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Nina began to experience pain and unusual
bleeding. She had been working hard taking care
of her four small children but didn't think she
had strained herself that much.
Date posted:Nov 30, 2007
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We followers of Jesus Christ, lovers of the God
who called all into being…begin Advent. With a
wake-up call, we prepare for the mystery once
again of the King who came and is still coming.
But a call to what?
Date posted:Nov 30, 2007
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The United Methodist Church will begin its
official online survey in December of the 992
delegates to its 2008 General Conference.
Date posted:Nov 30, 2007
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President George W. Bush observed World AIDS Day
by calling on the U.S. Congress to double funding
to treat and prevent HIV/AIDS overseas.
In the process, the president and his visit to a
United Methodist church in Maryland spotlighted a
United Methodist ministry to orphans of AIDS in
Namibia, Africa.
Date posted:Nov 30, 2007
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We welcome indications from the United
Nations that the number of HIV/AIDS cases
worldwide in late 2007 may not be as high as
estimates placed it a year ago, but there is less
good news in the report than some headlines
suggest. While the cawse total is now set at 33.2
rather than 39.5 million, other statistics show
that the number of persons living with AIDS
continues to rise, with 6,800 new infections per
day.
Date posted:Nov 29, 2007
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Congress has revised the tax law to permit donors
over age 70 1/2 to make charitable gifts through
their IRAs without suffering a tax penalty. Your
gift - ranging from as little as $10 to the legal
maximum of $100,000 - can help support your
favorite charities.
Date posted:Nov 27, 2007
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How are delegates elected to the United Methodist
General Conference? How many votes are required
for the assembly to approve a petition? What is
the role of bishops in the once-every-four-years
gathering? And why is it important to keep a copy
of the Daily Christian Advocate handy throughout
the proceedings?
Date posted:Nov 27, 2007
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For someone living in Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, or
Belarus it is not difficult to identify with the
congregations in the New Testament letters. Paul
is writing to new local churches facing multiple
challenges.
Date posted:Nov 27, 2007
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The Rev. Adam Hamilton sees the New Testament
Book of the Acts of the Apostles unfolding in
Eurasia today as The United Methodist Church
plants congregations in an expanse covering 11
times zones. The Rev. Hamilton and the Church of
the Resurrection, which he pastors, are deeply
involved in the Russia Initiative of the General
Board of Global Ministries, the international
mission agency of the denomination. Rev. Hamilton
was host pastor for the 13th Consultation of the
Russia Initiative, held at his church on Nov. 15-
17.
Date posted:Nov 21, 2007
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"After thinking about participating in a
Primetimers event for several years, it was great
to be able to come, to learn (much more than I
thought I might) and to stretch beyond the
familiar," said Mary Jane Russell of Hamburg, New
York. Mary Jane was one of seventeen participants
in recent the Primetimers event "Globalization:
The Challenge of Global Community" held in New
York City from October 14 - 19.
Date posted:Nov 21, 2007
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They came from the Singing Christians United
Methodist Church in Kurgan, Russia: 12 young
women, filling the hall with musical praise and
prayer as joyful, as gentle as an angelic chorus.
Date posted:Nov 20, 2007
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The spotlight of volunteer mission service fell
on a camp near the Voronezh River during a
consultation of the United Methodist Russia
Initiative, meeting in Leawood, Kansas on
November 14-17.
Date posted:Nov 20, 2007
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United Methodist congregations in Russia today
are somewhat like the churches to which the
Apostle Paul wrote his letters: young and
striving toward maturity. This comparison, made
by Bishop Hans Växby of Moscow, struck a positive
cord at the 13th Consultation of the United
Methodist Russia Initiative, a mission program
that also embraces Ukraine, Belarus, and Moldova.
Date posted:Nov 20, 2007
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Potlucks can take on many forms. In some parts of
Indiana in the United States, they're
called "pitch-ins"; in many European Methodist
churches, "bring and share." The Italian
Protestants call such a meal "agape."
Date posted:Nov 16, 2007
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A message of hope and praise from The General
Board of Global Ministries.
Date posted:Nov 16, 2007
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Be salt and light.
Glorify God and benefit people.
These two Chinese Christian couplets, the message
taken from Matthew 5: 13-16, are frequently found
on the door posts and pillars of churches all
over China. They serve as a reminder to China's
20 million Protestant Christians that faith,
hope, and love should radiate beyond the four
walls of the church building.
Date posted:Nov 13, 2007
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The UMCOR Hotline for November 13, 2007
In Today's Hotline:
Mexico: Hurricane Noel Flood Recovery
Zimbabwe: UMCOR Helps Food Crisis in Zimbabwe
Nicaragua: Hurricane Felix Recovery
Worldwide: Hope for Graduates of Magambe
Date posted:Nov 13, 2007
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"Florise Jackson Newton was a faithful witness to
Christ and a devoted servant of God's mission,"
said Bishop Joel N. Martinez of San Antonio,
president of the General Board of Global
Ministries, the international mission agency of
The United Methodist Church. "Her integrity, her
love for the church, and her service to this
board were an inspiration to me. I will miss
Florise and her gifted leadership very much."
