Native American Ministries Sunday  by Cynthia Kent In 1988, the General Conference established Native American Awareness Sunday to remind the church of the gifts and contributions made by Native Americans to this denomination and to society. Celebrated on the third Sunday ... (continue)
Partnering with Native American Congregations  by Alvin Deer The United Methodist Church is a racially diverse church! There, I said it! We find people of all racial backgrounds as members. The problem is that there just aren't enough of them in our congregations. Within the United ... (continue)
The Native American Comprehensive Plan Planting in the Good Ground of Native America  by Anita Phillips In 1999, I was serving as the district superintendent for the Southern District of the Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference. There were 45 Native American churches in my district, mostly small-town or rural congregations. ... (continue)
The Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference Disaster Response Team  by David Wilson The history of Native American people shows that disasters have been a part of our lives since the US government began its quest to remove Native American peoples from their homelands and assimilate them into the dominant ... (continue)
Coming Full Circle Native American Pastors  by Mary Beth Coudal Consider the circle of an Ojibway dreamcatcher. It lacks a beginning and an ending. Within the circle of a dreamcatcher, all are connected. Native American pastors who serve non-Native congregations have used the symbol of ... (continue)

A New Spirit  This issue of New World Outlook visits a number of Native American ministries around the country. An important distinction for this coverage is that the work described in these pages is not something that the white-majority church is doing for Native Americans. These are ministries of outreach initiated, developed, and maintained by Native Americans—Native Americans are the missionaries. ...(continue)

The online version of New World Outlook features selected articles from the printed magazine. These additional stories appear in the print publication.

The Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference by David Wilson Hurricane Rita Recovery, Recognition, & Protection by Kirby Verret Tree of Life Ministry: An Ecumenical Cross-Cultural Service Effort in the Dakotas by Carol Lakota Eastin SEJANAM: Southeastern Jurisdictional Agency for Native American Ministries by Darlene Jacobs Rockingham District Native American Cooperative Ministry by Gary Locklear Youth Work in Rockingham District Native American Cooperative Ministry by Gary Locklear Flying With Eagles: A Youth Peer Leadership Training Program by Carol Lakota Eastin Youth Group’s Dance Troupe Preserves Nanticoke Traditions by James Melchiorre Youth and Young Adults of the Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference by Glen Chebon Kernell, Jr. North Central Jurisdiction Native American Ministries by Carol Lakota Eastin and Fred Shaw

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