Issues in Global Mission Policy and Practice:  Two in a Series. What Do You Do About an Open Door? by Alan Rice One foggy Appalachian summer morning about halfway to the construction site, somebody in the pickup truck noticed an open doorway in the old home place at Cane Creek in Yancey County. The curl of wood smoke and the clothes ... (continue)
A Covenant of Relationships  by Chet and Jodi Cataldo Picture yourself living in another country with different customs—among people speaking another language, maybe having another value system or set of beliefs—trying to communicate a message of hope and life that is available ... (continue)
Southeast Eagles Project  by Ann Saunkeah Many churches in the southeast region of the Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference are located in very rural areas. Church membership is small on the average, smaller than the definition of “small church” in the Book of Discipline. ... (continue)
Implementing the National Comprehensive Plan for Town and Country Ministries  by Carol J. Thompson “One more family in the church packed their things, boarded up the house, and moved out this week. They can’t find a job. they can’t sell their house. all they feel that they can do is start over.”... (continue)
In UMCOR’s Ministries, God Uses All Gifts for Big Purposes  by L. Beher, J. Kinberger, S. Rowland, N. Valvolizza In any given year, the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) responds to a heart- stopping range of emergencies: earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, cyclones and typhoons, war, civil strife, outbreaks of cholera, fire, ... (continue)

Open Doors to Mission  by Christie R. House The central question of this issue of New World Outlook sets off many more questions. What do you do about an open door? Do you go through it, or do you stand at the threshold and call in? Do you knock first? Do you wait for those inside to come out before you relate to them? Do you close the door? The question provokes more questions than it does answers. ...(continue)

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Counting the Hours: United Methodist Volunteers in Mission Assessing the Korean American Mission Program Planning Your Mission Celebration Events 2004 Planning Calendar for United Methodist Missions Special Sundays: What They Mean to Mission Sowing Seeds of Peace, Justice, and World Understanding The End of Mission Stories of Faith: Reflection Mission Memo Bulletin Inserts on Mission

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