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The biggest driving force for Robin Dease in pastoral ministry is to make change. Her call to ministry story is one that shows tenacious work ethic and the highest of standards. Before she was appointed as a district superintendent, Dease needed to believe that she
When she was serving as a district superintendent in the Michigan Conference, one of Kennetha Bigham-Tsai’s pastors asked her to be a part of their baptisms happening in a park. Dressed distinctively in a long African dress and ready for a day of events around
As a child, the world of service to others surrounded Dottie Escobedo-Frank. The daughter of missionary parents always felt a call to serve while watching her parents, but then and repeatedly in life kept refusing it or setting it aside. She experienced what she termed
Delores Williamston will tell you that she has always known, deeply, that she was called to something, even as a young person, and even if she couldn’t pinpoint it. The call never quieted. When she returned to the church as an adult, wishing to have
In celebration of Women’s History Month 2023, The General Commission on the Status and Role of Women (GCSRW) will be publishing eight blog articles, written by the Rev. Emily Nelms Chastain, in order to highlight the newly elected women bishops by The United Methodist Church.
The Imago Dei (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) Lenten Bible Study is a five-week study written in the style of Lectio Divina. In this form of Bible study all participants are equal, all insights are of equal value, and there are no wrong answers to correct. This
December 19, 2022 The 20th anniversary of United Methodist mission work in Mongolia and the ordination of the first two local elders in the country were celebrated during the Mongolian Mission Initiative’s annual meeting. The gathering was held at Gerelt United Methodist Church in Ulaanbaatar,
Contributing writer and United Methodist Rev. Larry Jent offers his perspective of Indigenous Peoples contributions to America and the world. November 11, 2022 In 1990, Congress passed and President George H. W. Bush signed into law a joint resolution designating the month of November as the first
October 26, 2022 Africa University has a major role to play in the development of the continent, said the keynote speaker at the United Methodist institution’s 30th anniversary celebrations. Michael Ugwueke, president and chief executive officer of Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare in Memphis, Tennessee, lauded the
(편집자 주 :이글에서 아시아 /태평양계 미국인이란 미국의 시민권을 가진 아시아/태평양계 사람들을 포함한 미국에 사는 모든 아시아/태평양계 사람들을 의미합니다.) 연합감리교회의 사회생활 원칙(Social Principles of the United Methodist Church)은 인종주의를 이렇게 정의합니다. “인종주의란 하나의 인종이 다른 인종들을 지배하는 힘에 더하여, 지배하는 인종이 다른 인종들보다 원래 우월하다는 가치관을 결합한 것이다.” (연합감리교회 장정 ¶162.A.) 세례식에서 연합감리교인들은 “모든 형태의 악과 불의 그리고 억압에 저항”할 것을 고백하고
