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Dear Church Leaders, Welcome to the New Year! Congratulations for successfully transitioning to the General Council on Finance and Administration’s (GCFA) new system, ACStats. We are now going on the second year with ACStats and together we will have another fruitful reporting season. The Tables
Local members of the United Methodist Volunteers in Mission (UMVIM) recently joined a composite mission team in Tlancualpican in the state of Puebla, Mexico to increase understanding and awareness of outreach efforts with rural impoverished families in rural Mexico. The 10-day program was offered through
Dear Church Leader, The General Council on Finance and Administration has replaced the EZRA statistical system with Brick River platform, naming it ACStats System. This new system is now open to local churches to enter 2022 Tables Data. I encourage you to please check out
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
March 16, 2022 What is the role of friendship in discipleship community? Both historically (see 1 Thessalonians 2:8) and currently, Christians see friendships as foundational to healthy discipleship. Disciplemaking involves actively helping someone else grow closer to Christ, requiring those involved to look outside themselves. This
July 5, 2022 The United Methodist Church has released the 2021 State of the Church Report, which centers around the theme of claiming our identity. Beginning with Jesus’ question to Peter in Matthew 16, “Who do you say that I am?” the question is posed to
April 19, 2022 The United Methodist Interagency Just and Equitable Net-Zero Coalition has published its first progress report a year after setting a goal of just and equitable net-zero emissions by 2050. On Earth Day 2021, a group of United Methodist general agencies and commissions announced a commitment to
The EZRA system is now available for filling out the Tables information. Please note the passwords are cleared with the launching of each year. Paragraph 340 from the 2016 Book of Discipline is clear on the responsibility of Elders and Licensed Pastors regarding Tables data submission:
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