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September
39 articles found for September, 2006.
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This Sunday, October 1, 2006, United Methodists
will come together once again to celebrate World
Communion Sunday, a time of communion with
Christians all over the world, and a joining
together in an effort to serve God in life-
changing ministries. The offerings from this
Special Sunday will help to support the education
and training of church and community leadership –
individual students from around the world whose
future work will have a lasting impact on the
communities in which they serve.
Date posted:Sep 28, 2006
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Though beset with economic problems, Zimbabwe is
still "a very pleasant place to live," say United
Methodists working with Africa University there.
Date posted:Sep 27, 2006
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The mission agency of The United Methodist
Church
will sponsor regional training events in 2007
and
2008 to help congregations in the United States
launch or expand alcohol and drug team
ministries.
Date posted:Sep 26, 2006
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The UMCOR Hotline, September 26, 2006
In Today's Hotline:
Red Arrow-giftUS: Midwest Storms
Red Arrow-gift Disaster Recovery: Theology of
Case Management
Red Arrow-giftLiberia: A House to Come Home to
Red Arrow-giftResources for Churches: New
Bulletin Insert
Date posted:Sep 26, 2006
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Two new postage stamps in the Philippines honor a
100-year-old Methodist hospital and its founder.
Bishop Solito K. Toquero, president of the United
Methodist Commission on Archives and History,
told a Sept. 19-21 meeting of the agency that the
Philippine government created the stamps to
express appreciation for the Mary Johnston
Hospital in Tondo, Manila.
Date posted:Sep 26, 2006
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In “The Servant Song,” Richard Gillard writes:
“Brother, let me serve you, let me be as Christ to
you;
pray that I may have the grace to let you be my
servant,
too.” There is no doubt in my mind that being in
mission is not about a special place of assignment
but,
rather, about an awareness of the opportunities to
witness to God’s love through our lives—wherever we
are—and to receive in those situations.
Date posted:Sep 25, 2006
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You are invited! There’s still room to travel
with 100 members of United Methodist annual
conferences who are forming mission teams to
travel the dusty roads of Palestine-Israel from
January 15-26, 2007.
The goal of the mission study-pilgrimage is to
embody this year’s church-wide study of
Shalom/Salaam/Peace and next year’s study of
Israel-Palestine.
Date posted:Sep 22, 2006
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NASHVILLE (9/18/06)—The National Shalom Committee
of The United Methodist Church met in mid-
September at the Scarritt-Bennett Center in
Nashville to reflect on the current ministries of
local Communities of Shalom and plan for upcoming
training and education about the principles of
Shalom.
Date posted:Sep 22, 2006
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Francis M. Harrington, the Methodist missionary
who led the Methodist witness to Bolivia in 1906,
reflected on the difficult beginnings: "I have
put faith into my work, and I know it will bear
good fruit."
A hundred years later, on the Aug. 20 anniversary
of the initiation of the Evangelical Methodist
Church in Bolivia, some 6,500 Methodists,
representing the 10,000-member denomination,
marched through the center of the capital city of
La Paz...
Date posted:Sep 22, 2006
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Each summer for the last five years, the
Deaconess Program Office of The United Methodist
Church has sponsored a five-day seminar for young
adult women interested in social justice issues
as these relate to faith in Jesus Christ. Living
Justice responds to the church’s mandate that
deaconesses and home missioners work
to “eradicate the causes of injustice and all
that robs life of dignity and worth.”
Date posted:Sep 21, 2006
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Leaders of the United Methodist Church's Hispanic
caucus are seeking ways to care for immigrants,
as political debate over U.S. border policy
continues to heat up.
Members of Methodists Associated Representing the
Cause of Hispanic Americans (MARCHA) devoted
their Sept. 14-17 meeting to immigration issues.
Date posted:Sep 21, 2006
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“Little things I can do will make a difference.
My presence will make a difference,” stated Nedra
Scott from Texarkana, Texas, who along with Erin
Castillo from El Paso, Texas, worked at the
Bethune House Migrant Women’s Refuge in Hong Kong
as a United Methodist Global Justice Volunteer.
The two stood alongside abused migrant women who
fought for their legal rights in courthouses.
They joined the displaced migrant women in the
streets of Hong Kong to protest the lowering of
migrant workers’ minimum wage.
