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  • Meet Kentucky’s first scouting ministry specialist

    July 26th, 2010

    Photo: Andrew Baker, the first scouting ministry specialist in Kentucky, celebrates Pinewood Derby victories with Christian Best, a member of his Tiger Cub den. FRANKFORT, Ky. –– Andrew Baker dropped out of scouting before he developed relationships with older Scouts and adult leaders.However, as the first scouting ministry specialist… … read more

  • Scouting ministry specialist expands church’s outreach

    July 21st, 2010

    OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. ––First UMC in Moore, Okla., has chartered a Scout troop for 70 years, but few people knew much about the troop. Also, few people were aware that the church also sponsors Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts and a Venturing Crew. That changed when Marvin White was named the first Oklahoma Conference scouting ministry specialist.… … read more

  • Trucking academy owner named men’s ministry specialist

    June 4th, 2010

    FUQUAY, Va. –– Charlie Gray, 52, owner of Carolina Trucking Academy and president of the Raleigh District United Methodist Men, has been certified as a United Methodist men’s ministry specialist to help area churches expand their ministries to and with men in the North Carolina Annual Conference.Gray also serves as president of UM… … read more

  • Making men in Juárez

    May 10th, 2010

    By Elizabeth Glass-Turner The Los Angeles Times ran a photo depicting a bloodied corpse lying prone on the ground, a victim of the infamous drug cartel violence in Juárez, Mexico. The caption described Tierra Nueva, the area where the shooting occurred, as “a graffiti-stained neighborhood of dirt streets and concrete shacks in south Ciudad Juárez… … read more