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Soul Companion: Spiritual directors help rest of us hear God
Spiritual directors—trained persons who encourage others in their individual spiritual journeys—can fill needs related to Wesleyan spirituality, say experts in this growing field. Staff writer Mary Jacobs has this feature.
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UMCOR helps with post-Gustav hurricane relief
The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) is now collecting flood buckets and offering support for recovery from Hurricane Gustav.
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Bishop calls Bush library request ‘moot’
A United Methodist bishop has ruled that a request for a decision about whether leasing church-owned property to the George W. Bush Library conflicts with church law is “improper, moot and hypothetical.”
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GEN-X RISING: Practices prepare us for life’s difficulties
When the church gathers week after week and engages in the practices of the faith, we are nurturing Christ’s love—even if we don't realize it at the time, says Andrew Thompson.
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COMMENTARY: What United Methodists can learn from Wikipedia
Like the Internet encyclopedia Wikipedia, church ministries should always be a process and never “set in stone,” says Jeremy Smith.
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WESLEYAN WISDOM: We need strong episcopal leadership now
Donald Haynes rethinks the leadership structure of the denomination in this column, the second in his two-part series on helping the UMC become more effective in its mission.
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Missouri Methodists surpass Mozambique goal
Building 75 houses in three years was a lofty goal to carry from Missouri to Mozambique. But Missouri Conference Volunteers in Mission have already finished their 82nd house.
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Learning to respect nature
Twice a year, youth who come to the Florida Annual Conference's Riverside Retreat Center learn about caring for the environment, including conserving through the ways they eat and drink.
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Connection aids hurricane-damaged churches
Three years after Hurricane Katrina, rebuilding continues along the Gulf Coast. The Katrina Church Recovery Appeal is making it possible for United Methodist faith communities to be reborn.
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Preparing for post-Fay relief work
With Tropical Storm Fay approaching, United Methodists across the Southeastern Jurisdiction pre-positioned people and supplies for action as soon as damage assessments are complete.
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Varying lessons: Rotating activities raises kids’ biblical literacy
More than 8,000 churches in the U.S. use the rotation Sunday school model for children's classes. They've found that using different experiences each week helps kids better absorb Bible stories. A feature by staff writer Bill Fentum.
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Q&A: An emergent gospel message
In A Christianity Worth Believing, Doug Pagitt shares his own faith narrative and how it has been shaped by his questioning nature. He spoke with staff writer Amy Forbus about the book.
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