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The Gary Wayne Locklear Mission Endowment Applications Open April 1

March 22, 2022

UPDATE 4/4/22: This post was updated to reflect the new deadline of April 18. The application process for The Gary Wayne Locklear Mission Endowment opens on April 1. This year’s application process will be different. Applicants will fill out a pre-application form that supplies basic information about their ministry/mission endeavor. The pre-application consists of short-answer… Continue Reading→

Filed Under: Announcements Tagged With: Gary Locklear, missions, outreach

Come to the Table Conference

March 8, 2022

Join our friends from RAFI – Registration is open! RAFI-USA’s 2022 Come to the Table Conference – March 15-16th ,   “Spirit, Power, and Connection: Owning Our Food Future.  With funding support from The Duke Endowment, RAFI-USA’s Come to the Table Conference will feature keynote addresses from acclaimed author Natalie Baszile and Dr. Norbert Wilson, Professor of Food, Economics, and Community at Duke Divinity School. The conference will also… Continue Reading→

Filed Under: General Tagged With: missions

Holy Spirit Moves Us to Generous Missions

June 18, 2017

“The Spirit is always moving to sweep the Church into a new mission age. With openness and gratitude we await the leading of the Spirit in ways not yet seen.…” — Global Ministries Mission Theology Statement Thomas Kemper, General Secretary at the General Board of Global Ministries, led the conference in a conversation about Generous Missions,… Continue Reading→

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: AC 2017, General Board of Global Ministries, missions, Thomas Kemper

AC 2017 Speaker Highlight: Thomas Kemper

May 17, 2017

Meet Thomas Kemper, the General Secretary of the General Board of Global Ministries. He will lead us through the topic “Generosity in Mission” on Saturday morning and will also lead the breakout session, “From Everywhere to Everywhere: Connected in Mission.” Other items about this year’s Annual Conference, including a timeline for schedule highlights, can be… Continue Reading→

Filed Under: Pre-Conference Info Tagged With: Annual Conference 2017, General Board of Global Ministries, missions, Thomas Kemper

connections: From Everywhere to Everywhere

September 29, 2015

Bishop Ward introduces the new configuration for United Methodist missions in the world and about the new location for the General Board of Global Ministries in Atlanta.

Filed Under: Connections Tagged With: Atlanta, Bishop Hope Morgan Ward, General Board of Global Ministries, missionaries, missions

Responsible Outreach Conference for Clergy

January 20, 2015 Leave a Comment

Responsible Outreach: The Church in Mission Friday, February 20, 7:00pm-9:00pm Saturday, February 21, 9:00am-3:00pm (lunch provided) Duke Divinity School What does it mean to be a local church doing outreach? What is the church’s theological and ethical responsibility to its community? How can churches be more responsible disciples in their local and global settings? How… Continue Reading→

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: Bishop Hope Morgan Ward, Duke Divinity School, missions

Begin planning now for Giving Tuesday, Dec. 2

October 29, 2014 Leave a Comment

Extend the spirit of giving thanks into the Advent season by participating in UMC #GivingTuesday on Dec. 2.

Filed Under: NC Conference Tagged With: Advance, Dec. 2, Giving Tuesday, missions

United Methodist Agency to Reshape Its Global Mission and Ministries

October 7, 2014

New York, NY, October 3, 2014—The United Methodist Church’s global mission agency will create a network of offices around the world linked and accountable to headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, beginning in late 2016. Part of the plan requires the approval of denominational financial and program coordinating entities. Directors of the General Board of Global Ministries… Continue Reading→

Filed Under: GBGM Tagged With: Bishop Hope Morgan Ward, GBGM, missions

connections: shared grace

August 12, 2014

Bishop Ward reflects on the significance of Matthew 10:39 in our everyday lives, in our churches and in missions— “Those who find their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will find it.”

Filed Under: Connections Tagged With: Connections, grace, missions

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