Young leaders watching church in action
The Bishop Melvin G. Talbert Leadership Institute Fellows are being nurtured to become ethical leaders of vital congregations.
Alternate game plan for Super Bowl
United Methodist Women join others in bringing awareness of human trafficking to festivities in Indianapolis.
Ending hunger in 5 years ‘doable’
Include God and make the effort, urges president of international hunger-relief organization.
Black College Fund celebrates 40 years
United Methodist support helps recruit outstanding faculty and provide students with academic, cultural and spiritual guidance.
Food ministries flourish on different paths
Two churches in the heart of Indianapolis find different ministries to feed the hungry and enable people to reach potential.
Growing communities along the Santa Cruz
From the hard soil of Tucson, Ariz., Youth Farm Project interns help the community to develop a flourishing garden and gathering place.
Will restructuring cut vital ministry?
That’s the question church staff want General Conference delegates to consider in weighing various reorganization proposals.
Sowing promise for developing countries
Foods Resource Bank spins cash from crops into food security as farmers and churches make a global difference.
Home nourishes body, soul of Nigerian young
Born out of the Hope for Children of Africa initiative, this mission of the United Methodist orphanage is still expanding.
Supreme Court shields church from bias laws
United Methodist leaders say the decision puts the onus on the denomination to do justice in its hiring practices.
Briefing previews General Conference issues
Delegates consider issues from reorganization to roles of bishops to an operating budget that is smaller than in the previous quadrennium.
Preview to church restructuring debate
Concerns raised that the proposed changes would give too much power to bishops and damage the denomination’s ‘separation of powers.’
Young adults lead social justice startups
An incubator for life-changing ministries, Spark12 allows millennials to hone leadership skills, begin new service ventures.
‘Exploring Differences, Deepening Faith’
During the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, a student reflects on how living with other faiths and cultures strengthens her own.
Group proposes alternative restructure
Methodist Federation for Social Action is the only unofficial caucus to submit its own reorganization to General Conference.
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