2008
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2008 News and Features
2008 Photo Gallery
Photos from the Orlando, Florida, campus and from the Grand Rapids, Michigan, campus of the 2008 School of Congregational Development.
Church Development School Explores Christian Witness in the 21st Century
by Elliott Wright and Mary Beth Coudal
Three basic themes stood out at the 2008 United Methodist School of Congregational Development.
Dramatically Different Concept of' 'Church' Based on the Extreme Example of Jesus
by Mary Beth Coudal
8/5/08: Rev. Jim Walker's Hot Metal Bridge fellowship meets in a bar, a tattoo parlor, and around a table.
Church Developers Explore United Methodist 'Myths'
by Linda Green
8/4/08: The Rev. Craig Miller led a workshop about myths during the 2008 United Methodist School of Congregational Development.
An Old First Church Sustains Its Momentum and Lives into the Future
by Elliott Wright
8/4/08: "We value every generation," says the Rev. Doug Kokx of Clermont First in Florida.
Church? What Is Church? 'Wandering Generation' Looks for Connections
by Elliott Wright
8/4/08: The author of Tribal Church: Ministering to the Missing Generation urges us to think about 'church' a little differently.
Seminar Explores Musical Options For Worship in a New Church Start
by Elliott Wright
8/2/08: What kind of music is best for worship? Marcia McFee's seminar explored that issue at a seminar in Orlando.
2008 News and Features
'Change Is Good,' Pastor Tells Church Development Conference
Global Ministries News8/2/2008: In the video, the face of the pastor is pasted onto the dancing body of Napoleon Dynamite, the title character in a cult comedy movie of 2004.
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