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	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
	Communities of Shalom to Hold 7th "Summit" in South Carolina Madison, New Jersey, June 2, 2009--The seventh national "summit" of Communities of Shalom, a movement promoting faith-inspired community development, is slated for Columbia, South Carolina, October 28-31. The theme is "Stepping Up to Shalom: Seeking Systematic Change through Community Development." Source: GBGM Press Releases More about: Communities \| General Conference \| Justice \| United States \| Date posted: Jun 02, 2009
	New Group Will Study Church’s Worldwide Nature Twenty United Methodists from across the globe have been named to a committee to develop recommendations related to the worldwide nature of The United Methodist Church. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: General Conference \| Global connections \| United Methodist Church \| World \| Date posted: Mar 03, 2009
	Focus on Global Ministries: An Interview with The Rev. Edward W. Paup The Rev. Edward W. Paup announced to the directors of Global Ministries that he would realign the board's staff and organize the agency's work around the Four Areas of Focus adopted by the delegates of the 2008 General Conference: Developing principled Christian leaders for the church and the world; Creating new places for new people and renewing existing congregations; Engaging in ministry with the poor; and Stamping out the killer diseases of poverty by improving health globally. Source: New World Outlook More about: Advocacy \| Communities \| Education \| Evangelization \| GBGM news \| General Conference \| Missionaries \| Poverty \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Advance \| World \| Date posted: Jan 05, 2009
	The Growth of Methodism in Africa A Contribution to Methodism in the United States During the 2008 United Methodist General Conference, clergy and lay leaders reminded participants about the growth of The United Methodist Church in Africa and the decline in membership in the United States and Western Europe. The 2008 North Texas Annual Conference, which I attended as a clergy member, also dedicated much time to discussions regarding membership. Source: New World Outlook More about: Communities \| General Conference \| Global connections \| International affairs \| United Methodist Church \| Methodism \| Africa \| Date posted: Nov 01, 2008
	Major Staff Reassignments at General Board of Global Ministries New York, NY, Oct. 28, 2008—Four top executives of the United Methodist mission agency have new responsibilities related to four denominational program priorities. Source: GBGM Press Releases More about: GBGM news \| General Conference \| United Methodist Church \| Action alerts \| Statements \| United States \| Date posted: Oct 29, 2008
	Church Court: Structural Changes Require Legislation The top court of The United Methodist Church has ruled that the denomination's legislative body would need to enact enabling legislation in 2012 to change the church's structure in the United States. The Judicial Council, in its first meeting since the election of five new members last spring, also remanded two cases on key issues—church membership and same-gender marriages—back to their respective conferences, citing an absence of official documentation needed to decide the cases. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: General Conference \| United Methodist Church \| Methodism \| North Central U.S. \| United States \| Date posted: Oct 29, 2008
	New Mission Head Makes Poverty Fight a Priority The Rev. Edward Paup is convinced poverty can be eliminated. As the new top executive of the United Methodist General Board of Global Ministries, he expects the mission agency to provide denominational leadership toward that goal through networking with other organizations both inside and outside the church. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Christian love \| GBGM events \| GBGM news \| GBGM programs \| General Conference \| United Methodist Church \| Wesley \| World \| Date posted: Oct 21, 2008
	World Communion Sunday October 5, 2008 On the first Sunday in October, Christians from around the globe will celebrate our oneness in Christ--in a world ever more in need of peacemaking. In the spirit of this celebration, gather with us on October 5 as we encourage our church's capacity to engage in mission. Source: Mission Contexts and Relationships More about: Education \| GBGM programs \| General Conference \| Special Sundays \| United Methodist Church \| Youth \| World \| Date posted: Sep 30, 2008
	The Bigger Picture I'm an editor and word dithering is important to me. I think we ought to take the time to get the words right, because words should represent what we really mean to say. We need to listen to each other and change our minds every now and then about the words we print in our books of Resolutions and Discipline. I'm glad our doctrines are living documents that stretch and grow and change with the growing pains of our church. But is a committee of 1000 members the best way to get this done? Source: New World Outlook More about: Christian love \| Communities \| General Conference \| International affairs \| United Methodist Church \| Partners/partnerships \| South Central U.S. \| United States \| Date posted: Jun 29, 2008
	Missionaries Serve at General Conference Missionaries made significant contributions to the proceedings of the 2008 General Conference serving as delegates, interpreters, photographers, accompaniers, and witnesses. Their quiet labors, which took place in large part behind the scenes, created bridges of understanding between people, among delegations, and across the boundaries of national borders that separate people from one another. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: GBGM programs \| General Conference \| Missionaries \| United Methodist Church \| Methodism \| South Central U.S. \| United States \| Date posted: May 02, 2008
	Church Joins Global Health Campaign The United Methodist Church "ramped up" its commitment to fight malaria by agreeing to enter into a capital campaign to raise $75 million to $100 million for global health. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: General Conference \| World \| Date posted: May 02, 2008