Date posted:Sep 19, 2006
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“Mary,” 3, who had been abandoned by her mother,
looked longingly at the parcels. The older
children beamed with excitement. They had been
told their missionary friend was visiting them and
the contents of the packages—children’s Bibles,
clothing, healthy snacks, hygiene items, library
books and school supplies—were for them.
Date posted:Sep 19, 2006
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The UMCOR Hotline, September 19, 2006
In Today's Hotline:
Palestine: Hardships Continue in Gaza
Sri Lanka: Helping People Return Home
DRC: Giving Girls a Better Future
New Resource for Churches: Spiritual Care in
Disaster Response
Date posted:Sep 19, 2006
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United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan
invites all world citizens to pray for peace for
one day on September 21st.
“Twenty-four hours is not a long time. But it
is...long enough to look over the barricades, or
through the barbed wire, to see if there is
another path,” said the Secretary-General at the
International Day for Peace last year.
Date posted:Sep 18, 2006
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This summer, I had the privilege of visiting
Russia, where I witnessedthe passion and
excitement young people there have for God and
whatGodcan do in everyone's life.
In the short, 15-year history of United Methodism
in Russia, youngpeople are already strong
leaders. As musicians and small-
groupfacilitators, pastors and teachers, prayer
partners and eventcoordinators, young people are
creating the future of the UnitedMethodist Church
in Russia today.
Date posted:Sep 18, 2006
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Sharon Thomas, vivacious and funny, appears to be
the picture of
health. You might not think of her winning smile
when you put a face on
the HIV/AIDS pandemic. But there she is, living
with AIDS for 18 years.
Date posted:Sep 15, 2006
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Daniela, 4, has attended our hot-breakfast program
since she was 2 weeks old. She and the rest of her
family of 10 live in a neglected neighborhood on
the outskirts of Villa Mercedes, Province of San
Luis, Argentina. Daniela is one of a growing
number of children who benefit from this weekend
ministry.
Date posted:Sep 14, 2006
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The UMCOR Hotline, September 12, 2006
In Today's Hotline:
Middle East: Children Wish for a Future
Afghanistan: UMCOR Completes Three Schools
Sudan: Sustaining Hospitality in the Midst of
Conflict
New Resource for Churches: Medicine Box Guide
Date posted:Sep 12, 2006
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New Life Community United Methodist Church in
Jacksonville, Fla., lives up to its name by
bringing new life into its community, especially
among youth.
This vibrant church has an action-oriented
ministry led by its visionary pastor, the Rev.
Candace Lewis, and aided by Global Ministries’
Community Developers Program. Since its birth in
June 1997, New Life’s ministry has grown so large
that it recently purchased and moved into a new
six-acre campus that includes a sanctuary and
youth ministries building.
Date posted:Sep 11, 2006
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Each year, on the anniversary of the Sept. 11
terrorist attacks, the Rev. Myrna Bethke has two
roles: pastor and grieving family member.
During the family service at the World Trade
Center site, she remembers her brother, William
Bethke, who perished in the towers that day.
Later, in her own community, she helps lead a
general memorial service.
Date posted:Sep 11, 2006
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Christine Lee was in her office at the United
Methodist General Board of Global Ministries when
she learned of the terrorist attack on the World
Trade Center.
Life for her family has never been the same.
Lee's sister, Nancy Yuen Ngo, was last seen on
the 95th floor of Tower 1, according to a 9/11
victims Web site. She was 36 years old, with a
husband and two daughters, ages 2 and 6.
Date posted:Sep 11, 2006
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The view from the window of Larry McGaughey's law
office changed after the Sept. 11 terrorist
attacks.
Gone are the looming towers, replaced by what
looks like a construction site. But McGaughey,
who fled his office before the collapse of the
World Trade Center that day, is back, along with
many others in the neighborhood.
Date posted:Sep 11, 2006
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The fifth anniversary of the tragedies of
September 11, 2001 invites Christian reflection
on faith and fear, and on what that awful day
says about the human spirit and human relations
in the future.
Date posted:Sep 08, 2006
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The Rev. James K. Law knows what it is like to
live in the shadow of the Sept. 11 terrorist
attacks.
The pastor of the Chinese United Methodist Church
in Chinatown ministered to rescue workers at
Ground Zero, dealt with church members suffering
from trauma and temporary displacement from their
apartments, and watched the economy of Chinatown
fall apart.
Date posted:Sep 08, 2006
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Five Years After 9/11: A Time to Pray, Reflect, and Renew (Worship Resources)
September 11th is a time to pray for God's
guidance and reflect on the meaning of life, human
aspirations, and the power of sin. It is also a
time to renew our commitment to ministries of
peace, reconciliation, and restoration around the
world.
