{"id":16904,"date":"2022-10-11T11:03:14","date_gmt":"2022-10-11T15:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/?p=16904"},"modified":"2022-11-08T12:33:39","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T17:33:39","slug":"resources-for-the-world-changing-people-of-god-beumc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/2022\/10\/resources-for-the-world-changing-people-of-god-beumc\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources for the World-Changing People of God #BeUMC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/beumc\/\">#BeUMC campaign<\/a>&nbsp;reminds us of who we are at our best \u2014 the spirit-filled, resilient, connected, missional, faithful, diverse, deeply rooted, committed, disciple-making, Jesus-seeking, generous, justice-seeking, world-changing people of God called The United Methodist Church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>United Methodists strive to make the world a better place for all people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We recommend the following small-group studies, books, and curricula for adults, youth, and children about how United Methodists are changing the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Small Group Studies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-4 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"466\" height=\"720\" data-id=\"7492\" src=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/04\/make-a-difference-466x720.jpg\" alt=\"cover\" class=\"wp-image-7492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/04\/make-a-difference-466x720.jpg 466w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/04\/make-a-difference-97x150.jpg 97w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/04\/make-a-difference-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/04\/make-a-difference.jpg 582w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"248\" height=\"346\" data-id=\"11121\" src=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/05\/change-the-world-small-groups-dvd-1.jpg\" alt=\"cover\" class=\"wp-image-11121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/05\/change-the-world-small-groups-dvd-1.jpg 248w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/05\/change-the-world-small-groups-dvd-1-108x150.jpg 108w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/05\/change-the-world-small-groups-dvd-1-215x300.jpg 215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 248px) 100vw, 248px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"934\" height=\"1440\" data-id=\"16377\" src=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/07\/FastPrayGive-study-934x1440.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/07\/FastPrayGive-study-934x1440.png 934w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/07\/FastPrayGive-study-467x720.png 467w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/07\/FastPrayGive-study-768x1185.png 768w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/07\/FastPrayGive-study-996x1536.png 996w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/07\/FastPrayGive-study-1328x2048.png 1328w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/07\/FastPrayGive-study-97x150.png 97w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/07\/FastPrayGive-study-194x300.png 194w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/07\/FastPrayGive-study-664x1024.png 664w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/07\/FastPrayGive-study.png 1799w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 934px) 100vw, 934px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"516\" height=\"720\" data-id=\"6310\" src=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/12\/methodist-identity1-516x720.jpg\" alt=\"methodist identity cover\" class=\"wp-image-6310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/12\/methodist-identity1-516x720.jpg 516w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/12\/methodist-identity1-107x150.jpg 107w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/12\/methodist-identity1-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/12\/methodist-identity1.jpg 537w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 516px) 100vw, 516px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc-hl.mimas.opalsinfo.net\/bin\/index#\/recDetail?rid=4886\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Make a Difference: Following Your Passion and Finding Your Place to Serve<\/a> by James A. Harnish. This DVD study draws upon biblical wisdom to provide practical guidance to help disciples connect their passion with the world\u2019s great need. Real stories of how real people found their place to serve will inspire and encourage you to do the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc-hl.mimas.opalsinfo.net\/bin\/index#\/recDetail?rid=2086\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Change the World: Recovering the Message and Mission of Jesus<\/a> by Mike Slaughter. Linking Bible study to global mission and local service projects, this six-session DVD study enables congregations to discuss and act on&nbsp;the&nbsp;imperatives of scripture. Each week, participants will read and discuss a gospel story, watch a video profiling an inspiring,&nbsp;world-changing mission effort, and envision together how&nbsp;they can&nbsp;change&nbsp;the&nbsp;world&nbsp;locally and globally. There is another version of this study for <a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc-hl.mimas.opalsinfo.net\/bin\/index#\/recDetail?rdi=2088\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">leadership teams<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc-hl.mimas.opalsinfo.net\/bin\/index#\/recDetail?rid=6161\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FastPrayGive Small Group Study: Ending Hunger By The Means of Grace<\/a> by Andy Morris. The World Methodist Council passed a resolution in 2011 calling the people known as Methodist to Fast one meal per week, Pray during that time for world hunger, and Give to those in need. This became a global initiative of the World Fellowship of Methodist and Uniting Church Men and as a result, launched&nbsp;FastPrayGive.org. This small group study is a resource to aid you in joining this grassroots discipleship movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc-hl.mimas.opalsinfo.net\/bin\/index#\/recDetail?rid=2390\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Methodist Identity: Our Story<\/a> hosted by Justo Gonz\u00e1lez. In this DVD study, speakers describe the 18th-century Wesleyan revival in England and the growth of Methodism in the United States and around the world. Supplemental videos cover in more detail the rise of Methodism in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Methodists in Mission around the World<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" data-id=\"16354\" src=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/07\/methodist-mission-200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/07\/methodist-mission-200.jpg 600w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/07\/methodist-mission-200-480x720.jpg 480w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/07\/methodist-mission-200-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/07\/methodist-mission-200-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"141\" height=\"218\" data-id=\"16907\" src=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/10\/passionate-church.