Date posted:Nov 13, 2007
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In 2008, Africa University's first satellite
campus will open in Maputo. The project is a
collaborative effort with the Methodist University
of São Paulo, Brazil, and the United Methodist
Board of Higher Education and Ministry.
Date posted:Nov 09, 2007
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God is using mission partnerships to energize,
invigorate, and transform United Methodist
congregations in both the United States and the
Eastern and Balkan region of Europe.
Date posted:Nov 09, 2007
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Iowa Bishop Gregory Vaughn Palmer was elected
Nov. 8 to lead the worldwide Council of Bishops
of The United Methodist Church. He will begin his
two-year term as the council's president in May
2008.
Palmer will succeed Bishop Janice Riggle Huie of
Houston, whose term expires during the 2008
General Conference meeting next spring in Fort
Worth, Texas.
Date posted:Nov 09, 2007
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Declaring war "incompatible with the teachings
and example of Christ," the bishops of The United
Methodist Church called on leaders of all nations
to begin an immediate withdrawal of troops from
Iraq.
The bishops also urged against deploying
additional troops to Iraq and against
establishing permanent military bases in the
Middle Eastern country.
Date posted:Nov 09, 2007
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Health-care teams volunteering under the banner
of United Methodist Volunteers in Mission (UMVIM)
continue to grow and adapt creatively to the
unique health needs they find in Africa, Asia,
the Caribbean, and the Americas.
In 2006, a total of 2,907 volunteers served on
264 teams with a health-promoting purpose,
according to UMVIM jurisdictional reports.
Date posted:Nov 06, 2007
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Banana chips, guava jelly, mushrooms, and bags
made of woven palm leaves do not usually conjure
images of family or community empowered, or of
Christian ministry. They do in areas of the
Philippines where a church-sponsored livelihood
program is bringing spiritual and economic
renewal.
Date posted:Nov 06, 2007
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United Methodist pastors and surviving spouses in
Mozambique will receive additional pension
benefits beginning in 2009 following a decision
by an interagency pensions committee.
As a part of an initiative to provide pensions
for United Methodist clergy serving churches
outside the United States, representatives from
five United Methodist agencies agreed Nov. 3 to
make the two annual (regional) conferences in
Mozambique the denomination's second pilot
pension project.
Date posted:Nov 06, 2007
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This issue of New World Outlook is a celebration
of The Advance for Christ and His Church, a
second-mile giving program that was set up in
1948 and is still going strong almost 60 years
later. How strong? The latest estimate for total
Advance giving since 1948 is $1,201,211,569.
That's 1.2 billion dollars. As impressive as that
is, that's not what the celebration is about.
Date posted:Nov 05, 2007
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The blissful four-year-old voices ring out to
visitors as they enter the preschool building at
the McCurdy School in Española, New Mexico. The
work of The Advance, the designated giving arm of
The United Methodist Church, becomes as real as
the smiles on the faces of the children sitting
in a circle on the floor. Providing excellent
education, mentoring, and counseling for students
from preschool through twelfth grade, McCurdy
School is just one of numerous Advance projects
that make a lasting impact on people's lives in
the name of Jesus Christ.
Date posted:Nov 05, 2007
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We are preparing for an anniversary in the
mission outreach of our denomination and in so
doing, we are invited to remember and anticipate,
to celebrate and reinvent. The year 2008 will
mark the 60th anniversary of The Advance for
Christ and His Church.
Date posted:Nov 05, 2007
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Trying to keep up with China's economic and
social development is like the well-known Chinese
expression, "trying to smell flowers while
galloping on horseback." Facts and figures dash
by as China changes at a dizzying pace. Its
astonishing economic growth accounts for one-
third of all global activity.
Date posted:Nov 05, 2007
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The Red Bird Valley, nestled in the Appalachian
mountains of southeastern Kentucky, is an
isolated area where three counties come together.
The area is underdeveloped, cut off from the
educational and medical services of the county
seats, with very few employment opportunities for
the people of Appalachia. In a region with very
little, The United Methodist Church is a presence
that has provided hope to a part of the country
that many have forgotten.
Date posted:Nov 05, 2007
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Resources to use to celebrate the 60th
Anniversary of The Advance for Christ and His
Church.
Date posted:Nov 05, 2007
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The children had visited the school several times
just to touch the school desks and practice
holding their pencils. They could hardly wait to
don their school uniforms.
Date posted:Nov 02, 2007
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More than 400 supporters of a United Methodist
mission outreach to West Africa packed a suburban
Indianapolis banquet hall Oct. 28 to celebrate 20
years of educational and medical ministries in
two countries torn by civil war.
Operation Classroom was designed originally as a
partnership linking the United Methodist General
Board of Global Ministries and the church's
Liberia and Sierra Leone annual (regional)
conferences with the two Indiana annual
conferences to upgrade secondary education in the
West African countries.
Date posted:Nov 01, 2007
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