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  • Specially Designed E-Readers Support Students in Africa

    Specially Designed E-Readers Support Students in Africa

    Published On: March 4, 2019

    United Methodist college and university students in Africa will soon have a unique, affordable tool to help them study. After nearly two years of discussions and research, the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) and the African Association of Methodist Institutions of Higher Education (AAMIHE) have procured 1,000...

  • Annual Conference Leaders Make Plans for Eight-Year Assessment Process

    Annual Conference Leaders Make Plans for Eight-Year Assessment Process

    Published On: February 23, 2019

    Plenary Session The General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) hosted a three-day training, February 19-21, for Annual Conference leaders focused on understanding, developing and implementing the Eight-Year Assessment (EYA) as sanctioned by the 2016 General Conference and described in paragraph 349 of the “Book of Discipline.” The training provided...

  • Three Opportunities for Grace at the Special General Conference

    Three Opportunities for Grace at the Special General Conference

    Published On: February 21, 2019

    Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, One of e. e. cummings’ poems includes the phrase “even if it’s sunday may i be wrong.” It suggests the humility present in the Christian walk, where being “right” is not always paramount. Rather, we are to look outside of ourselves, to our greater...

  • New Anthology Sparks Theological Discussion of Displacement and Marginalization

    New Anthology Sparks Theological Discussion of Displacement and Marginalization

    Published On: February 19, 2019

    Readers are called to remember that Jesus was an immigrant in the new book, “Displaced Persons: Theological Reflection on Immigration, Refugees, and Marginalization.” This thoughtful anthology was released by the Publishing Office of the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM), the leadership development agency of The United Methodist...

  • GBHEM Reorganizes Its Deacon Support

    GBHEM Reorganizes Its Deacon Support

    Published On: February 14, 2019

    Deacons and diaconal ministers will receive support in new ways from the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM), The United Methodist Church’s leadership development agency. Due to the projected reduction in denominational funding from 2021 through 2025, GBHEM is not staffing the position of Director of Deacon Ministry...

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