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Theology and Education
An English edition of a Korean United Methodist small-group curriculum on Jesus’ parables is expanding the resource’s reach. The Rev. Timothy Myunghoon Ahn’s “He Spoke to Them Using Parables: The Parables of Jesus” is designed for small groups in United Methodist congregations. Photo by the Rev. Thomas E. Kim, UM News.

Small-group resource crosses language, cultural boundaries

An English edition of a Korean United Methodist small-group curriculum on Jesus’ parables is expanding its reach to English-speaking churches, bilingual families and congregations beyond the Korean community.
The Rev. Dr. Javier A. Viera. Photo by Brian McConkey Photography, courtesy of the Rev. Dr. Viera.

Church must do messy work of restoring community

The world is watching to see if Christians can do what we proclaim and love across the chasms that defeat everyone else, writes the Rev. Dr. Javier A. Viera.
Faith Stories
The Rev. Mbayo Mwepu Maxime, a leader of evangelism in North Katanga, Congo, who helped translate the Bible into the regional native language, has died at the age of 70.

Pioneer of Bible translation in Congo remembered

The Rev. Mbayo Mwepu Maxime, a leader of evangelism in North Katanga who helped translate the Bible into the regional native language, has died at the age of 70.
Theology and Education
The Rev. Dr. Tércio B. Junker Photo courtesy of the Northern Illinois Conference.

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