Many reasons for hope and optimism as we enter a New Year
A positive and optimistic attitude makes sense for those of us in The United Methodist Church because we have, among many...
A legacy of encouragement and praise
A little while back I was visiting the Cherokee County home of Jack Pilger and his wife, Joan. We were at the...
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GEM project to celebrate, support small-membership churches
Some of North Georgia’s most vital churches are small membership churches -- in fact, most churches fall in the small...
Connectional Cafe Highlights
Browse the menu at Connectional Cafe at www.ngumc.org/cafe for workshop ideas. Contact a faculty member directly...
Pilot Program for vital leaders launches as the Strategic Appointment Roundtable
Vital congregations need vital clergy leaders. The Strategic Appointment Roundtable seeks to combine excellent training,...
The gift of practice
Growing up I took piano lessons for six years. Six years! And after six years of weekly piano lessons I cannot...
Week of of Jan. 29: God presence is unfailing, even in the most bitter places
Time brings changes to a society and these changes affect people politically, socially and economically. So it...
Week of Feb. 5: God's grace is a gift, not something we can achieve
This week begins the third and last unit of the Winter Quarter. The entire quarter’s study has been focused on...
Twenty-Five years of Church Development leadership
In November, the four past and current directors of the office of New Church Development of the North Georgia...
Worship crosses barriers of language, customs
It has long been the vision of Still Waters United Methodist Church that all believers can and should worship together...
For the record, By the Numbers
Christmas Lunch for Hispanic Pastors on (Date change)11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Saturday, December 3 at Mt. Pisgah...
Bilingual celebration attendees urged to break new ground to attract members
The 2011 annual Bilingual Celebration worship service was held last month at McEachern...
General Conference 2012: Budget cuts and organizational restructuring among major proposals
A reduced budget, a history-making first, has been submitted for consideration of the 2012 General Conference. The...
Snellville UMC's drive-thru prayer ministry is vehicle for reaching the unchurched
Snellville UMC’s drive-thru prayer ministry is vehicle for reaching the unchurched
It is not unusual for people to...
Children of prisoners often forgotten, lost in the shuffle
As Americans, we value the belief that we are the number one nation on earth by whatever measure is made. Sadly,...