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  • Turner Center to help certify future specialists in men’s ministry

    June 18th, 2010

    Photo left to right: Dr. James Hudnut-Beumler, dean of Vanderbilt Divinity School; M. Douglas Meeks, director of the Turner Center, Cal Turner Jr., and J. Thomas Laney, associate director of Turner programs. NASHVILLE, Tenn. –– The Nashville-based Turner Center for Church Leadership and Congregational Development will help certify future men… … read more

  • Sixty-two persons named scouting ministry specialists

    June 16th, 2010

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. –– Although the position is less than two-years old, 62 persons have volunteered to serve as scouting ministry specialists.  Established by the Scouting Ministry Committee of the General Commission on UM Men, the committee is well on its way to reach the goal of 100 scouting ministry specialists by General Conference 2012.After providing… … read more

  • June 2010 Leader Letter

    June 15th, 2010

    From your partners in men’s ministry A bi-monthly e-mail letter from agency officers and staff to leaders of United Methodist Men     Finding Your Center By Bishop James King   Hello Men of God!   Have you ever felt as if you do not know what to do next, and have you asked yourself questions such as, “Why am I … … read more

  • Child mortality rates declining worldwide

    June 8th, 2010

    Seattle, Wash. (United Methodist Communications) -- A new study from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington published today in The Lancet medical journal reports that the number of deaths of children under age five decreased from 16 million in 1970 to 11.9 million deaths in 1990 to 7.7 million deaths in 2010… … read more