The face of missionaries has changed, with nearly 50 percent of United Methodist missionaries coming from places outside the United States. "We now have missionaries who are coming from everywhere and going everywhere," said Thomas Kemper, who leads the denomination's mission agency.
Source: GBGM Mission News
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Date posted: Mar 01, 2012

Missionary service in the 21st century follows the New Testament's mission mandate to move outward from Judea into all parts of the world. Strongly influenced by the 19th century Protestant mission initiative that originated in Europe and North America, missionary service--especially in the Methodist tradition--combined spiritual piety with social ministry. In the 19th century, parts of Africa, Asia, and Latin America were considered to be suitable areas for mission.
Source: New World Outlook
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Date posted: Mar 01, 2012

New York, NY, October 13, 2011--United Methodist mission work in three South East countries--Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam--is being divided into separate operational units because of significant growth and maturity. Also, work in Mongolia is being brought into the denomination's formal organizational system.
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Date posted: Oct 14, 2011

New York, NY, October 12, 2011--A dynamic Korean American church in one of earth's most ethnically diverse neighborhoods was the setting where ten new United Methodist missionaries were sent into the world on October 11.
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Date posted: Oct 12, 2011

Bishop Rev. Bruce Ough Blesses 39 LSMC Certified Pastors In September 2011, the second annual meeting of the Lao Samphan Methodist Church (LSMC) of the South East Asia Mission Initiative--which includes Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam--was held. Rev. Bruce Ough, presiding bishop of the West Ohio Conference and president of the General Board of Global Ministries of The United Methodist Church, recognized and blessed 39 certified pastors of the LSMC.
Source: GBGM Mission News
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Date posted: Oct 12, 2011

In addition to standard business meetings, the Global Ministries fall board meeting will include opportunities for worship, building new relationships, and actively exploring new ways to facilitate mission. For the first time, directors will meet at the agency's New York City offices. The semi-annual meeting is scheduled to take place October 10-13, 2011.
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Date posted: Oct 06, 2011

After more than three weeks of training, ten United Methodists will be commissioned and sent to missionary assignments around the world. Global Ministries executive Judy Chung says that the training helps prepare the individuals for the mission field while building a foundation of support.
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Date posted: Oct 04, 2011

New York, NY, August 18, 2011--With celebratory singing and dancing, 25 candidates processed down the aisle of the Interchurch Center chapel in New York City to be commissioned as US-2s and Mission Interns by the General Board of Global Ministries of The United Methodist Church.
Source: GBGM Mission News
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Date posted: Aug 22, 2011

Dallas, Texas, July 28, 2011: The conference room at the Vital Congregation Intensive at the 2011 School of Congregational Development was filled with some 30 people eager to discuss the denomination's new "Call to Action," and the implications for their congregations.
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Date posted: Aug 01, 2011

More than 40 United Methodists with a heart for Lithuania came together for the annual Lithuania consultation from May 6 to 7, 2011, at Centreville United Methodist Church in Centreville, Virginia.
Source: GBGM Mission News
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Date posted: Jun 03, 2011

Two by two, the early followers of Christ went into an unknown world to prepare the way for Jesus. On their journey, surely they met resistance and opposition as well as kindness and joy upon receipt of the Good News.
Source: GBGM Mission News
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Date posted: May 18, 2011

Last year, two Cambodian pastors--Svay Youthearoath and Sok Sovandy--left for Singapore to pursue Master of Divinity degrees at Trinity Theological College. This was a milestone in the history of the Methodist Mission in Cambodia (MMC).
Source: New World Outlook
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Date posted: Mar 24, 2011

As people of all ethnicities take time to reflect on the contributions of African Americans, many will note the strong connections to the church and the community. A sense of mission provides the network through which those connections flourish.
Source: GBGM Mission News
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Date posted: Feb 04, 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.
Source: GBGM Mission News
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Date posted: Feb 01, 2011

Boston, Massachusetts, November 23, 2010--The major addresses at a Boston conference marking the 100th anniversary of the World Missionary Conference, Edinburgh 1910, are available online. The internet address is http://www.2010boston.org.
Source: GBGM Mission News
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Date posted: Nov 23, 2010

Yaounde, Cameroon, August 9, 2010--The United Methodist Church in Cameroon has ordained its first nine pastors (elders), including one woman. This historic occasion took place on July 31 at the civic auditorium in Yaounde, the capital of the West African country.
Source: GBGM Mission News
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Date posted: Aug 09, 2010

United Methodist Bishop Heinrich Bolleter, Geneva Secretary of the World Methodist Council, offers his observations on Edinburgh 2010, the ecumenical world mission conference held in Edinburgh, Scotland, on June 2-6. The event marked the one hundredth anniversary of a landmark missionary conference in 1910. Bishop Bolleter, who is retired from the Southern and Century Europe Central Conference, represented the World Methodist Council on a committee of "stakeholders" that assisted in planning the 2010 conference, which had the theme "Witnessing to Christ Today."
Source: GBGM Mission News
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Date posted: Jun 10, 2010

Edinburgh, Scotland, June 6, 2010--A broadly ecumenical world mission conference ended with a call to Christians to work together, not against one another, as they engage in God's mission of "love to the whole creation."
Source: GBGM Mission News
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Date posted: Jun 08, 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.
Source: GBGM Mission News
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Date posted: Jun 04, 2010

Edinburgh, June 4, 2010--Christian mission among people of other faiths was a complex, recurring theme at "Witnessing to Christ Today," the broadly ecumenical World Mission Conference held in Edinburgh, Scotland, June 2-6.
Source: GBGM Mission News
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Date posted: Jun 04, 2010

Edinburgh, Scotland, June 3, 2010--Is united Christian witness possible today, given the historical divisions within the church and the increasing cultural and political diversity within the Christian family?
Source: GBGM Mission News
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Date posted: Jun 03, 2010

Edinburgh, Scotland, June 3, 2010--In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus says that if his disciples stopped bearing witness to him, "the stones would shout out."
Source: GBGM Mission News
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Date posted: Jun 03, 2010