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  • Reflections for Lent 2026: Hearing the Divine by Another Name
    Published On: March 9, 2026

    This Lenten season, I invite us to loosen our grip on the need to capture, control, or fully comprehend the Divine. What if the most profound truth is that the Sacred is beyond our ability to fully name and too infinite to capture in syllables and words?

  • Lenten Reflections 2026: The Rev. Sharad Creasman
    Published On: March 9, 2026

    For the Rev. Dr. Sharad Creasman, hope shows up every day at Brevard College, often in the smallest, most human moments. “I am inspired by students’ giggles, laughter, smiles, vocational interests, questions about life, and everything in between, and their dreams about their futures."

  • New Comprehensive Course of Study Catalog Now Available
    Published On: March 6, 2026

    The General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) has launched a new Course of Study (COS) Catalog, a unified resource that — for the first time — brings together COS course offerings from the nine sites in one easily accessible location.

  • Bennett College Leverages Church Support to Expand Opportunities for Women
    Published On: March 5, 2026

    GREENSBORO, N.C. — Support from The United Methodist Church’s Black College Fund (BCF) is more than financial — it’s essential, says Dr. Teresa Hardee, CPA LSSBB, Bennett College’s interim president.

  • What It Means to Be a United Methodist-Related Institution
    Published On: March 4, 2026

    The General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) has released an updated version of What It Means to Be Related to a United Methodist Church with Education in Its DNA, reaffirming the church’s enduring commitment to church-related education.

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Exploration creates sacred space for young adults, ages 18-26, to be in meaningful fellowship, passionate worship, theological reflection and practical workshops as they discern whether God’s call on their life is to ordained ministry in The United Methodist Church and what faithful steps they can take in response.