Mission Studies: Online Resources

The mission studies for 2007-2008 are Israel-Palestine; Music and Mission; and Globalization and Its Impact on People's Lives. Three United Methodist mission studies are offered each year - a geographical, topical, and spiritual growth study. These studies motivate, inform, and enrich our commitment to global ministry.

In addition to print and audiovisual items for sale, the General Board of Global Ministries offers free supplementary online resources:

Links to current and past studies are in the right hand column of this page.
Links to current studies are below.

Schools of Christian Mission

Current United Methodist Mission Studies

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2007-2008 Mission Studies

The mission studies for 2007-2008 are Israel-Palestine; Music and Mission; and Globalization and Its Impact on People's Lives.

Israel-Palestine

The overall goal of this study of Israel-Palestine is help the people of The United Methodist Church wrestle with the dilemmas, realities, injustices, fears, dreams, and visions of the two peoples of the three faiths who call the land where Jesus walked home. Read more...

Globalization and Its Impact on People's Lives

The goal of this study is to explore the places where globalization touches the lives of ordinary people. It examines the impact of economic globalization and how global media and communications technologies are drastically altering both ecomonic and human relationships. By looking at these phenomena we hope to understand more fully the impact of globalization on human rights and the social, economic, and political development of various cultures and nations. Read more...

Music and Mission

Women in mission have been singing the songs of mission for more than a century. We express our theology of mission through our prayers, our works and our songs. Our understanding of mission grew over the decades. Today, the sounds of mission hymns take on the rhythms and languages of peoples around the world. God's love is alive and singing in Africa, Latin America, Asia and North America-and all over the world. Read more..