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	Methodists in Puerto Rico Elect New Bishop New York, NY, November 18, 2000--A clergyman who is also a trained musician is the bishop- elect of the Methodist Church of Puerto Rico. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: GBGM news \| Global connections \| Missionaries \| United Methodist Church \| Focus on Leadership Development \| Puerto Rico \| Date posted: Nov 18, 2009
	Two United Methodists Honored for Ecumenical Service Minneapolis, Minnesota, November 12, 2009-- Lois Dauway, an executive of the United Methodist General Board of Global Ministries, was honored for outstanding service to ecumenism at the 2009 General Assembly of the National Council of Churches and Church World Service. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: Ecumenical \| United Methodist Church \| Focus on Leadership Development \| Date posted: Nov 12, 2009
	Service Marks 225th Anniversary of a Defining Moment in Methodist History Frederica, Delaware, Nov. 11, 2009--On a bright November Sunday, 125 United Methodists gathered to thank and praise God at the spot where, 225 years earlier, events converged to shape the course of American Methodism. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: Missionaries \| United Methodist Church \| Focus on Congregational Development \| Focus on Leadership Development \| Date posted: Nov 12, 2009
	Global Mission Grants Cover Four United Methodist Priorities New York, NY, November 10, 2009--More than $1.8 million in "mission opportunity grants" were approved or confirmed by directors of the United Methodist General Board of Global Ministries at their annual meeting in Stamford, Connecticut, in mid-October. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: Education \| Finance \| Health \| Focus on Congregational Development \| Focus on Leadership Development \| Focus on Ministry with the Poor \| Focus on Global Health \| Congo DR \| Japan \| Middle East \| Pakistan \| Palestine \| Date posted: Nov 10, 2009
	Application Process for Executive Mission Post Open until November 20 November 20 is the deadline for receiving applications and nominations with resumes for the position of chief executive (general secretary) of the international mission agency of The United Methodist Church. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: GBGM news \| United Methodist Church \| Focus on Leadership Development \| United States \| World \| Date posted: Nov 04, 2009
	James C. Logan, Noted Professor, Dies at 77 Winchester, Virginia, October 25, 2009-- A "Service of Life and Resurrection for The Rev. Dr. James C. Logan," 77, was held in Winchester, Virginia, on Saturday, October 24. The long-time professor at Wesley Theological Seminary, Washington, DC, died on October 17 at a medical center in Winchester. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: Education \| Focus on Leadership Development \| Date posted: Oct 26, 2009
	Two New Missionary Couples Oct. 14, 2009 \| STAMFORD, Conn. (UMNS) Shannon and David Goran use the Internet to advertise their campus ministry to students in the Ukraine. So it seemed fitting that the young couple’s formal commissioning as missionaries of The United Methodist Church could be viewed live as a Webcast. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: GBGM events \| GBGM news \| Mission opportunities \| Missionaries \| Focus on Leadership Development \| Thailand \| Ukraine \| Date posted: Oct 15, 2009
	"Is the Lord Among Us?" Mission Leader Gives Resounding "Yes" Stamford, Connecticut, October 14, 2009--"The Lord is among us," the president of the General Board of Global Ministries told directors of the mission agency at their annual meeting, held in Stamford, Connecticut on October 12-14. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: GBGM events \| GBGM news \| Global connections \| Mission opportunities \| Missionaries \| Focus on Congregational Development \| Focus on Leadership Development \| Focus on Ministry with the Poor \| Focus on Global Health \| Date posted: Oct 14, 2009
	Commissioning for Global Mission Vocations Reaches a Global Methodist Community Stamford, Connecticut, October 13, 2009--The United Methodist Church formally commissioned 40 persons to mission vocations in a powerful service of celebration and commitment on the night of October 13 in Stamford, Connecticut. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: GBGM events \| GBGM news \| General Conference \| Global connections \| Mission opportunities \| Missionaries \| Focus on Leadership Development \| Focus on Ministry with the Poor \| Cambodia \| Caribbean Islands \| Japan \| Liberia \| Mongolia \| South Africa \| Thailand \| Ukraine \| Date posted: Oct 14, 2009
	Mission as "Connective Wiring" in Sharing God's Love in the World Stamford, Connecticut, October 13, 2009-- Those who engage in mission form the "connective wiring" that makes possible the sharing of God's love by United Methodists and ecumenical partners with all of God's children, the chief mission executive of the denomination told directors of the General Board of Global Ministries, meeting October 12-14 in Stamford, Connecticut. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: GBGM events \| GBGM news \| General Conference \| Mission opportunities \| Missionaries \| United Methodist Church \| Focus on Congregational Development \| Focus on Leadership Development \| Focus on Ministry with the Poor \| Focus on Global Health \| Date posted: Oct 13, 2009
	Live Commissioning: Take Part in Mission History in the Making The General Board of Global Ministries cordially and joyfully invites all members of The United Methodist Church to take part in the commissioning of new missionaries, deaconesses, and home missionaries on the evening of October 13, 2009. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: GBGM events \| Missionaries \| Youth \| Focus on Leadership Development \| Date posted: Oct 12, 2009
	Academy for Church Growth Hears Calls for an "Evangelical Missiology" Freetown, Sierra Leone, October 6, 2009--From a site overlooking the Atlantic Ocean and Freetown, Sierra Leone, a new series of United Methodist Academies for Evangelization and Church Growth in Africa got under way in early October. Twenty pastors and lay leaders from Sierra Leone and Liberia took part. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: Education \| Evangelism \| Missionaries \| United Methodist Church \| Focus on Leadership Development \| Africa \| Liberia \| Nigeria \| Sierra Leone \| Date posted: Oct 07, 2009
