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.

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

Current United Methodist Mission Studies

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2006-2007 Mission Studies

The mission studies for 2006-2007 are Globalization and Its Impact on People's Lives; Shalom, Salaam, Peace; and India and Pakistan (from 2005-2006).

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...

Shalom, Salaam, Peace

Shalom, Salaam, Peace - three words which mean "peace" from the three "Abrahamic" religions, Judaism, Christianity and Islam, provide the foundation for this spiritual growth study. Each tradition has a history of neighbors living at peace with neighbors and urges its followers to seek inner peace. Each tradition has a history of violence which cries out for explanation. Read more....

2005-2006 Mission Studies

The mission studies for 2005-2006 are India and Pakistan, Children of the Bible, and Public Education (from 2004-2005).

India and Pakistan

The mission study on India and Pakistan presents the richness and diversity of the cultures of India and Pakistan. It also explores selected current key issues affecting both countries, including gender issues, poverty, child labor, population, caste, illiteracy, religious extremism, and globalization. The study examines the complexities of the border conflict over Kashmir between the two countries. Read more...

Children of the Bible

We invite you into the stories in the Bible from which we can glean the place of children in ancient times. Stories from both the Hebrew and Greek texts---the Old and New Testaments will call us once again to both love in the face of challenge and yes, to become like a child so that we too enter into the kingdom of God where the hungry are fed, the prisoners are freed and the children are whole people in Jesus Christ. Read more...