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	"Across the Miles" in Mission  Greensboro, North Carolina, November 20, 2009- -Isaiah, prophet of ancient Israel, told his people that God was saying to them, "I will give you as a light to the nations that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth." This promise provided the theme scripture for "Across the Miles," a consultation focused on United Methodist mission in the Eastern Europe and the Balkan countries. Source: GBGM Mission News More about:global connections|mission opportunities|missionaries|Wesley|Focus on Congregational Development|global connections|mission opportunities|missionaries|Wesley|Focus on Congregational Development| Europe| Date posted: Nov 20, 2009
	Five Loaves at the Lord's Table  New York, NY, October 19, 2009--Five loaves from diverse cultures represent the bread of life and the church as the body of Christ in a new litany for Holy Communion introduced at the annual meeting of The United Methodist Board of Global Ministries. Source: GBGM Mission News More about:communities|evangelization|mission opportunities|missionaries|Focus on Congregational Development| Afghanistan|India|Pakistan|Africa|Middle East|Latin America| Date posted: Oct 19, 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|GBGM events|GBGM news|mission opportunities|missionaries|Focus on Leadership Development| Thailand|Ukraine| Date posted: Oct 15, 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|GBGM events|GBGM news|General Conference|global connections|mission opportunities|missionaries|Focus on Leadership Development|Focus on Ministry with the Poor| Cambodia|Japan|Liberia|Mongolia|South Africa|Thailand|Ukraine|Caribbean Islands| Date posted: Oct 14, 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
	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
	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|GBGM events|GBGM news|global connections|mission opportunities|missionaries|United Methodist Church|Focus on Leadership Development| Date posted: Oct 01, 2009
	Mission: Cameroon  New York, NY, September 17, 2009--The United Methodist Church in Cameroon, West Africa, has a bright future, but just how bright depends upon the strength of the network of mission partnerships required to sustain a young Christian community. This is especially true in a multilingual country with a great variety of religious options. Source: GBGM Mission News More about:communities|GBGM news|global connections|international affairs|mission opportunities|missionaries|United Methodist Church|volunteers|partners/partnerships|Focus on Congregational Development|communities|GBGM news|global connections|international affairs|mission opportunities|missionaries|United Methodist Church|volunteers|partners/partnerships|Focus on Congregational Development| Cameroon| Date posted: Sep 17, 2009
	Vera's Notebook  At age 60, I met and fell in love with the internet. One of my first discoveries was that United Methodist churches could apply for free web space on the General Board of Global Ministries' website. I decided that our church should have a webpage. Source: New World Outlook More about:communities|global connections|internet|mission opportunities|Focus on Congregational Development| Date posted: Sep 01, 2009
	Communication as Mission  The receivers of communication are not mere objects. They themselves make meaning as they process the message being sent. Source: New World Outlook More about:communities|global connections|mission opportunities|poverty|women|Focus on Ministry with the Poor| India|South Africa|Sri Lanka| Date posted: Sep 01, 2009
	Forty Years of Methodist Collaboration in Latin America and the Caribbean  São Paulo, Brazil, August 27, 2009-- Representatives of Methodist churches from across Latin America and the Caribbean gathered at the Methodist University of São Paulo, August 17-21, to celebrate 40 years of collaboration in ministry. Source: GBGM Press Releases More about:communities|ecumenical|global connections|international affairs|mission opportunities|United Methodist Church|partners/partnerships|Focus on Congregational Development|communities|ecumenical|global connections|international affairs|mission opportunities|United Methodist Church|partners/partnerships|Focus on Congregational Development| Argentina|Bolivia|Brazil|Chile|Colombia|Costa Rica|Cuba|Dominican Republic|Ecuador|El Salvador|Guatemala|Honduras|Mexico|Nicaragua|Panama|Peru|Puerto Rico|Uruguay|Venezuela|Caribbean Islands| Date posted: Aug 27, 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|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
	Hallelujah Moment from Chile: Holes Are Filled  Harrell, now a missionary, came to realize that many persons who want to see only beauty and eat only delicacies have "holes" within that go unfilled. She says, "During my years in Chile, I have witnessed a filling of the 'hole' among many members of Volunteers in Mission (VIM) teams or individuals who have ventured to live and work with those living in poverty." Source: Mission Education More about:children|communities|education|global connections|mission opportunities|missionaries|poverty|United Methodist Church|women|youth|Focus on Ministry with the Poor| Chile| Date posted: Aug 14, 2009
	Ministry and Mushrooms in the Philippines  New York, NY, July 23, 2009--The Rev. Leslie Casupanan de la Cruz is both a shepherd and a farmer. She watches over the flock of the Camachile United Methodist Church in Luzon, the northern island of the Philippines, and helps villagers to cultivate a cash crop of mushrooms. Source: GBGM Press Releases More about:children|education|global connections|mission opportunities|poverty|rural|women|youth|Focus on Ministry with the Poor|children|education|global connections|mission opportunities|poverty|rural|women|youth|Focus on Ministry with the Poor| Philippines| Date posted: Jul 23, 2009
