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Methodist leader Nathan Bangs worked to shape the church as missionally focused more than “respectable,” asserts Jared Maddox, Ph.D., in “Nathan Bangs and the Methodist Episcopal Church: The Spread of Scriptural Holiness in Nineteenth-Century America,” the latest release from the Publishing Office of the General Board of Higher Education and...

The General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM), the leadership development agency of The United Methodist Church, has named Cynthia Howard as executive director of marketing and communications in the Office of Strategic Leadership. “Cynthia brings a wealth of experience and a passion for this critical work of our...

Methodist educational leaders and members of the African Association of Methodist Institutions of Higher Education (AAMIHE) and the African Association of United Methodist Theological Institutions (AAUMTI) are gathered in Johannesburg, South Africa, this week for a joint conference. The leaders affirmed their commitment to church unity and established the “Africa...

Disagreements in The United Methodist Church about human sexuality extend as far back as the birth-control movement of the 1920s, says Ashley Boggan Dreff, Ph.D., in “Entangled: A History of American Methodism, Politics, and Sexuality.” The volume was recently released by the Publishing Office of the General Board of Higher...

The General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) today announced the appointments of Rev. Mark Forrester, D.Min., as assistant general secretary and the Rev. Tammy Gieselman, D.Min., as director of Schools, Colleges, and Universities, both within the Division of Higher Education. “Mark and Tammy bring a wealth of accomplishments...

Rev. Nickie Moreno Howard was able to graduate from seminary and begin her ministry career thanks in part to the financial aid and mentoring she received from United Methodists who give generously each year on World Communion Sunday. Moreno Howard received the Journey Toward Ordained Ministry (JTOM) scholarship from the...

The Publishing Office of the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM), the leadership development agency of The United Methodist Church, released a new book, “Develop Intercultural Competence: How to Lead Cross-Racial and Cross-Cultural Churches” by HiRho Y. Park. This book identifies best practices and offers practical tips and...

The General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM), the leadership development agency of The United Methodist Church, launched its 2018 Global Chaplaincy Training series with the first session in Maputo, Mozambique. The agency is supporting an expressed need from Central Conferences for contextual chaplaincy leadership training in specialized settings....

Divinity students who receive Excellence in Clergy Leadership Scholarships from the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) not only avoid accumulating thousands of dollars in debt, but also gain confidence in their ability to complete seminary and in the United Methodist Church’s commitment to their ministry. During the...

The Methodist-related Theological Schools in Europe (MTSE) met in England as part of a cluster of activities to celebrate the Wesleyan tradition in education, including a gathering of representatives from The United Methodist Church and The Methodist Church in Britain to mark the 50th anniversary of their 1968 concordat, an affirmation...