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Communications Training

Evangelism
Members of United Methodist Youth Fellowship in the Philippines participate in worship during a three-day workshop. Photo from video by Kyla Ragasa

Pananaw workshop teaches critical thinking for Filipino Youth

The United Methodist Youth Fellowship in the Philippines (UMYFP) recently conducted a “Pananaw” (Filipino term for ‘perspectives’) workshop is a three-day program centered on media literacy with focus on social media.
Evangelism
People gather around a laptop during a “Tell Your Church’s Story” training event for churches in the Rizal Philippines Annual Conference East (RPACE) on March 22. The event was sponsored by the Taytay Philippines Communications team and United Methodist Communications. Image courtesy of the Taytay Philippines Communications team.

Philippines church communicators develop new skills

Filipino communicators are learning new ways to reach people through social media.
General Agencies
From left, Pacome Nguessan, Matt Crum, Priscilla Muzerengwa, Jennifer Rodia, Ashley Gish, North Katanga Area Bishop Mande Muyombo, Poonam Patodia and Chilima Karima celebrate together at the end of training on regionalization. All but the bishop work for United Methodist Communications. Photo courtesy of United Methodist Communications.

Training shows communications’ importance

African United Methodists who attended training sessions on communication and regionalization spoke of how it would help them tell the good news of the denomination.
Theology and Education
United Methodist communicators smile during training organized by United Methodist Communications in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. Communicators from across the African continent joined in back-to-back training sessions on communications and regionalization in mid-October. Photo courtesy of United Methodist Communications.

Debunking disinformation about regionalization

United Methodists from across Africa gathered for training on communications and regionalization. Many have been contending with disinformation about the proposal and the church in general.

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