Date posted:Sep 07, 2006
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"Brilliant light, light of joy, light of glory,
Jesus Christ." The workshop - seventeen women
between 14 and 50 years of age - began with this
song. Pastors Lilian and Miriam shared with us
the privilege of being part of a people that
seek a world of justice and peace.
Date posted:Sep 05, 2006
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Won't you help me sing, the song of
thanksgiving, "Asante sana Yesu, Asante sana
Yesu”-“We thank you, thank you Jesus” with Spean
Chivit Congregation. It was a brand new
beginning on July 16, 2006. The first worship
service in the brand new building at Spean
Chivit Methodist Church in Cambodia was about to
start.
Date posted:Sep 05, 2006
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When I was in my mid-50s, I underwent some major
changes in my life. I came up with the notion of
becoming a missionary, which shocked me and some
of the people close to me. My profession was
social work which did not seem that different from
being a missionary.
Date posted:Sep 05, 2006
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The UMCOR Hotline, September 05, 2006
In Today's Hotline
US: "The Needs Beyond House Repair"
Liberia: Helping Farmers
New—Free Resources From UMCOR
Date posted:Sep 05, 2006
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This issue of New World Outlook
considers why we engage in mission as a church,
as individuals, and as the official mission
agency of The United Methodist Church. Theology,
the study of God and how God relates to the
world, is a subject for all members of the
church, clergy and laity. When considering
mission theology, we turn our attention to how
God relates to the world through us as we reach
out to others in mission ministry.
Date posted:Sep 01, 2006
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It was a dark and stormy night when the captain
was called to the bridge of the mighty ship. It
had all the latest marine technology, but the
officers on deck felt a little uneasy about
their
exact position.
Date posted:Sep 01, 2006
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The scriptural mandates and goals of the General
Board of Global Ministries of The United
Methodist Church remain clear, solid, and
compelling: To make disciples of Jesus Christ.
To
strengthen, develop, and renew Christian
congregations and communities. To alleviate
human
suffering. To seek justice, freedom, and peace.
Date posted:Sep 01, 2006
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I have a dear friend who became pastor of a
small
church that had seen better days. Try as he
might, he could not get the older members of the
congregation sitting in the back pews to move to
the front, where the worship experience would
improve by having a mass of people together. One
day, he finally asked an old man why he
continued
to sit by himself in the back. The old man
replied, “I’ve sat in this pew for the last 40
years. It is not my fault that the people who
used to sit all around me have died or moved
away.”
Date posted:Sep 01, 2006
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The General Board of Global Ministries’ mission
statement, established on biblical and Wesleyan
foundations, was crafted during the Cold War in
reaction to voices from around the world. As I
reflected on the current mission statement and
the United States social environment in which
Global Ministries operates, questions came to
mind ...
Date posted:Sep 01, 2006
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Reexamining the theology that undergirds the
General Board of Global Ministries, I’ll begin
by
addressing the issues of “local” and “global.” A
century ago, local generally
meant “here” and global, “far away”;
local meant “mono-everything” and
global, “multi-everything”; local
meant “uniformity” and global, “diversity.”
Date posted:Sep 01, 2006
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At the consultation you will meet Cambodian
leaders (District Superintendent and local
pastor)
and colleague missionaries (Mission
Superintendent
and Volunteers-In-Mission Coordinator) working
with the new Methodist Mission in Cambodia (MMC).
You will learn about the priority mission
programs
of the MMC. You will also have a chance to
interact with others as they share their personal
mission stories of Cambodia.
Date posted:Sep 01, 2006
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Teaching systematic theology and Christian ethics
for 15 years at an ecumenical college in northern
Nigeria, I was able to concentrate research on
Christian ethics and to complete a book on that
subject. I considered that a way to answer God's
call. During our 10 years at St. Paul's United
Theological College in Limuru, Kenya, in addition
to teaching, I felt led by the Spirit to focus on
writing about systematic theology.
Date posted:Sep 01, 2006
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Selling one or two ice chests full of shrimp
will not give Lai's family all they need to
survive but it is the best he can do these days.
Fishing is not the same since Hurricane Katrina
cost him his livelihood. Lai is one of many
Vietnamese shrimp fishermen who have lived on
the Gulf Coast for 20 years or more.
Date posted:Sep 01, 2006
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