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16907\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/10\/passionate-church.jpg 141w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/10\/passionate-church-97x150.jpg 97w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 141px) 100vw, 141px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"323\" height=\"499\" data-id=\"16357\" src=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/07\/faithful-witnesses.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/07\/faithful-witnesses.jpg 323w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/07\/faithful-witnesses-97x150.jpg 97w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/07\/faithful-witnesses-194x300.jpg 194w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 323px) 100vw, 323px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc-hl.mimas.opalsinfo.net\/bin\/index#\/recDetail?rid=6250\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Methodist Mission at 200: Serving Faithfully Amid the Tensions<\/a> edited by Thomas Kemper &amp; David Scott. For more than 200 years, millions of&nbsp;Methodists have shared God\u2019s love with the world. Baked into the theological purpose of our&nbsp;mission&nbsp;is the compassion and resolve to relieve human suffering by offering healing, hope, and holiness everywhere in the world. This book tells the story of these global efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc-hl.mimas.opalsinfo.net\/bin\/index#\/recDetail?rid=4301\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Passionate Church: Ignite Your Church and Change the World<\/a> by Mike Slaughter. In 2008, the United Methodist Church&nbsp;lifted up \u201cFour Areas of Focus\u201d for ministry, and&nbsp;churches have responded. But at Ginghamsburg&nbsp;Church, in the rust-belt town of Tipp City, Ohio, the&nbsp;church&nbsp;has been doing exciting and effective ministry in those four areas for 35 years and more. This work has spread throughout the U.S. and the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc-hl.mimas.opalsinfo.net\/bin\/index#\/recDetail?rid=1221\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Faithful Witnesses: United Methodist Theology of Mission<\/a> by John Edward Nuessle. This study document connects the United Methodist Theological Task from The Book of Discipline with the current mission program goals of the denomination&#8217;s mission agency. By using this study process, church groups are encouraged to define and articulate their own mission theology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Specific Methodist Missions around the World<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-4 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"880\" height=\"1360\" data-id=\"16375\" src=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/07\/from-relief-to-empowerment.jpg\" alt=\"cover\" class=\"wp-image-16375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/07\/from-relief-to-empowerment.jpg 880w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/07\/from-relief-to-empowerment-466x720.jpg 466w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/07\/from-relief-to-empowerment-768x1187.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/07\/from-relief-to-empowerment-97x150.jpg 97w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/07\/from-relief-to-empowerment-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/07\/from-relief-to-empowerment-663x1024.jpg 663w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"217\" height=\"346\" data-id=\"16913\" src=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/10\/you-raise-me-up.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16913\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/10\/you-raise-me-up.jpg 217w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/10\/you-raise-me-up-94x150.jpg 94w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/10\/you-raise-me-up-188x300.jpg 188w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 217px) 100vw, 217px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"582\" height=\"900\" data-id=\"16914\" src=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/10\/history-of-umc-liberia.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16914\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/10\/history-of-umc-liberia.jpg 582w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/10\/history-of-umc-liberia-466x720.jpg 466w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/10\/history-of-umc-liberia-97x150.jpg 97w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/10\/history-of-umc-liberia-194x300.jpg 194w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 582px) 100vw, 582px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"563\" height=\"548\" data-id=\"16915\" src=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/10\/africa-university.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/10\/africa-university.png 563w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/10\/africa-university-150x146.png 150w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/10\/africa-university-300x292.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc-hl.mimas.opalsinfo.net\/bin\/index#\/recDetail?rid=5247\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">From Relief to Empowerment: How Your Church Can Cultivate Sustainable Mission<\/a> by Laceye and Gaston Warner. Mission flourishes when relationships are characterized by mutuality&#8211;a difficult, but important, balance to sustain. This book looks at&nbsp;ZOE, a Christian non-profit and United Methodist advanced special, as an exemplar of sustainable mission that can empower even the most vulnerable to help themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc-hl.mimas.opalsinfo.net\/bin\/index#\/recDetail?rid=3677\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">You Raise Me Up: Making It Happen for Children of the Ark<\/a> by Catherine Ritch. Where other humanitarian agencies are not allowed due to political issues, two conferences of The United Methodist Church&#8211;the North Carolina Conference and the Western North Carolina Conference&#8211;have answered a call and have broken those barriers through organizing and supporting Project AGAPE, that area&#8217;s ONLY humanitarian aid agency, thereby &#8220;Making It Happen for Children of the Ark.