Give a Bible to someone who’s searching

  For less than the cost of a matinee movie ticket or a couple of gallons of gas, you can place the New Testament in the hands of a spiritual seeker who has responded to The United Methodist Church’s advertisements.   This is United Methodist Communications’ message to the church, as the agency begins offering the Rethink Church Edition Common English Bible (New Testament) at no cost to seekers who request it when they visit the Rethink Church campaign website,...

Detroit: Metropolitan UMC To Host Faith-Sharing Seminar

  In celebration of its' 125th anniversary, and to celebrate the opening of the Metropolitan United Methodist Ministry Center, which contains the Detroit East and Detroit West District offices as well as the offices of the United Methodist Union of Greater Detroit, Detroit: Metropolitan United Methodist Church will host a faith-sharing seminar from 10:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 11.    The Rev. Dr George Morris, senior professor of world evangelism for the World...

Mike Slaughter to Headline Hearts Strangely Warmed Workshop In November

  The Rev. Mike Slaughter, pastor of Ginghamsburgh Church (www.ginghamsburg.org) in Tipp City, Ohio, will be the keynote speaker at Hearts Strangely Warmed, a worship and evangelism workshop scheduled for 8:45 a.m.-4:45 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 6, at Swartz Creek UMC. Hearts Strangely Warmed is sponsored by the conference Board of Discipleship.    Slaughter will be speaking at the opening worship and plenary session, and will also be teaching a workshop entitled "Change the...

Ministry With the Poor Workshop Offered On July 30-31

The second workshop of the 2010 Holy Boldness Urban Academy will take place on Friday-Saturday, July 30-31 at Flint: Charity UMC. The workshop, the second of three in the academy, will deal with ministry with the poor. The workshop will run from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on Friday and from 9:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. on Saturday.   The workshop will be led by the Rev. Dr. Sherry Daniels, pastor of Norfolk UMC in Norfolk, Va. Daniels, a new church start pastor, revitalization pastry, and re-start church...