	Church Supports People of Tibet and Taiwan United Methodists have officially affirmed support for 'the people of Tibet and their struggle for independence and autonomy.' The action came May 1 as General Conference, the denomination's top legislative body, met at the Fort Worth Convention Center. The petition on Tibet was among the consent calendar items approved that day. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: General Conference \| Tibet \| Date posted: May 02, 2008
	Our Ascension Mystery: What Have We Learned? Looking forward to Ascension Sunday, United Methodist Bishop Hope Morgan Ward of Mississippi Conference reflected on "the great Christian mystery that illumines our faith" in morning worship at the denomination's General Conference two days before the Ascension celebration on May 4. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: General Conference \| United Methodist Church \| Methodism \| South Central U.S. \| United States \| Date posted: May 02, 2008
	Environmental Protection Resolutions Readopted General Conference delegates renewed three resolutions initiated by the Women's Division and the General Board of Global Ministries to protect the environment in separate votes this week. The measures required renewal under a 2004 General Conference rule mandating review of resolutions eight years after adoption. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: Environment \| General Conference \| United Methodist Church \| South Central U.S. \| United States \| Date posted: May 02, 2008
	La Nouvelle déclaration de mission dirige les disciples vers la transformer le monde 2 Mai 2008 \| FORT WORTH, Texas (UMNS): L’Eglise Méthodiste Unie a raffiné sa déclaration de mission le 28 Avril, pour l’impliquer dans la vie et le travail de l’église. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Communities \| General Conference \| International affairs \| United Methodist Church \| Methodism \| Cote d´Ivoire \| South Central U.S. \| United States \| Date posted: May 02, 2008
	Gates Thanks United Methodists For Partnership United Methodists have decided to wipe out malaria because "brothers and sisters don't sit back and let each other die," said William H. Gates Sr., co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: General Conference \| World \| Date posted: May 02, 2008
	United Methodists Accept New Litany as Part of Social Creed The United Methodist Church, on the last day of its 2008 General Conference, celebrated the 100th anniversary of its Social Principles, which are guidelines for the social behavior of its members and institutions. Earlier in the meeting it adopted a litany to accompany a denominational Social Creed, which stands at the conclusion of the principles. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: General Conference \| Social Principles \| United Methodist Church \| Methodism \| South Central U.S. \| United States \| Date posted: May 02, 2008
	United Methodists Contribute to Native Center, Site of 1864 Massacre The United Methodist Church will contribute to the development of a learning center on the site where in 1864 a Methodist preacher was responsible for the deaths of 150 Native Americans. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: Communities \| General Conference \| United Methodist Church \| Methodism \| South Central U.S. \| United States \| Date posted: May 02, 2008
	New Mission Statement Directs Church to Transform the World United Methodists refined their mission statement on April 28, 2008, to infuse a mission directive into the life and work of the church. The statement now reads, "The mission of the Church is to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world." The latter phrase was added in the revision and will now appear in the United Methodist Book of Discipline, the denomination's official manual. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: Christian love \| General Conference \| United Methodist Church \| Methodism \| South Central U.S. \| United States \| World \| Date posted: May 01, 2008
	Proposed New Hymnal Will Go to 2012 Assembly United Methodist congregations in the United States could have a new United Methodist Hymnal within five years. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: General Conference \| Music \| United Methodist Church \| South Central U.S. \| United States \| Date posted: Apr 30, 2008
	Bishop Violet Fisher: Church Must Offer "Radical Hospitality" to Diverse World Bishop Violet Fisher of Western New York issued a call for "radical hospitality" toward immigrants, people of color, and all people during a morning worship at General Conference. She helped set the tone for a day focused on diversity and racial justice. Source: Women's Division More about: General Conference \| World \| Date posted: Apr 30, 2008
	Liberia President Sirleaf Addresses United Methodists Liberia President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf told a worldwide gathering of United Methodists that her country and her church share a common commitment to eradicate poverty. Sirleaf, a member of the Monrovia (Liberia) United Methodist Church, greeted delegates to the denomination's top lawmaking body as "fellow Christians and fellow Methodists" many times during her April 29 address to the 2008 General Conference. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Communities \| General Conference \| International affairs \| United Methodist Church \| Women \| Methodism \| South Central U.S. \| United States \| Date posted: Apr 29, 2008
	Ugandan Children's Choir Brings Energy to Church Business Meeting A choir of bright smiling children from Uganda brought United Methodist leaders to their feet Monday afternoon, April 27. Dancing up a storm, the children, aged 4 to 12, enlivened delegates to the denomination's top legislative body during a pause in the deliberations. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: Children \| General Conference \| Music \| United Methodist Church \| South Central U.S. \| United States \| Date posted: Apr 29, 2008
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