Discipleship Adventure: Connect

Below are the most recent resources to help you Connect in the Adventure.

VIM team takes joy of puppets to Latvia
Good Shepherd UMC takes puppets and a new kind of worship to Latvia.

ROCK 2012 Photos

Racism still stings, bishop tells King
Bishop Woodie White reflects on racial justice and equality.

Hospitality builds a broader Kingdom of God
A D.C. congregation opens its doors to homeless for breakfast, Bible study.

Outreach to young adults pays off in 2011
This year, the best way churches could minister to young people may have been finding them a job. More of them are finding that job as clergy.

Partnership opens up opportunities for learning
Two colleges, continents away, are forming a partnership for faith and learning.

Anniversary of quake sparks call for ministry
On the second anniversary of the earthquake, churches gear up to serve.

Walking With Our Neighbors: 10 Ways to Commemorate the Two Year Remembrance of the 2010 Haitian Earthquake

Conference begins to set vision for 2020
BWC members are gathering this fall to begin to cast a 2020 vision for the church.

Queen’s Chapel moves to new frontier
A church returns to its new facility after a ten-year journey.

Vital churches: Four stories of churches alive in mission
Four churches are finding creative ways to engage in mission.

Encountering God: Peacebuilding in Darfur
Dane Smith of Chevy Chase UMC encounters God as a peacemaker as he works to broker peace in Darfur.

United Methodists step up to feed their neighbors
Methodists in Dundalk support elderly neighbors without electricity.

United Methodists assess Irene’s toll
United Methodists on the East Coast respond to Hurricane Irene.

United Methodists respond to Hurricane Irene
In the wake of Hurricane Irene, Ferndale UMC offers shelter to area homeless.

Worship prompts growth
New worship services bring growth to area congregations.

Planting faith
A new faith community for unchurched young adults is being created in Hanover.

Renewed and challenged through reading
Four readers reflect on how summer reading selections changed their outlook.

Connectional churches at work: Feed my sheep
A Cumberland church rejuvenates itself through service to the community.

Podcast: Web Ministry 3 - Designing a Church Website

New worship gatherings grow congregations
Starting a new worship service is one of the best ways to grow a church. Experts share insights.

Podcast: Web Ministry 2 - Selecting a website technology

'Connect as One'
Highlights from the 227th Baltimore-Washington Conference

227th conference session convenes
Clergy and laity begin meeting in Baltimore.

Reflections on connections
The theme of this week’s annual conference is “Connect as One.” What can deep connecting really mean?

With Skype, Mt. Zion redefines connectional system

Leaders give church changes yellow light
Church leaders are moving ahead with caution on changes to the denomination.

Global Call to act goes forth
Leaders of the global church meet in Call to Action Summit.

Members prepare for conference at briefings
The Call to Action and reducing apportionments were among the highlights at regional sessions.

Not just passing 'through'
'Through' may be the most profound word of this holy season.

State of the UMC in Russia
Bishop Hans Växby shares his New Year’s thoughts about our partners in Russia.

Russian partners inspired by spirit of ROCK
Two youth ministers from Russia visit ROCK and reflect on creating a new church.

Before the ballot
Lay and clergy General Conference delegate statements for discernment.

New 'church' sets sail
The Boones left comfortable lives to begin an organic church on the water's edge in Baltimore.

Singing new songs
The power of hymns sparked interest at the older adults day apart.

'Through the Mud'
Young adults become unstuck at a recent retreat.

Churches join to reflect area’s diversity
Two Waldorf churches – one white, one black, -- have joined in a cooperative parish to better reflect, and serve, the community

Young adults host Korean partners
Several young adults from South Korea explored American faith and culture during a recent visit.

Coming 'home'
Rev. Tom Starnes reflects on the meaning and importance of annual conference

Innovation leads way in baseball and church
At the Clergy Day Apart with Bishop Schol, pastors explored the link between baseball and faith at the Nats game.

Ministry success stories

Religious parents influence young adults
David Briggs reflects on the impact parents can have on young adults.

The connection: End of life or new creation?
Ken Carter reflects on the future of the church.

Resources for the Adventure: Playing a new song
A number of exhibitors at annual conference offered resources to help churches grow in the Discipleship Adventure

New resource focuses on call
A new Immersion Series, with sermons by Bishop Schol, helps churches grow with a four-week series that explores the theme of call.

The power and possibility of dialogue
The Rev. Chris Owens shares his experiences and hopes for holy conferencing on the issue of the church and homosexuality

Annual session resources spiritual leaders
An overview of the BWC's 226th annual session

Judicial Council rules on Elders’ role
The Methodist ‘Supreme Courts’ weighs in on Elders presiding at charge conferences.

Team seeks to grow Asian-American ministries
A new conference team is reaching out to this often invisible part of The United Methodist Church

Community is theme of older adult retreat
Older adults explored the value of risk and maturity at a recent retreat.