The top legislative body of the United Methodist Church passed a series of measures Thursday (April 25) to restructure the worldwide denomination to give each region greater equity in tailoring church life to its own customs and traditions.
The one-day workshop for women’s ministry leaders in the state offered a time of networking, training and friendship development for women serving in the local church.
“We (Christians) have no excuse not to be living for God in everything we do,” one attendee noted. “Hearing that reminder … was just what I needed, and I will always be thankful for that.”
The Woman’s Missionary Union of Texas Pursue Conference kept the Great Commission focus that has been at the heart of the organization since its beginning, while setting the stage for coming shifts.
This year’s Woman’s Missionary Union (WMU) Missions Celebration will be held in the Indiana Convention Center just prior to the 2o24 Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting.
The melody was the same, but the voices united in worship sang in numerous languages. “Then sings my soul,” sang a group in Arabic. Deaf believers lifted hands to sign “My Savior, God to thee, how great Thou Art.”
“More churches are wanting to get back to emphasizing missions education and RAs is a great way to do that for young men who will carry on that passion for missions into their teenage and adult years.”
More than 900 preschool, children’s, family ministry, pre-teen, church weekday and disability ministry leaders from the southeast region of the United States gathered on the campus of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary April 5-6 …
Among special guests during the conference were Sadie Robertson Huff and her mother, Korie Robertson — from the popular reality TV show Duck Dynasty — who discussed how adoption has impacted their family.
Church secretaries/ministry assistants make invaluable contributions “behind the scenes,” affirmed Julia Binford, president of the Tennessee Baptist Secretaries Association.