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc-hl.mimas.opalsinfo.net\/bin\/index#\/recDetail?rid=4099\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A History of The United Methodist Church in Liberia<\/a> by Levi C. Williams. Rev. Dr. Levi Williams described the motivating factors that prompted the Methodist mission to&nbsp;Liberia&nbsp;and Africa, discussed the sacrifices of the early missionaries and other significant persons who contributed to this mission; he also explored current as well as future possibilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc-hl.mimas.opalsinfo.net\/bin\/index#\/recDetail?rid=2167\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Living Beyond the Dream: Africa University Fund<\/a> by United Methodist Communications. Through this DVD, you have the opportunity to visit the&nbsp;Africa&nbsp;University campus in Zimbabwe and hear graduates share how the United Methodist-supported University has prepared them to help transform the continent of&nbsp;Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For Youth &amp; Children<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-4 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"377\" height=\"500\" data-id=\"16919\" src=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/10\/being-hope-youth.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16919\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/10\/being-hope-youth.jpg 377w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/10\/being-hope-youth-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/10\/being-hope-youth-226x300.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" data-id=\"16916\" src=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/10\/huggingtheworld.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16916\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"531\" height=\"750\" data-id=\"16917\" src=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/10\/Kids-on-Mission.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16917\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/10\/Kids-on-Mission.jpg 531w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/10\/Kids-on-Mission-510x720.jpg 510w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/10\/Kids-on-Mission-106x150.jpg 106w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/10\/Kids-on-Mission-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 531px) 100vw, 531px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-id=\"16918\" src=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/10\/raisingchildren.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16918\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/10\/raisingchildren.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/10\/raisingchildren-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/10\/raisingchildren-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc-hl.mimas.opalsinfo.net\/bin\/index#\/recDetail?rid=631\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Being Hope: United Methodists in Global Mission: A Four-Week Study for Youth<\/a> by Hank Hilliard. Each session of this study explores the biblical and Wesleyan foundations for our work as a denomination in the areas of disaster relief, global health, and global development, as well as the role we play in our churches\u2019 mission efforts close to home. This resource will equip participants to become catalysts of change for their communities and involve younger generations in the important work The United Methodist Church is doing to alleviate suffering in 81 countries around the world. A <a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc-hl.mimas.opalsinfo.net\/bin\/index#\/recDetail?rid=646\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">children&#8217;s version<\/a> is also available. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc-hl.mimas.opalsinfo.net\/bin\/index#\/recDetail?rid=1285\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hugging the World: Faith, Hope, Love in Action<\/a> by Jodi L. Cataldo. This UMW Mission Study takes children on a hot air balloon journey around the globe to explore God&#8217;s mission in various countries and cultures. Intended for children in grades K-6, this resource teaches children &#8212; in a fun and interactive way &#8212; about our world, its diversity, and God&#8217;s mission within it. A <a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc-hl.mimas.opalsinfo.net\/bin\/index#\/recDetail?rid=1187\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">youth version<\/a> of this study is also available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc-hl.mimas.opalsinfo.net\/bin\/index#\/recDetail?rid=2381\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kids on Mission<\/a> by Ginghamsburg Church. CrossTrainer, a DVD-based program, provides a solid path for faith and discipleship in children ages 8-11. CrossTrainer is easy to teach and filled with fun, flexible lessons. <em>Kids on Mission<\/em> teaches children about the value of serving others through Christ-centered activities including prayer, time, work, gifts, and money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc-hl.mimas.opalsinfo.net\/bin\/index#\/recDetail?rid=1090\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Raising Children to Love Their Neighbors: Practical Resources for Congregations<\/a> by Carolyn C. Brown. Here are practical plans with reproducible activities and outlines for classroom and service experiences for children ages 3 to 12. Carolyn Brown offers great \u201chow to\u201d plans that churches can build into their current programs. She includes a hands-on enrichment curriculum, over a year of monthly service projects for preschoolers, and mini-workshops for teachers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"request-these-resources\">Request These Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>These resources can be&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/how-it-works\/\">borrowed<\/a>&nbsp;for free by anyone involved with a United Methodist Church in the North Carolina Conference. We will mail them to your home! All you need to do is fill out the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/resource-request-form\/\">Resource Request Form<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>United Methodists strive to make the world a better place for all people. 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