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Discipleship Adventure: Share


Below are the most recent resources to help you Share the Adventure.

The FRAN Plan: Reaching Out to Others

ROCK 2012 Photos

Church growth is at the heart of ministry
Church-growth expert Jim Griffith shares insights.

Church takes next step in ending homelessness
UMs encouraged to "be the prayer" to end homelessness.

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.

New DSes consecrated
Two new district superintendents recently joined Bishop John Schol's eight-member Cabinet.

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

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.

Encounter: Youth discovers,'God has a plan for me'
A young adult recalls ROCK's powerful impact on her life.

United Methodism 101: A Primer
How familiar are you with connectionalism, the lifeblood of the UMC?

Chasing the Spirit
Songwriter and worship leader Henry Rowe explores how he encounters God through music.

"We've Come This Far by Faith"
Bishop Schol marks Black History Month.

'Let your story be your song'
The Rev. Kevin Smalls takes a poetic pass at the Prodigal son.

BWC Mission Center Hosts Open House
The conference will welcome the community to its new building Oct. 19 with a service of consecration, tours and book signings.

Laity day a time for recommitment
Conference Lay Leader Delores Oden reflects on 2 Timothy and how lay people can transform the world with their presence.

Mathews remembered as servant leader
Bishop James Mathews was memorialized for his leadership and missionary zeal.

Bishop Mathews dies
Bishop James K. Mathews, a beloved United Methodist bishop, who served the Baltimore Conference from 1972 to 1980, died Sept. 8.

Growing in faith at Camp Hope
Amy Willis reflects on how her years at Camp Hope, a mission experience in Allegany County, defined her faith.

Discovery, promise at Strawbridge birthplace
As United Methodists celebrate 250 years of Methodism in the United States, a group from the BWC traveled to Ireland and visited the home of one of the people who started it all.

Even in the storm, God is present
Rev. Monroe Wright shares his testimony about the God’s presence, comfort and healing power.

Bishop Fisher to preach at ROCK 2011
Bishop Violet Fisher, who challenges you to turn God’s world upside down, will appear at the January youth retreat.

Welcome to the new BWC Mission Center
The conference opens its new building in Maple Lawn.

Church confronts 'crisis of relevancy'
A new comprehensive survey delivers facts and insights about what creates a vital church.

Cabinets join in new event
Conference leaders cross church boundaries to cast a new vision.

Discovering the best seats
Rev. Rick Jewell considers the view from the head table and the back of the room and discovers Jesus is right.

Church salutes newcomers
Harford County churches are gearing up for BRAC.

Boy Scouts Celebrate a Century
The UMC’s Nothing But Nets ministry is a ‘good turn’ at the National Jamboree.

Call to Action Research Indicates Opportunities and Challenges

Bishop reflects on freedom

UMs join in creation covenant to protect Bay
The BWC recently joined other faith communities in a commitment to protect the Chesapeake Bay.

Social media adds SPICE

Developing a social media strategy

Social Media: Soul to Soul Connections
Churches really don't have a choice any more about whether or not they use social media.

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

It’s time to rehearse our lines
Rev. Rebecca Vardiman explores how we can love one another, even when we’re not especially lovable.

Resurrection faith makes us new
Rev. Phil Wogaman explores Paul's conversion and how we, today, underestimate God's transforming power.

The Strawbridge Heritage Landmark: A Methodist treasure
Celebrating the arrival of Robert and Elizabeth Strawbridge in America

Area Hispanics are trailblazers for Path 1 Plan
The national Path 1 Plan for creating new churches is beginning its efforts among Hispanics in this region.

A letter home from the Congo
How flip-flops rescue airplanes and Bibles bring tears -- an e-mail from Peggy Elliott

Ancient-future worship invokes Holy Spirit
The Rev. David Shank and Solley UMC are combining some of the best of devotional disciplines and creative outreach in a unique worship experience.

Connectional Table considers varied resolutions
In preparation for the June annual conference, Connectional Table members met to consider 16 resolutions.

God doesn't yell, you have to lean in
Alan Ward reflects on how we all need to "lean in close" sometimes to listen to God speak softly to us in unexpected ways.

A Prayer for Haiti
The Rev. Dellyne I. Hinton shares a prayer for the people of Haiti

Church renews faith through outreach
John Wesley UMC in Annapolis reached out to one runaway boy and learned something new about mission.

Risk-taking church experiences windfall
Wesley Freedom UMC takes a risk and discovers God truly does provide.

Bishop visits Mt. Zion
Bishop Schol delivers a message of hope, trust and thanksgiving.

Statistical reports due Jan. 15
The annual reporting process has been streamlined this year.

Multi-site parishes promise healthy growth
A new model of ministry encourages church to embrace proclamation, not preservation.