In a project of unprecedented scope, the Baltimore-Washington Conference is creating a Web-based system designed to revolutionize the way church leaders are resourced as they work to gather, report, retrieve and utilize information in order to grow disciples.The 'Gateway,' is being designed as a...
POTOMAC - Members of the youth group at Potomac UMC delivered gifts donated by church members to the new Board of Child Care facility at Falling Waters, W. Va., in time to make Christmas a little happier for the boys already living there. This newest of the Board of Child Care facilities...
Angela Titus, an evangelist in a non denominational church, called herself a survivor when she spoke about being physically abused at a recent domestic abuse forum at Queens Chapel UMC in Beltsville. Titus spoke out, she said, because hers is a common story that is being 'hushed' in churches...
Rosemary Atkinson believes you need a break. In fact, she believes everyone needs a chance to refresh, renew, reclaim and reflect on their spiritual lives, and she is working to make sure they get one. Atkinson is events coordinator for FaithFest, a weekend retreat for adults sponsored by the...
Mark 2:13-17 BY TIMOTHY WEST The second chapter of Mark, beginning with verse 13 and concluding with verse 17, displays the totality of the Savior's love for all people. Jesus dined with those society deemed outcasts. They were children of God and so he broke bread with them. You can picture...
The 40-member delegation of the Baltimore-Washington Conference met Sept. 15 to begin its preparations to help shape the future of the denomination at next year's General and Jurisdictional conferences. One of the most interesting things about the meeting, said Delores Oden, the conference lay...
The Discipleship Adventure is made up of five elements:1. Celebrate in worship, 2. Connect as one,3. Develop our faith,4. Serve like Christ,5. Share the faithIf the Discipleship Adventure is a biblical paradigm for the church, then it will naturally be a part of all aspects of the church's...
George Barna in his book 'Habits of Highly Effective Churches,' reveals a startling truth. Surveys indicate that among regular church goers, one-third have never experienced God's presence. In the past year, half of all regular church-going adults experienced God present at any time during the...
Worship in The United Methodist Church is very diverse, but generally grounded in the same fourfold pattern of gathering, proclaiming and responding to Scripture, thanksgiving and Communion, and sending forth. There is great value in such unified action in worship. However, over the past...
EDGEWATER - The 280 children and staff at St. Andrew's UMC and Day School welcomed 'Gladiator' star, Russell Crowe, his director, Ridley Scott, and Warner Brothers Studios Sept. 7, when the crew came to film 'Body of Lies,' a terrorism thriller that will be released in 2008. The scene enacted...
