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Before the ballot (2)
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Teaser:Lay and clergy General Conference delegate statements for discernment.   Now available - lay and clergy General Conference delegate statements for review and discernment. Download the complete set of statements.

Newest faith community begins
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Teaser:The Vine inspires new ways of growing. BY MELISSA LAUBER UMCONNECTION STAFF On Feb. 27 at Bel Air UMC, 30 families walked out of the contemporary service – called to try something spiritually unexpected and new 4.4 miles down the road. The next Sunday, they gathered to transform...

Newest faith community begins (2)
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Teaser:The Vine inspires new ways of growing. BY MELISSA LAUBER UMCONNECTION STAFF On Feb. 27 at Bel Air UMC, 30 families walked out of the contemporary service – called to try something spiritually unexpected and new 4.4 miles down the road. The next Sunday, they gathered to transform...

Robert and Foundation enable legacies of faith
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Teaser:Frank Robert explores issues of giving and how the Mid-Atlantic United Methodist Foundation promotes stewardship. BY MELISSA LAUBER UMCONNECTION STAFF “Prepare for Heaven in 2011.” It’s a slogan Frank Robert created and is proud of as he plans how to help people leave a...

Robert and Foundation enable legacies of faith (2)
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Teaser:Frank Robert explores issues of giving and how the Mid-Atlantic United Methodist Foundation promotes stewardship. BY MELISSA LAUBER UMCONNECTION STAFF “Prepare for Heaven in 2011.” It’s a slogan Frank Robert created and is proud of as he plans how to help people leave a...

Churches created for growth
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Teaser:Area congregations have the potential and resources to overcome a looming crisis facing the church. On June 30, 2010, I retired after 43 years of full-time ministry. I had eagerly anticipated retirement, looking forward to shedding the 24-7 weight of pastoral responsibility and having...

Churches created for growth (2)
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Teaser:Area congregations have the potential and resources to overcome a looming crisis facing the church. On June 30, 2010, I retired after 43 years of full-time ministry. I had eagerly anticipated retirement, looking forward to shedding the 24-7 weight of pastoral responsibility and having...

BMRC offers insights into the state of black church
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BY DRED SCOTT As the incoming coordinator of the conference Black United Methodist for Church Renewal, I am acutely aware of strengths and weaknesses in the local church and especially the black church in the Baltimore-Washington Conference. BMCR exists to offer remedies that address the...