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April 9, 2012 - Vol 5 Issue 83 |
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Annual Conference 2012
June 10-13 at Lakeside.
Register Now!
Are you walking and logging your miles for the Health Challenge? Current miles tallied are:
69,589 miles |
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| Supervisory Training in Cambodia |  United Theological Seminary's Kenneth Pohly Center Co-Directors, Roger and Marilyn Evans, participated in a West Ohio Conference mission trip for leadership development with district superintendents in Cambodia last fall. The Methodist Church in Cambodia is working to develop autonomous, Khmer leadership for the church by 2016. The Evanses worked with the cabinet, equipping them with training in leadership and supervision to support them in achieving their goal.
Download a two-page newsletter with pictures and text about the Cambodia trip.
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| GC2012: A brief history of General Conference sessions |  Ever wonder what happens at General Conference and how important the decisions made there are? Here's a review of some General Conference landmarks since the 1968 Uniting Conference that brought together the Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren to form the UMC. Read the summary by Bill Fentum of the United Methodist Reporter |
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Survey tracks churchgoers' tech use | |
 Most younger people in The United Methodist Church are immersed in new technology and many older members are also jumping on the bandwagon - texting, blogging, tweeting and friending people on Facebook. That's according to a new study by United Methodist Communications that tracks how United Methodists are adopting and using new technology. The purpose of the "United Methodist Emerging Technology Survey" was to help determine the need to broaden the use of certain new technologies in order to reach members and seekers. [more]
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Tough times lead us "Broken to Peace" | |
 When Thomas was on the streets as a drug addict, his mother, Kathleen, routinely called the morgues trying to locate her son. She tells her story in "Broken to Peace," a new video study series produced by United Methodist Communications that focuses on people who have overcome troubled times with God's help. [more]
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Your Ministry of Singing in the Church Choir |  Roger Deschner, minister, teacher, author, musician, academic administrator, mentor, and friend to countless choir members, students, and workshop participants, draws deeply from his own well of experience as music minister in this classic book, now available as a free download on the GBOD worship website. He shows that singing in the choir is an opportunity for real ministry to the congregation, as well as nurture and spiritual growth for the singer by drawing from early Wesleyan hymnbooks for fresh insights into congregational and choral singing. |
| Lent is more that just "giving up" |  During Lent at Malta United Methodist Church in West Ohio, the theme for morning worship children's messages was "The Heifer Project". Each week children learned about different animals and how the giving of these animals would help children/families around the world. They learned that Lent is not about just "giving up" something but also about DOING something for someone else to remember what Jesus did for us. They raised over $1,200 to purchase animals via The Heifer Project. |
| This Mother's Day give more than a card | |
 Church World Service is preparing to kick-off a special Mother's Day promotion, by taking action and giving hope and resources to people in crisis. Your congregation or group can send a powerful message to people in tragic situations: "You matter to us", by ordering blankets in lieu of a card or a gift for Mother's Day, Father's Day, any day.
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| 2012 Clergy Session | | 2012 Clergy Session will be held Wednesday, May 16 from 9:30-3 p.m. at Ginghamsburg UMC.(more information on registration site - click on Register for Events) |
| New dates of note |
July 11-15...Aldersgate 2012, Charleston, WV; a family conference on spirit-filled living |
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