	Job Description: General Secretary, General Board of Global Ministries The Board of Directors, under the direction of President Bishop Bruce Ough, has designated a search committee to undertake a global search for the next General Secretary. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: GBGM news \| Global connections \| United Methodist Church \| Focus on Leadership Development \| Date posted: Oct 05, 2009
	Church and Community Workers: 125 Years of Mission and Counting Gallant, Alabama, September 29, 2009--A year- long celebration will mark the 125th anniversary of a United Methodist missionary movement devoted to the ministry with the poor and marginalized in the United States. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: GBGM events \| GBGM news \| Global connections \| Mission opportunities \| Missionaries \| United Methodist Church \| Focus on Leadership Development \| Date posted: Oct 01, 2009
	Missionary Commissioning to be Broadcast Live on Internet New York, NY, September 28, 2009--The United Methodist Church will commission 32 missionaries and nine deaconesses and home missioners in an October 13 celebration that will be the first such service broadcast live on the internet. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: Communities \| GBGM events \| Global connections \| International affairs \| Missionaries \| Focus on Leadership Development \| Date posted: Sep 28, 2009
	Together We Will Transform the World: World Communion Sunday 2009 World Communion Sunday is when Christians from all around the globe celebrate our oneness in Christ. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: Special Sundays \| Focus on Leadership Development \| Date posted: Sep 24, 2009
	Global Mission Agency Seeks New Chief Executive New York, NY, September 21, 2009--The United Methodist General Board of Global Ministries has opened a search for a new general secretary to lead the international mission agency that has personnel, projects, and partners in 136 countries. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: GBGM news \| United Methodist Church \| Focus on Leadership Development \| Date posted: Sep 21, 2009
	Events To Consider United Methodist Future in Eurasia United Methodist leaders from three continents will convene in mid-October to focus on the future of the church in Eurasia, a vast area incorporating most of the former Soviet Union. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: Evangelization \| GBGM programs \| United Methodist Church \| Focus on Congregational Development \| Focus on Leadership Development \| Asia and the Pacific Islands \| Belarus \| Europe \| Georgia \| Kazakhstan \| Kyrgyzstan \| Moldova \| Russia \| Tajikistan \| Ukraine \| Uzbekistan \| Date posted: Sep 10, 2009
	Ken Thompson Rediscovered In 1960, a 17-year-old high school senior won a photo contest in his hometown and was recommended by his art teacher to an editor working on a magazine for the United Church of Christ (UCC). Source: New World Outlook More about: Christian love \| Civil rights \| Communities \| Education \| GBGM news \| Hate \| Human rights \| Peace \| Poverty \| Prayers \| Race \| Social Principles \| United Methodist Church \| Youth \| Mission updates \| Focus on Leadership Development \| United States \| Date posted: Sep 01, 2009
	North Texas Donates $500,000 to Africa University July 14, 2008 \| DALLAS (UMNS) The United Methodist North Texas Annual (regional) Conference has donated $500,000 to build a new student health center at Africa University, with plans to contribute another $500,000 to the Zimbabwe school. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Education \| Global connections \| United Methodist Church \| Focus on Leadership Development \| Zimbabwe \| Date posted: Aug 19, 2009
	Baltic United Methodist Theological Seminary Marks Anniversary with a New President Tallinn, Estonia--The 15th anniversary of the largest United Methodist theological seminary in Europe was marked by the installation of a new president and an espiscopal address linking the role of theological schools to the practice of Christian mission. Source: GBGM Press Releases More about: Education \| Evangelism \| Evangelization \| GBGM news \| International affairs \| Mission opportunities \| United Methodist Church \| Focus on Leadership Development \| Estonia \| Finland \| Latvia \| Lithuania \| Moldova \| Russia \| Ukraine \| Date posted: Aug 17, 2009
	Summer Interns Video This video shows nine young adults sharing their beliefs, stories, songs, and laughter during their orientation at Stony Point Retreat Center in Stony Point, New York. They were selected to participate in Global Ministries' Summer Intern program based on applications received in the spring. Source: Mission Personnel More about: GBGM programs \| Missionaries \| Youth \| Focus on Leadership Development \| Focus on Ministry with the Poor \| United States \| Date posted: Aug 07, 2009
	United Methodists Challenged to Seek More Young Clergy Evanston, Illinois, July 30, 2009--The 2009 United Methodist School of Congregational Development got under way with a rousing appeal to the denomination to greatly increase the number of ordained clergy under the age of 35. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: Education \| GBGM events \| Globalization \| United Methodist Church \| Youth \| Focus on Congregational Development \| Focus on Leadership Development \| Date posted: Jul 30, 2009
	Albanian United Methodists Get First Native-Born Pastor and First Hymnal New York, NY, July 6, 2009--The United Methodist Church in Albania observed two important "firsts" in the late spring and early summer of 2009. It received its first indigenous Albanian pastor and the first hymnal in the Albanian language. Source: GBGM Press Releases More about: Evangelism \| Global connections \| Music \| United Methodist Church \| Focus on Leadership Development \| Albania \| Date posted: Jul 06, 2009
	Aviation Ministry The world's biggest head of broccoli--that's what my passengers saw when they first looked down on the canopy of virgin rainforest covering much of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Source: New World Outlook More about: Communities \| Conflict \| Global connections \| Globalization \| Health \| Hunger \| Mission opportunities \| Missionaries \| Poverty \| Rural \| Violence \| Welfare \| Focus on Leadership Development \| Congo DR \| Date posted: Jul 01, 2009
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