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  • 2017 Francis Asbury Award Recipients Named
    Published On: July 11, 2017

    The General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) has presented the Francis Asbury Award to 15 individuals and one group from across the U.S. This annual award is supported by the Division of Higher Education at GBHEM and is one of the ways the agency continually strives to enable...

  • Registration Now Open for Exploration 2017
    Published On: July 3, 2017

    Registration for Exploration, a three-day event for young adults age 18-26, is now open. This biennial event is designed to help attendees listen, discern, and respond to God’s call to ordained ministry, as they explore their gifts for service as a deacon or elder in The United Methodist Church. Exploration...

  • Higher Education and Ministry Announces 2017 YCI Grant Recipients
    Published On: June 30, 2017

    The General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) as part of their strategy to enable and resource leadership within the church has selected the 2017 Young Clergy Initiative (YCI) grant recipients. This year, applications were received from every United Methodist jurisdictional conference, and of those applications, 34 grants were...

  • GBHEM Develops a New Center for Clinical Pastoral Education
    Published On: June 29, 2017

    The General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) announced today the development of a new center for clinical pastoral education (CPE) to meet the growing need for pastoral education resources within The United Methodist Church. GBHEM’s CPE Center will offer creative and flexible programs, including hybrid units to local...

  • GBHEM Candidacy Office Offers Financial Planning Services to Certified Candidates
    Published On: June 27, 2017

    The Candidacy Office at the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) has partnered with Wespath and EY (formerly Ernst & Young) to offer financial planning services to certified candidates for licensed and ordained ministry. The services will be offered at no cost to candidates upon certification by their...

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