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Exploration 2026 is a powerful weekend designed for young adults discerning God’s call in their lives. Through worship, workshops, community, and guided reflection, you’ll gain clarity, confidence, and connection as you explore pathways in ministry and service.

Discover the many ways you can live out your call to ministry through the Exploration 2026 workshops.

Meet the team bringing Exploration 2026 to life. From students discerning their call to workshop facilitators and staff, this collective group is shaping an experience rooted in real questions, shared wisdom and faithful leadership.

More than 470 scholarship recipients supported by The United Methodist Church’s General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) reached a major milestone this spring, earning degrees across disciplines ranging from theology and education to finance and science.

As students face mounting financial pressures from cuts in student support programs on U.S. university campuses, the General Boards of Higher Education and Ministry and Global Ministries will offer campus food and hygiene insecurity grants for United Methodist-related colleges to help provide food and essential supplies to their students.

As many who speak truth to power, I often wonder, where did their courage come from? On a more personal note, I ask myself, if I needed this much courage, where would I find the strength to have it?

Peace is more than the absence of conflict—it is the presence of justice, dignity, and wholeness. As you begin this week, consider how you might embody that peace on your campus, creating spaces where every person is seen, valued, and respected.

“We care for the soul of the soldiers.” In eight short words, Chaplain (Major) Amor Del Rosario, a United Methodist endorsed chaplain in the U.S. Air Force, captured the crucial ministry that chaplains perform throughout all branches of the military.

The end of the semester always comes with a bittersweet taste. We say farewell to students who have been part of the campus community during the early years of adulthood. These students were formed on our campuses. They will carry the values of your institution for the rest of their lives.

The E. Stanley Jones Foundation and the General Boards of Global Ministries and Higher Education and Ministry have partnered to develop and release a suicide prevention video training course designed to equip faith leaders with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to prevent suicide, respond to crises, and care for individuals and families affected by suicide loss.