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August 3, 2023 Attending Discipleship Ministries’ Youth 2023 event forever changed how Addi Byrd looks at the star-filled sky. “One of the speakers said that each star in the sky shines differently,” Byrd said. “I really took that to heart. It’s been cool to see
Just like with everything else, there are more and less honorable ways to learn about another culture. For example, the Church has always been diasporic (we move away into different spaces) and missional (we want to share how we understand God’s movement in and through
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.
The official day set to celebrate Native American Ministries Sunday 2023 is April 23, 2023. All are encouraged to celebrate this Sunday on any Sunday throughout the year. What is Native American Ministries Sunday? Native American Ministries Sunday serves to remind United Methodists of the gifts
Grants for Ministries with Young People (GMYP) fund creative, innovative approaches to ministries for, with, and by young people. This includes age ranges traditionally labeled as youth and young adults. This grant values both outreach and community impact with young people, whether they are already connected to a
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
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
Update [10/21/2022]: An online giving option has been added. In honor of Bishop Hagiya’s retirement and his lifelong commitment to leadership & innovation, the California-Pacific Methodist Foundation has established The Bishop Grant Hagiya Leadership Fund. The funds will support initiatives and projects for clergy and
August 4, 2022 Since before the pandemic, Barna has been tracking “worship shifting” and the uncertain digital and physical realities of churches in America. As the pandemic era accelerated the reality of a “New Sunday Morning,” many pastors have been been asking “what is going on with
July 20, 2022 Ministry leaders of all stripes have increasingly had to navigate the reality of polarized views within their communities and congregations. For instance, Barna recently learned that one of the main reasons some pastors are thinking about leaving full-time ministry is political division. Indeed, new
