Cohort number four! Calling all parents, mentors, teachers, and youth workers who wish to improve their parenting and mentoring of youth, especially Black and Brown Youth, and those who may know people who qualify – FREE of cost Weaving together villages of care to nourish
June 2, 2023 The Rev. Susan Henry-Crowe’s worldview started when she was 16 and attended a United Nations seminar focusing on the Middle East. The youth group from Buncombe Street United Methodist Church in Greenville, South Carolina, spent six months studying the Middle East before
It’s good to be back in Hong Kong. After two months of travel for my itineration followed by attending a research conference in Japan, its been good to be back in Hong Kong for a bit. Finally, getting to settle back in and caught up
May 31, 2023 Preaching on the education of children, Methodism founder John Wesley began with the familiar Proverbs (22:6) passage, “Train children in the right way, and when old, they will not stray.” “Is it not reasonable to suppose,” Wesley asked, “that a Christian education
New GBCS theological intern shares his background, interest and motivation for Civil and Human Rights advocacy work. May 31, 2023 From an early age, I’ve had a strong passion for both my faith and politics. I remember celebrating Obama’s election and writing an article about
Since the early 1980s, United Methodists have had at least one statement in the Book of Resolutions encouraging the use of inclusive or expansive language for God that reflects the full range of the biblical witness to the nature of God and language for human
Agency statement critical of the Fiscal Responsibility Act, which creates barriers and budget cuts for those who need protection most June 1, 2023 Compromise Contradicts United Methodist Social Principles The bipartisan Fiscal Responsibility Act negotiated between President Biden and Majority Leader McCarthy reveals an insidious
May 30, 2023 This week, Council of Bishops President Bishop Thomas J. Bickerton released a brief video message for annual conferences and local churches. The presentation is intended for use at their gatherings and/or via their communication channels. It was filmed and produced by United
May 24, 2023 The United Methodist Mongolia Mission Initiative Summit gathered at Christ United Methodist Church in Honolulu with participants from Mongolia, South Korea and [the U.S.] to discuss the ministry’s future and direction. The United Methodist Board of Global Ministries sent Helen May Shepherd
May 26, 2023 If all the Rev. Carlton R. “Sam” Young had ever done was edit The United Methodist Hymnal, he’d have a secure place in United Methodist history. But he did so much more. “Young was the undisputed dean of Protestant mainline church music