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School of Congregational Development

The  United Methodist School of Congregational Development is an annual event aimed at helping annual conferences and congregations "grow the church" through new congregational starts and the strengthening of existing congregations. Sponsored jointly by the General Board of Global Ministries and the General Board of Discipleship, the 2009 School of Congregational Development is currently underway at the Orrington Hotel in Evanston, Illinois.

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2008 News and Features

 

Mark Beeson'Change Is Good,' Pastor Tells Church Development Conference

Global Ministries News
8/2/2008: 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.
 

Bishop Minerva CarcañoJesus: The Model for Christian Leaders

by Elliott Wright
8/1/08: Bishop Minerva Carcaño of Phoenix gave the keynote address at the 2008 United Methodist School of Congregational Development.

 

Rev. Ed JonesA New Church that Nearly Failed Finds New Life in Living Water

Global Ministries News
8/1/08: The pastor of Living Water Church in Pearland, TX, addressed the 2008 School of Congregational Development.

 

Think Tank Offers Profile of Leaders of New Church Starts

8/2/08 (GBOD): According to a Congregational Development Think Tank convened by United Methodist church leaders, the best candidates are people who are perceived as troublemakers, egotistical, nonconformist, and don't like to spend time in their offices.

 

2007 News and Features

 

Congregational Development School To Expand to Two Sites in 2008Congregational Development School To Expand to Two Sites in 2008

The annual United Methodist School of Congregational Development is being expanded to two sites next year to accommodate the growing interest in new congregation starts and older congregational revitalization within the denomination.

 

Dr. Jean Twenge IconUnderstanding "Generation Me: "
An Author Advises the Church

A popular book that takes issue with the self-esteem movement and its "I am special" ideology became a primer for United Methodist leaders struggling to reach the contemporary young-adult generation.

 

SCD Jones iconThe United Methodist Church Embarks on Effort to Start Hundreds of New Congregations

The United Methodist Church is aiming to move forward to a point in the future where, like a benchmark in its past, it will establish one new congregation every day in the United States.
 

SCD Grace UMC iconChurch Finds Its Future by Relying on God's Grace

A decade ago Grace United Methodist Church in Olathe, Kansas faced a dilemma. It had outgrown its building and could not expand on the site. Although the church owned property at a new location, it could not find a buyer for the old, a sale thought essential to finance a move. So Grace Church decided to rely on God's grace for the future.

 

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