	Bulgaria-North Carolina Mission Partnership Flourishes  New York, NY, July 20, 2009--A two-year-old mission partnership is bringing new energy for Jesus Christ to three small United Methodist congregations in Bulgaria and the West Market Street United Methodist Church in Greensboro, North Carolina. Source: GBGM Mission News More about:communities|evangelism|global connections|mission opportunities|United Methodist Church|volunteers|partners/partnerships|Focus on Congregational Development|communities|evangelism|global connections|mission opportunities|United Methodist Church|volunteers|partners/partnerships|Focus on Congregational Development| Bulgaria| Date posted: Jul 20, 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|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
	Centennial of Methodism in Russia Observed  New York, NY, June 25, 2009--The 100th anniversary of Methodism in Russia was celebrated in St. Petersburg in an ecumenical service of worship in mid-June. The occasion also marked the 130th year since Methodism arrived in what was then Czarist Russia, in the region that is today the Baltic countries. Source: GBGM Mission News More about:evangelism|evangelization|global connections|international affairs|mission opportunities|United Methodist Church|partners/partnerships|Focus on Congregational Development|evangelism|evangelization|global connections|international affairs|mission opportunities|United Methodist Church|partners/partnerships|Focus on Congregational Development| Russia| Date posted: Jun 25, 2009
	Retired Mission Leader John Johannaber Dies at 86  New York, NY, June 25, 2009--The Rev. Dr. John W. Johannaber, who once headed the mission personnel unit of the United Methodist General Board of Global Ministries, died at his home in Oxford, Georgia, on June 9, 2009. He was 86 years old. Source: GBGM Press Releases More about:education|mission opportunities|missionaries| Russia|Zimbabwe| Date posted: Jun 25, 2009
	A Mission Intern and Sojourner: From North Carolina to South Africa to New York  New York, New York, June 9, 2009--Six years after Brittany Brooks' father dropped her off at Pfeiffer University for her first year in college, he drove her back again last month. However, Ms. Brooks returned to the United Methodist University not to pick up her dorm- room keys but to give the keynote address for "Mission Awareness Week." Source: GBGM Mission News More about:mission opportunities|youth|mission opportunities|youth| South Africa|North Eastern U.S.| Date posted: Jun 09, 2009
	Nine College Students Emphasize Love and Service this Summer   New York, NY, June 2, 2009--"We as young people should be leaders in reaching out and serving others," Joe Riddle said. Mr. Riddle is one of nine Summer Interns going to work at United Methodist-related community centers. "I believe that love is the answer, love will find a way." Source: GBGM Mission News More about:children|education|GBGM news|hunger|mission opportunities|poverty|youth|Focus on Ministry with the Poor|children|education|GBGM news|hunger|mission opportunities|poverty|youth|Focus on Ministry with the Poor| Date posted: Jun 02, 2009
	Hallelujah Moment from Senegal: "Overcoming Taboos"  "I have been in the dark without knowing anything about myself," a young man told us in Diamniadio, where we were holding HIV education and testing. "There are no talks about sex in the home and I cannot even sit with my sisters." Source: Mission Education More about:AIDS/HIV|Christian love|communities|GBGM programs|health|mission opportunities|missionaries|United Methodist Church|partners/partnerships|Focus on Global Health| Senegal|Africa| Date posted: May 22, 2009
	September 2009 'Discernment Event' Planned to Assist Laity in Finding God's Will for Their Lives New York, New York, May 15, 2009--The word "discern" means to recognize or identify. Discerning the will of God for life is a necessary responsibility of every Christian. United Methodist laity--women and men--seeking to discern God's will for their futures will have that opportunity in mid September, 2009. Source: Mission Personnel More about:communities|GBGM programs|mission opportunities|missionaries|United Methodist Church|women|men|Focus on Congregational Development| United States|North Eastern U.S.| Date posted: May 15, 2009
	Scholarships for Leadership  New York, NY, May 1, 2009--Scholarships totaling $1,348,321 for advanced and college- level study in the 2009-2010 academic year were approved on April 29 by directors of the General Board of Global Ministries, meeting in Stamford, Connecticut. Source: GBGM Mission News More about:civil rights|education|global connections|globalization|international affairs|loans|mission opportunities|youth|Focus on Leadership Development|civil rights|education|global connections|globalization|international affairs|loans|mission opportunities|youth|Focus on Leadership Development| Date posted: May 01, 2009
	A Race for Water  New York, NY, April 17, 2009--Michael Lightfoot wanted to do something exciting and worthwhile for his 50th birthday. His choice for a birthday celebration combines his love of running and his commitment to Christian mission. Source: GBGM Mission News More about:donations|GBGM news|global connections|health|mission opportunities|poverty|rural|water|welfare|partners/partnerships| South Africa|Africa| Date posted: Apr 17, 2009
	Stepping into the World at Easter  In preparing for Easter this year, I recalled my first journey to the Land of the Bible as a young pastor. Especially vivid is my experience at the Garden Tomb outside the Old City. Source: GBGM Administration More about:Christian love|Easter|global connections|Jesus Christ|mission opportunities|United Methodist Church|statements|Christian love|Easter|global connections|Jesus Christ|mission opportunities|United Methodist Church|statements| Israel|Palestine|Middle East| Date posted: Apr 08, 2009
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