You are invited and encouraged to join an online webinar with Global Ministries staff, Church and Community Workers, and National Plan for Hispanic/Latino Ministries missionaries as they meet from September 17 to 20, 2011 at the Life Enrichment Center in Fruitland Park, Florida, to learn about the new and transformative ways to serve as United Methodist missionaries in rural or urban settings around the United States.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Education | Evangelism | Internet | Mission opportunities | Missionaries | Rural | Urban | Focus on Leadership Development |
Date posted: Aug 30, 2011

The United Methodist Special Program on Substance Abuse and Related Violence (SPSARV) launches a monthly podcast series called "Speak About It!" to profile inspiring people who work in substance abuse ministries across the United Methodist connection.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Communities | Health | Internet | United Methodist Church | Focus on Global Health |
Date posted: Apr 29, 2011

Congratulations on behalf of all of us at Global Ministries to our communicators who won a total of 19 awards at the DeRose-Hinkhouse Memorial Awards, sponsored by the Religious Communications Council (RCC), an interfaith organization. These include four top awards, 11 awards for excellence, and four certificates of merit.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: GBGM news | Internet | United Methodist Church | Focus on Ministry with the Poor |
Date posted: Apr 14, 2011

Stamford, Connecticut, April 13, 2011--Through the marvel of technology, missionaries and other new church developers from a half-dozen countries told their stories to directors of the United Methodist General Board of Global Ministries meeting in a suburban Connecticut hotel. The one-hour mission celebration was broadcast on the internet.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Communities | Evangelism | GBGM events | Global connections | Internet | Mission opportunities | United Methodist Church | Partners/partnerships | Focus on Congregational Development | Vietnam |
Date posted: Apr 13, 2011

The Mission Initiatives of the General Board of Global Ministries have captured the imagination of United Methodists across the connection, sparking a passionate response from local churches and mission volunteers.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Internet | Mission opportunities | United Methodist Church | Partners/partnerships | Focus on Congregational Development | Cameroon | Europe | Honduras | Lithuania | Malawi | Russia | Senegal |
Date posted: Mar 03, 2011

When the first edition of the weekly Methodist Recorder and General Christian Chronicle appeared in 1861, Queen Victoria was on the British throne, railway mania was in full swing, Charles Dickens was writing Great Expectations, and Abraham Lincoln had just been elected President of the United States.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Evangelism | Global connections | International affairs | Internet | John Wesley | Mission opportunities | United Methodist Church | Methodism | Focus on Congregational Development | United Kingdom |
Date posted: Feb 08, 2011

Our desire to connect with family and friends reaches a peak during Advent and the holiday season. Few people want to be alone on Christmas and New Year's Eve, and many feel distant from God.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Advent | Bible | Christian love | Christmas | Ecumenical | Global connections | Globalization | Internet | Jesus Christ | Peace | United Methodist Church | Partners/partnerships | Focus on Congregational Development |
Date posted: Dec 15, 2010

The time of Advent reminds me to wait, wait, wait. Yet my social-media habit encourages me to hurry, hurry, hurry. This December I've found these modes--of waiting and of hurrying--are at odds. While I am happy to be connected to so many friends and family through social media, I fear my round-the-clock digital connectedness is distracting me from a deeper relationship with the people in my life and with God.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Advent | Global connections | Internet | Peace | Welfare | Women | Focus on Congregational Development |
Date posted: Dec 09, 2010

Since its inception in 2008, Advancing Hope has fulfilled the goal of providing engaging stories of mission and helpful information on resources and opportunities that celebrate success and meet the challenges of people in need. Subscription to this monthly e-newsletter has climbed steadily, doubling within the past nine months.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Internet | Newsletters | Advance | Focus on Ministry with the Poor |
Date posted: Sep 30, 2010

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: Mission Contexts and Relationships
More about: Children | Economy | Ecumenical | Education | GBGM programs | Global connections | Globalization | International affairs | Internet | Newsletters | Research | Mission updates | Asia and the Pacific Islands | China | Hong Kong | Macau | Taiwan | Tibet |
Date posted: Jun 08, 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: Mission Contexts and Relationships
More about: Economy | Ecumenical | GBGM programs | Global connections | Globalization | International affairs | Internet | Newsletters | Research | Older adults | Mission updates | Asia and the Pacific Islands | China | Hong Kong | Macau | Taiwan | Tibet |
Date posted: May 29, 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: Mission Contexts and Relationships
More about: Donations | Ecumenical | Education | Emergencies | GBGM programs | Global connections | Globalization | International affairs | Internet | Natural disasters | Newsletters | Research | Advance | Partners/partnerships | Asia and the Pacific Islands | China | Hong Kong | Macau | Taiwan | Tibet |
Date posted: Jul 01, 2008

Founded on the principles of a Covenant to Care, CAM has welcomed people from all over the world from many different backgrounds. CAM has touched and even saved the lives of of thousands. CAM has operated on the motto, "There Is More to Living with AIDS than AIDS"-- including spiritual needs. Our Stories pages and Memorials pages are visited often
Source: Health & Welfare Ministries, GBGM
More about: AIDS/HIV | Bible | Christian love | Family | Health | Internet | Prayers | World |
Date posted: Jul 08, 2002

DISC is for persons living with physically or mentally challenging conditions, their friends, families, caretakers, lay associates, and clergy. We offer information related to disability concerns, yet add the dimension of spiritual care. We have material on developmental disabilities, mental illness, creative writing by or related to persons with disabilities, and resources in the area of disability ministry for both individuals and faith communities on our web site and e-mail list.
Source: Health & Welfare Ministries, GBGM
More about: Disabilities | Health | Internet | United Methodist Church |
Date posted: Jul 08, 2002

An information source for churches wishing to look at accessibility issues for people with hearing loss, but unsure of how and where to start. It includes a ideas, model audit form, theological resources, and a glossary.
Source: Health & Welfare Ministries, GBGM
More about: Advocacy | Bible | Disabilities | Evangelism | Internet | Justice | United States |
Date posted: Mar 06, 2002