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South Central Jurisdiction's Upcoming Training Dates
Please review the following important dates of upcoming SCJ training. Training sessions include VIM leadership training sessions and Early Responder Training for disaster recovery. Check back often for updates as new training sessions are scheduled.
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JYMO: July 7-11, 2008
JYMO, the Jurisdictional Youth Ministry Organization, will hold its Convocation 2008 at McMurry University in Abilene, Texas.
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SCJ Candidates for Bishop
See a listing and photo of the candidates for bishop in the South Central Jurisdiction, as well as the schedule of interviews with delegations.
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Jurisdictional Conference: July 16-19, 2008
The North Texas Conference is our host for SCJ Conference 2008.
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SCJ WORKING FOR KATRINA CHURCH RECOVERY
Work continues in the Katrina storm path. There is still a great need for partners with local and conference projects in these areas.
REMEMBER...we are asking each local church in the connection to take a special offering for the Katrina Church Relief needs In August, or whenever you wish to schedule it.
This is needed because UMCOE funds, by their Charter, cannot be given for church property.
David Severe
SCJ Director
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Covering a lot of ground: GC delegates take action on range of issues
From worship and celebrations to the legislative process and Judicial Council elections, 2008 General Conference considered a range of topics.
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Q&A;: Busting myths that hurt United Methodism
Big churches are bad. There are no people out there, anyway. Folks in United Methodist Churches don't want to change. These are some of the myths the Rev. Craig Kennet Miller tackles in his new book. He spoke recently with staff writer Bill Fentum about the current realities of the UMC.
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FAITH AND FILM: The Narnia epic returns with more mature faith
The second installment in the film adaptations of C.S. Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia books is stronger than the first, says staff writer Ken Lowery in his review of Prince Caspian.
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Exhibit chronicles Methodist quest for equality
Attendees of General Conference had the opportunity to visit "Journey to Inclusiveness," an exhibit hosted by the General Commission on Religion and Race (GCORR), including Human Race Machines where computer imagery showed visitors what their faces might look like if they were of different races.
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WESLEYAN WISDOM: Let’s rediscover our message and mission
Methodist evangelism begins with more information than the line, "I am a sinner," says Donald Haynes.
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Delegates reject changes to homosexuality stance
By a vote of 501-417, delegates to the 2008 General Conference retained the 2004 Book of Discipline's statement that homosexual practice is "incompatible with Christian teaching."
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