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September 21st is the International Day of Peace. The theme for this year’s International Day of Peace from the United Nations is “End Racism. Build Peace.” September 16, 2022 The United Nations continues to invite the world community to work towards a world free of racism and
The California-Pacific Conference’s vision: Ending Spiritual and Physical Hunger resonates and inspires the laity and clergy of our area to give, lead, and serve in new and exciting ways. Each week we will share a video from one of our churches that is living into
Be Still as a Spiritual Practice: Online Event for Pastors Serving Cross-Racial, Cross-Cultural, and Multicultural Contexts “Be still, and know that I am God!I am exalted among the nations;I am exalted in the earth.” – Psalm 46:10 After a brief hiatus during the pandemic, “Facing
September 19, 2022 The Rev. Cory Smith is a pastor in the Alabama-West Florida Conference, where more than a few traditionalist churches are poised to disaffiliate from The United Methodist Church and others are weighing their options. But Smith is a determined leader of Celebrate UMC,
September 19, 2022 The 11th General Assembly of the World Council of Churches is now history. At the ecumenical summit in Karlsruhe, Germany, around 3,000 participants from 120 countries met Aug. 31-Sept. 8 to discuss the future direction of ecumenism. The meeting ended with a
September 16, 2022 The pastors of two faithful North Carolina United Methodist churches have at least one goal in common when it comes to whether to leave the denomination over questions of sexuality and theology. Myers Park in Charlotte and Wesley Memorial in High Point
How can congregations support persons with dementia and their caregivers? Elizabeth Shulman offers an organic three-part program to help congregations create ministries to meet the needs of people with dementia and their caregivers. Listen now on: churchleadership.com | Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Read in-depth interview. | Watch podcast video on YouTube.
September 14, 2022 Pastors can often find themselves in uncomfortable and even dangerous situations when trying to minister to others, but they can take steps to ensure their safety. The Rev. Dr. Tori Butler explores the risks that pastors – particularly clergywomen – face in
September 15, 2022 | CLAREMONT, Calif. Claremont School of Theology (CST) President Dr. Kah-Jin Jeffrey Kuan announced in an open letter yesterday that he will begin a sabbatical leave beginning January 2023, then step down as the school’s President on June 30, 2023. Kuan’s announcement ends a
September 14, 2022 The United Methodist Church has helped nearly 1,000 families from the Central African Republic living in a refugee camp in Limasa. Limasa is about 70 kilometers downstream from Yakoma on the Ubangi River in the Equateur Province. “These displaced people are living
