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DOWNLOAD THIS RESOURCE AS A PDF >> The work of cross-racial/cross-cultural (CRCC) ministry requires one to juggle a variety of mindsets, heart sets, and skill sets. This work requires one to root one’s identity in a spirit of openness and humility as one journeys with others across differences. This can be complex and nuanced work that oftentimes necessitates […]
2023년 6월 27일 (이글은 연합감리교뉴스가연합감리교회 세계선교부와 협력하여 세계 각지에서 섬기고 있는 선교사들의 기도 제목과 소명을 포함해 팬데믹 이후 현지에서 감당하는 사역들을 상세히 소개하는 <선교사를 소개합니다> 시리즈다. 이번에는 세계선교부 본부에서 사역하는 김은하 선교사의 사역에 대해 소개한다.) 1. 선교사가 되기까지 한국 시골 교회의 목회자 자녀로 자란 나는, 선교사 전기를 읽으면서 막연하게 선교의 꿈을 품게 되었습니다. 그런데 막상 대학 진학을 고민할 때가 되자 늘 어렵게 사시는 부모님을 보고 마음이 바뀌어 먼저 돈을 많이 벌고 싶었습니다. 그래서 돈 잘 버는 직업을 가지려면 좋은 대학에 들어가야 할 듯해 공부를 열심히 하려고 마음을 […]
THE EPISCOPAL OFFICE AND THE BOARD OF PENSION AND HEALTH BENEFITS It is with sadness that we inform you of the death of Mrs. Joann Beard, the spouse of Rev. Gary Beard, a retired member of the California-Pacific Conference, on August 30, 2023. Mrs. Beard is survived by her spouse, Gary, and children: Steve and Debbie. A memorial […]
April 15, 2021 I remember the pastor sharing the resurrection story and carefully and convincingly highlighting the women who were first to arrive at the empty tomb and become the first evangelists. He asked us to see ourselves in the ongoing story of Good News of the Risen Christ and the victory over sin and […]
August 29, 2023 Japan first announced plans to dump the wastewater in 2013. Despite strong dissent from churches, other nations, and civil society organizations, Japan confirmed plans to begin discharging the wastewater on 24 August. General secretary of the Pacific Conference of Churches, Rev. James Bhagwan, referenced a statement made by Fijian prime minister Sitiveni […]
August 16, 2023 “We first mourn the many people and families caught suddenly in the racing flames of this historic fire, fanned and fed by furious winds driving down from the hills to the sea,” wrote WCC acting general secretary (during the vacation) Marianne Ejdersten. “We grieve the incalculable loss of lives of people simply […]
Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated from September 15 through October 15 each year in the United States. The celebration begins in the middle of the month because September 15 marks the anniversary of the independence of five countries: Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala. It is followed by Mexico’s Independence Day, September 16, […]
September 4, 2023 Bishop Melvin Talbert died on August 3rd at the age of 89. One of seven children born to sharecropper parents in rural Louisiana, he was ordained a pastor in 1963 into a segregated Methodist church. He was elected and served as bishop of The United Methodist Church from 1980 until the year […]
August 31, 2023 Vulnerable families in the Davao Area now have access to clean water thanks to a rainwater-harvesting project led by The United Methodist Church in the Philippines. Without a sustainable water source, people living in Barangay Novele and other nearby neighborhoods suffered from sanitation- and health-related concerns. The church rolled out its WASH […]
August 30, 2023 It’s the first sermon by a new pastor at the church. She is not Caucasian. “What did you think of our new pastor?” one congregation member asks another. The reply: “Well, actually, I don’t know what I think, because I couldn’t understand a single word she said.” When it’s pointed out that […]
