Global Ministries Mission News and Featureshttp://new.gbgm-umc.org/ Connecting the Church in Mission: news, podcasts, and features from the United Methodist mission agency, the General Board of Global Ministries.en-us Mon, 01 Jan 1900 05:00:00 GMTFri, 06 Nov 2009 16:53:36 GMT First Monday: Internet Resource on the Church and Immigrationhttp://new.gbgm-umc.org/?i=29564First Monday: Internet Resource on the Church and Immigration Global Ministries/UMCOR News 11/3/09: Ths monthly e-newsletter is issued by Justice for our Neighbors (JFON), a network of free legal clinics for immigrants.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:53:33 GMT Goodpaster, Wenner Elected to Lead Bishopshttp://new.gbgm-umc.org/?i=29714Goodpaster, Wenner Elected to Lead Bishops by Kathy Gilbert on umc.org 11/4/09: Both new leaders are passionate about mission.  Bishop Goodpaster podcast: (7:16, 128 kbps, 6825K) More Council of Bishops news on umc.orgThu, 05 Nov 2009 17:14:42 GMT Application Process for Executive Mission Post Open until November 20http://new.gbgm-umc.org/?i=29560Application Process for Executive Mission Post Open until November 20 by Elliott Wright 11/4/09: For two more weeks, applications and nominations accompanied by resumes may be submitted.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:20:41 GMT New AIDS Resource for United Methodist Churches http://new.gbgm-umc.org/?i=29151New AIDS Resource for United Methodist Churches United Methodist Committee on Relief 11/4/09: "Working Toward an AIDS-Free World" is available as an online resource.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:17:10 GMT Growing a School in Tanzania; One Classroom at a Timehttp://new.gbgm-umc.org/?i=30259Growing a School in Tanzania; One Classroom at a Time by Elliott Wright 10/29/09: Wesley Primary School hopes to finish their fifth classroom by the end of the year. You can help. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:19:41 GMT Italian Methodists Elect New President, Focus Ministry on Immigrantshttp://new.gbgm-umc.org/?i=29680Italian Methodists Elect New President, Focus Ministry on Immigrants Global Ministries News 10/22/09: Alessandra Trotta is the first woman president of the "Opera per le Chiese Evangeliche Metodiste in Italia."Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:37:23 GMT Beyond Facts to Faces, Beyond Numbers to Names http://new.gbgm-umc.org/?i=28739Beyond Facts to Faces, Beyond Numbers to Names by Donald E. Messer for New World Outlook November/December 2009: Ministries supported by the Global AIDS Fund are the focus of the current issue.Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:15:31 GMT United Methodist Worship Begins in Kosice, Slovakiahttp://new.gbgm-umc.org/?i=29604United Methodist Worship Begins in Kosice, Slovakia Global Ministries News 10/23/09: This budding congregation is an outgrowth of a ministry with children and youth begun four years ago.Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:54:00 GMT Five Loaves at the Lord's Table: New Litany for Holy Communionhttp://new.gbgm-umc.org/?i=29612Five Loaves at the Lord's Table  by Elliott Wright 10/19/09: A new litany for Holy Communion celebrates cultural diversity while affirming unity in faith.Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:52:41 GMT Imagine Something More to End Malaria, Bishop Sayshttp://new.gbgm-umc.org/?i=29734"Imagine Something More to End Malaria," Bishop Says by Linda Bloom 10/17/08: Bishop Thomas Bickerton keeps a $10 bill handy to show how little money it takes to protect a family from malaria.Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:54:58 GMT