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Bishop Watson announces cabinet changes for North Georgia
Bishop B. Michael Watson, resident bishop of the North Georgia Annual Conference, has announced two cabinet level appointments for the coming year.
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South Georgia UMM hold their annual retreat at Epworth by the Sea
Approximately 90 men from across South Georgia came together April 24-26 at Epworth by the Sea for the 2009 South Georgia Conference United Methodist Men’s Retreat. The attendance was double that of 2008.
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By Their Roots They Shall Be Known
Ask most people to draw a tree and they will start with the trunk, add branches and leaves. Rev. Byron Thomas, at Central UMC asks us to look below the surface at the roots of our faith.
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Invest in your child… Bank Glisson memories this summer!
Singing by a campfire… Swimming ‘til your fingers prune… Roasted marshmallows and s’mores… Playing without thinking about time or schedule… Lying in the grass, looking up at the stars… Exploring the creek for hours… Making lifelong friendships…
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Making a Great Start
There are two areas identified as being significant indicators of longevity in a new appointment; the new relationship between the pastor and the secretary, and between the pastor, the chair of the finance committee and the church treasurer.
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Soaring Like Mighty Eagles
Many United Methodist congregations and clergy (and families) are in the process of preparing for significant transitions. It is appointment-making time and bishops and cabinets are in the process of making pastoral appointments.
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Advocate Transition Underway
The Wesleyan Christian Advocate has proudly served the entire state of Georgia for more than 170 years. Over these many decades the paper has reported on the news that impacts United Methodists while strengthening our connection. Today we are preparing for a new day in this ministry.
Although the Wesleyan Christian Advocate (WCA) served the North and South Georgia Annual Conferences and received subsidies... Read more
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Abandoned: Haiti hospital is home to orphaned children
The doctors and staff at Grace Children’s Hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, are caring for 10 to 15 children left “abandoned”—often parentless—by the Jan. 12 earthquake. Kathy L. Gilbert has the story.
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Q&A: Women leave streets behind, find new hope
In 1997 the Rev. Becca Stevens founded Magdalene, a residential program for women to escape a cycle of substance abuse and prostitution. She spoke with Bill Fentum about the rewards of that work.
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Q&A: Asbury a model for modern Methodists
Francis Asbury, whom many historians consider the “Father of American Methodism,” often does not get as much attention as John Wesley. Mary Jacobs spoke with historian John Wigger about Asbury’s tremendous impact on the church.
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Getting the job done: Mission volunteers eager to return to Haiti
Though Haiti’s fragile infrastructure has hampered aid efforts, UMCOR and Methodist churches with deep roots in the country are helping fill in the gaps. Bill Fentum has the story.
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COMMENTARY: Connectional Table affirms plans for holistic 21st-century church
For years we’ve heard grim diagnoses on the future of the United Methodist Church, but in the coming year, says Mary Brooke Casad, the Connectional Table is drawing up blueprints for a brighter future.
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GEN-X RISING: Trading new patterns for old
In the second of a multi-part series on the means of grace, Andrew Thompson explains how spiritual disciplines help our lifelong journey of salvation—and how our culture works against it.
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