thailand, February 1, 2011--"I'm here because I'm part of the Discipleship in Training program in Cambodia. My three churches in Cambodia are working to provide training to both pastors and laity," said the Rev. Sophy Lun after his travel from Cambodia to Thailand for one of two United Methodist trainings offered by the General Board of Global Ministries in Southeast Asia.
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Date posted: Feb 01, 2011

Catholic Church in China elects new leadership Liu Xiaobo receives 2010 Nobel Peace Prize Philippines sign first military agreement with China China may favor Korean unification Google's hacking, ordered by Politburo official?...and more!
Source: Evangelization and Church Growth
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Date posted: Jan 20, 2011

The China News Summary is compiled monthly by the United Methodist China Program, Room 319, General Board of Global Ministries, The United Methodist Church, 475 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10115.
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Date posted: Nov 17, 2010

Stamford, Connecticut, October 12, 2010--The mission agency of The United Methodist Church is slightly more than halfway to the goal of starting 400 new congregations outside the United States in the four-year period from 2009 to 2012.
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Date posted: Oct 12, 2010

September 17, 2010--The number of Americans living in poverty has climbed, and The United Methodist Church is looking for ways to help.
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Date posted: Sep 17, 2010

The China News Summary is compiled monthly by the United Methodist China Program, Room 319, General Board of Global Ministries, The United Methodist Church, 475 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10115.
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Date posted: Aug 17, 2010

San Jose, California, August 11, 2010--More than 200 persons from 10 sub-ethnic groups gathered in San Jose, California, at the end of July for the first convocation of Asian American United Methodists in 11 years. Among the highlights were frank assessments by several United Methodist Asian American bishops on the relation of Asian American ministries to the rest of the church.
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Date posted: Aug 12, 2010

Nashville, Tennessee, August 3, 2010--Racial and ethnic communities, along with immigrants, will play important roles in the future of The United Methodist Church in the United States. More cross-cultural ministries are also emerging. These facts were clearly in evidence at the 2010 School of Congregational Development meeting in Nashville July 29 to August 2.
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Date posted: Aug 03, 2010

Edinburgh, Scotland, June 9, 2010--The 2010 World Mission Conference in Edinburgh recognized a direct descendent of the only Korean participant, who was Methodist, at a landmark missionary conference a hundred years ago.
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Date posted: Jun 09, 2010

Edinburgh, Scotland, June 4, 2010--Strong Methodist commitment to the worldwide Christian mission was visible and clear at "Witnessing to Christ Today," the ecumenical World Mission Conference in Edinburgh, Scotland on June 2-6.
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Date posted: Jun 04, 2010

New York, NY, April 19, 2010--Karen Viveros dreamed of becoming a doctor, but how? She grew up in a single-parent household in Nemby, a poor neighborhood in Paraguay. There was, however, a bright light in what otherwise seemed dim future prospects: her local Methodist church, where she became a youth leader at age 12.
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Date posted: Apr 19, 2010

The Rev. Dennis Miller, who averages 10,000 miles a year on his Harley-Davidson, is riding a new bike in a new place this week as he traverses the hills of Vietnam.
Source: United Methodist News Service
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Date posted: Apr 16, 2010

Now online, this month's summary includes: New leadership for Nanjing Union Theological Seminary U.S. angers China over arms sale to Taiwan Music studio in Catholic church bridges Church and society Beijing and Dalai Lama resume talks 3,000 dinosaur footprints, all travelling in same direction, discovered in Shandong...and more!
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Date posted: Mar 29, 2010

Siem Reap, Cambodia, December 14, 2009-- Thirty-eight young Methodist leaders from eight countries gathered in Siem Reap, Cambodia, earlier in the fall to explore ways they can work together for justice and peace in a globalized world. They formed the Sixth Conference Asian Methodist Youth Network (AMYN).
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Date posted: Dec 14, 2009

A few years ago, Pastor Mike Slaughter of the Ginghamsburg United Methodist Church in Tipp City, Ohio, challenged the congregation to remember in their gift-making that Christmas celebrates Jesus' birthday. "Christmas in Not Your Birthday!" became a slogan in one of the most remarkable examples of Christian compassion and care in the contemporary church.
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Date posted: Dec 11, 2009

The China News Summary is compiled monthly by the United Methodist China Program, Room 1335, General Board of Global Ministries, The United Methodist Church, 475 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10115.
Source: Evangelization and Church Growth
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Date posted: Nov 24, 2009

New York, NY, November 13, 2009--The General Board of Global Ministries, the mission agency of The United Methodist Church, is changing the way it delivers and monitors funds for international mission work.
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Date posted: Nov 13, 2009