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  • Black College Fund Summer Series: Church Mentors that Help and Inspire

    Black College Fund Summer Series: Church Mentors that Help and Inspire

    Published On: June 21, 2019

    By Jessica Love Sydney Pelichet’s educational path is a testament to the connectional ministries of The United Methodist Church. Today, the 21-year-old is a rising senior at Dillard University – one of 11 United Methodist-related historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) – and a Lina H. McCord intern with the...

  • A Legacy of Education: GBHEM’s Ken Yamada Honored by Africa University

    A Legacy of Education: GBHEM’s Ken Yamada Honored by Africa University

    Published On: June 13, 2019

    In the early 1980s, United Methodists in Africa, led by Bishop Arthur Kulah of Liberia and Bishop Emilio J. M. de Carvalho of Angola, set a challenge before the church to design, site and build a new university for the continent of Africa. As a member of the General Board...

  • The 5 Church Performance Measures that Matter

    The 5 Church Performance Measures that Matter

    Published On: May 21, 2019

    Modern church leaders face a unique set of challenges. The General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM), the leadership development agency of The United Methodist Church, recently commissioned research to identify those challenges and help leaders overcome them. The purpose of GBHEM’s Leadership Development Needs Assessment was to ascertain...