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Download “Investing Well in Cross-Racial/Cross-Cultural Ministry” as a PDF >> PREPARATION When preparing for the appointment to begin, the core leadership team of the congregation must make concerted efforts to speak frankly about the social norms of the congregation sharing that change may be necessary
The Christian community—including the United Methodist Church—has a notorious and uneven history when it comes to welcoming, discipling, elevating to leadership, and serving people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual. (Some groups add those who are “two-spirit,” which comes from North
June 6, 2023 For years, Beth Ludlum wanted to join a Disciple Bible Study group, but couldn’t make it work because she travels frequently for her job as vice president of strategic initiatives at Wesley Theological Seminary. She found a solution: the new BeADisciple Study App.
June 7, 2023 Washington, DC – The General Commission on Religion and Race (GCORR) is pleased to announce the opening of the new CORR Action Fund grant cycle, inviting all United Methodist Church pastors and laity in the United States to apply for funding to
The California-Pacific Conference Lay Servant Ministries would like to share our first newsletter edition of what we hope to be quarterly issued! This edition includes information on the following: The United Methodist Church needs you! Peace & Blessings, Rev. Garth GilliamConference Director, Lay Servant Ministries
The Board of Directors of the Kimball Boyd Coburn Ministry is proud to present a new series of ten short inspirational videos, available online and free of charge, to the California-Pacific Conference. In the series, Kimball shares stories and songs of God’s love and our
By the time Union soldiers rode into Galveston, Texas, to announce the end of slavery, 2½ years had passed since the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. The message of freedom had failed to reach a quarter of a million enslaved Black people. That is, until
June 15, 2023 On June 19, 1865, two-and-a-half years after the Emancipation Proclamation went into effect, federal troops under the command of Union Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas. They brought a life-changing message for the estimated quarter-of-a-million slaves in the state: “All
To participate in the evaluation of the 39th Annual Session, please complete this online survey by July 5, 2023. The following information is now available on our 2023 Annual Conference resource page at calpacumc.org/ac2023: Thank you for being part of the California-Pacific Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church, and happy Juneteenth!
March 22, 2022 Negro spirituals are an intrinsic part of American music. We sing them and hear them sung or performed in churches, temples, schools, concert halls and many other settings. While we are moved by their beauty and the raw emotion they convey, we
