A recent United Methodist Church gathering in Dallas, on the theme of discerning the call to ministry, prompted this piece by Vicki Brown of the UMC's Office of Interpretation, General Board of Higher Education and Ministry....
The Rev. Kathryn Ransdell recently left the staff of First United Methodist Church of Dallas and moved to Canada. Her husband had found a new job there. But before she left, Ransdell preached a sermon on health care, and...
The South Central Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church, which includes North Texas, will move from 11 to 10 bishops in 2012. And one key detail of the downsizing was announced today by Bishop Earl Bledsoe of the Dallas...
A number of Texans contributed essays to the new book "Beyond the Burning Bush: Hearing and Answering God's Call," edited by Vicki Brown, Meg Lassiat, and Sharon G. Rubey. The book tells individuals' stories of their call to ordained...
Attempting to set an example of sacrifice during hard times, the bishops have voted to cut their salaries by nearly $5,000. The UM News Service has the story....
That's the subject of this short essay from the Wesley Report....
I church, you church, we church. If we can get used to "impact" as a verb, why not "church"? Here's a story on the United Methodist Church's "Rethinking Church" campaign, which debuts today....
The United Methodist Church has made a priority of fighting malaria through the distribution of mosquito nets. Here's a press release about a major effort the denomination will be helping with in Sierra Leone:...
The United Methodist News Service has a story about UMC officials visiting Capitol Hill to meet with lawmakers and congressional staff....
That's what the United Methodists found through a survey. Click here for a report....
That's the title of series from United Methodist News Service. Click here for part one....
The United Methodist News Service has a story about how UMC clergy are praying for the family of the Baptist pastor fatally shot in the pulpit on Sunday in Maryville, Illinois. But they're also praying for the victim -...
United Methodist Reporter has published an American Methodist minister's account of living in England and getting to know United Methodists there....
Zimbawe's general chaos includes a public health crisis. But United Methodist hospitals there have continued to operate, according to a story from the UMC News Service....
The grant comes from the United Methodist Church. Here's a press release:...
The United Methodist News Service has a story about the Oklahoma Muscogee Creek Indian pastor, who died Dec. 5....
Robin Russell of the Dallas-based United Methodist Reporter has a story on the United Methodist Church's four focus areas. Beyond making disciples for Jesus Christ, the church plans to bear down on such goals as eradicating poverty and developing...
The bishops of the United Methodist Church are meeting in Georgia. They released this statement about the presidential election:...
The President of the Council of Bishops of the United Methodist Church has issued this statement, calling for more attention to issues and less mud slinging in political races....
That's the focus of this United Methodist Reporter story, which references the situation at Southern Methodist University and mentions President Gerald Turner....
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