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February 2007 |
Summer gathering to bring UMs together around mission
United Methodists from across the denomination will come together in the Chicago area for four days in August to explore what mission can mean for the church in the 21st century.
The "Bridges of Hope" Mission Gathering and Forum will take place Aug. 5-8 at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, Ill. Participants will pray, sing and worship together while being inspired to share the evangelical message that leads to the transformation of lives and communities.
The gathering will critically analyze the changes in communities impacted by Christian mission, while affirming justice ministries and ministries of presence as legitimate forms of mission.
According to Norma Kehrberg, a retired missionary and former head of the United Methodist Committee on Relief, the conference will bring together people involved with mission at all levels of the church, from deaconesses and home missioners to short-term volunteers in mission and long-term cross-cultural missionaries as well as UMC professors of mission.
"Local church pastors and laity with a heart for mission will also be there as we discuss how mission can be a critical force in healthy, alive local churches," Kehrberg said.
Information is available at www.umma-global.org.
Last updated on 25 Apr 2008