April 2011 Leader Letter
April 18, 2011
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News
· Mentoring
In Memoriam - The Rev. Brady Forman
BAKER, La. –– The Rev. Brady Forman, 84 a retired clergy member of Louisiana conference, died April 4, 2011.A US Navy veteran of World War...
· Featured, Scouting
Scout troop energizes Hawaiian church
Photo Hawaiian Scouts pound mochi, a traditional New Year’s food.KA¯NE‘OHE, Hawaii–– Previously unchurched families...
· Stories
In Memoriam –– George Bolinger
SHEBYVILLE, Ill. –– George Bolinger, 82 former president of UM Men of the Illinois Great Rivers Annual Conference, died April 4, 2011. He...
· Mentoring, Ministry To Men, Leader Development
Wichita event features two bishops and outstanding preachers
Photo: Bishop Scott Jones
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· Mentoring, Ministry To Men
Inmates offer Lenten thoughts on God’s love
Photo: Eric Sewell, left, and Brad Major hold a copy of the 2011 Lenten Devotional, Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus. Both men, members of Christ United...
· Church Renewal, Leader Development
Leadership Summit to draw global participation
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) -- A summit for those interested in the role of annual conferences and local churches in meeting challenges and making...
· Scouting, Strength for Service
Marine supported by Boy Scouts wounded by IED in Afghanistan
Photo: Jake Romo prepares for a medflight from the Bethesda (Md.) Naval Hospital to Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton where he was stationed before ...
· Leaders, Scouting
IN Memoriam -- A.J. Coon
GENESEE TOWNSHIP, Mich. –– A. J. Coon, 92, former president of Flint District UM Men and editor of the district newsletter, died Jan. 7.A...
· Mentoring, Ministry To Men, Featured
United Methodists to take DISCIPLE Bible Study to prisoners in six states
JAMESTOWN, N.C. –– Mark C. Hicks, executive director of DISCIPLE Bible Outreach Ministries, and Gilbert C. Hanke, top staff executive of...
· Ministry To Men, Leaders
Quarter campaign nets $3,600 for missions
Photo: Wayne Custer (left), president of the Northeastern Jurisdiction of UM Men, accepts an award from Wade Mays, an executive with the Society of...
· Featured, Stories
Questions and Answers about the disaster in Japan
Photo: A building in Ibaragi Prefecture is swept by a tsunami in northeastern Japan. A UMNS web-only photo courtesy of UMCOR.A UMNS Report by Linda...