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Education

Theology and Education
The Rev. Young Seon Christina Kim, a United Methodist missionary with Global Ministries and founder of Global Mission Secondary School in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, addresses parents and guests at the school’s second graduation ceremony in November. Kim emphasized that the school is a Christian community where mentoring and service shape students’ character, preparing them to become the next generation of leaders in Tanzania. Photo by Asaph Sungura Ally, UM News.

Secondary school transforms lives in Tanzania

Its goal is to develop disciples of Jesus who are academically strong, rooted in faith, socially responsible and ready to serve beyond Tanzania’s borders.
Theology and Education
Students attend a class at the Cambine Theological Seminary, part of the United Methodist Cambine Mission near Macarringue, Mozambique. Through the Miracle Sunday offering on May 17, United Methodists have the chance to help support scholarships for students at Cambine and other United Methodist-related theological schools in Africa, Europe and the Philippines.  File photo by Mike DuBose, UM News.

What churches should know about Miracle Sunday

Miracle Sunday is a one-time offering on May 17 to raise funds intended to help United Methodist pastors in Africa, the Philippines and Europe get a theological education.
General Church
The final webinar in a series discussing The United Methodist Church’s new vision statement examines the Wesleyan understanding of ecclesiology and the call to “lead courageously.” Graphic courtesy of United Methodist Communications.

How does the church lead courageously?

In a webinar, United Methodist leaders explored how the church can create space for churchgoers to bravely go wherever the Holy Spirit leads.
Theology and Education
The South Central Jurisdictional Conference of The United Methodist Church and Southern Methodist University in Dallas have reached a settlement in a long-running lawsuit filed after the university’s board moved to alter its relationship with the denomination. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons.

Church, SMU resolve legal dispute

A United Methodist jurisdictional conference and Southern Methodist University have reached a settlement in a long-running lawsuit filed after the university’s board moved to alter its relationship with the denomination.

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