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UMEA Endorsed Community 2024 Retreat

November 13 - November 16

We are pleased to announce our 2024 UMEA Endorsed Community Retreat will be held November 13-16 in Lake Junaluska, NC. The theme is Advising Leadership: How to Inspire and Influence Change. The retreat begins with check-in and a welcome dinner at 5 p.m. ET on Wednesday, November 13 and ends at 11 a.m. EST on Saturday, November ...

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    Tackling Clergy Debt: Applications Open for High-Impact Clergy Scholarship

    Published On: February 7, 2019

    Many people preparing for United Methodist ordination are daunted by the high price tag associated with their education, and mounting debt can be a barrier to answering God’s call to serve. The General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM), the leadership development agency of The United Methodist Church, is...

  • Return to the Building Blocks of Worship with GBHEM’s New Primer

    Return to the Building Blocks of Worship with GBHEM’s New Primer

    Published On: February 5, 2019

    Steven D. Bruns takes readers back to the basics of Christian worship in his new book, “Introduction to Christian Worship: Grammar, Theology, and Practice.” Released by the Publishing Office of the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM), the leadership development agency of The United Methodist Church, this book...

  • Top 10 Most Important Leadership Competencies

    Top 10 Most Important Leadership Competencies

    Published On: February 1, 2019

    What does it take to be a principled, Christian leader? What do strong leaders in the church need to be successful in 2019 and beyond? The General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM), the leadership development agency of The United Methodist Church (UMC), commissioned ROI Institute, Inc. to study the...