Urban Ministry

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Urban Strategy

 

The EPA-PenDel Urban Ministry Task Force & The Urban Strategy Process

Monday, December 13, 2010

New home for Johnson UGO Foundation Library

The Johnson-UGO Foundation Library Has a New Home!
The Johnson-UGO Foundation Library, a foundation grant resource and training center, is now located on the ground floor of United Methodist Neighborhood Services on Broad Street in Philadelphia, PA where Dr. Mary White is the Executive Director.  As a complement to the Regional Foundation Center Library, located at the Free Library of Philadelphia in Center City, Johnson-UGO will continue to offer the same exhaustive foundation and grant resources provided by the Foundation Center’s core collection during primarily nontraditional operating hours.

Johnson-UGO will continue conducting  a series of free community grantseeking workshops that cover varied topics including how to write grant proposals, fundraising planning, and how to search the Foundation Directory Online Professional database.  If you’d like us to conduct workshops at your location, please contact us and we will be happy to accommodate!

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

African-Caribbean Leadership Conference

Extending the Branches of the Baobab Tree:

Ministry in the Context of the African Diaspora

 The first conference will be planned for October 15-17, 2010.

“Truth is like a baobab tree.  One person’s arms cannot embrace it.”  -African proverb

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Faith-based partnerships with Philadelphia School District

The Philadelphia School District Office of Family, Community & Faith Initiatives invites all Philadelphia, Bucks, Montgomery, Chester, and Delaware County United Methodist Churches to become partners with local public schools by attending The Faith Based and Schools Training on Saturday, September 25, 2010.  The training will take place from 10am to 12pm in the 2ndFloor Auditorium at 440 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA.  Parking is available.  Please see the attached flyer for more information.

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

MissionInsite provides important demographic information for disciple-making

MissionInsite

The Congregational Development Resource Team and The Office of Urban and Global Ministries have partnered to bring MissionInsite to the local churches of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference.  We are licensed for one primary user from each local church to access the database.

"MissionInsite equips you with an interactive, map-driven, web-based resource, called The MI System. This system provides over 50 variables of current demographic information. This information is provided on the MissionInsite website. http://www.missioninsite.com

The MI System provides you with a new way to access community information. It moves beyond static reports you order to neighborhoods you explore. If you have used MapQuest or Google Maps, you will find yourself at home in the MI System.

While there are a few things you need to learn, the system is designed to be user friendly and provides you with additional services not available from other systems. Have fun exploring your mission context and remember there is no possibility of accidentally harming the system or data."  -- from MissionInsite
 

Announcing MissionInsite's NEW Spring 2010/2015/2020 Data Updates  -

Saturday, September 4, 2010

Communities of Shalom Training

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
“Seek the shalom of the city where I have sent you, for in its shalom, you will find your shalom.”
Jeremiah 29:7
 
The Shalom Resource Center at Drew University provides on-going training, technical assistance, and relational support to registered communities of shalom. 
 
Shalom Training empowers people to seek shalom by living in a particular community and be catalyst for positive change and systemic transformation. Theologically, this is referred to as “incarnational ministry” following the divine pattern: “And the word became flesh and dwelt among us, full of  grace and truth.” (John 1:14).
Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Johnson-UGO Foundation Library

 

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Strengthening the Black Church for the 21st Century

Strengthening the Black Church for the 21st Century (SBC21) is a general church initiative in which predominantly African American churches throughout the nation which are vibrant in worship and ministry ( Congregational Resource Centers or CRCs ) offer training to other churches in fields in various areas, e.g. stewardship, worship, economic development, community outreach, etc.

Friday, February 19, 2010

About Urban Ministries

The Office of Urban and Global Ministries facilitates the Christ-like Partnership between the local church and the community through prayer, worship, study, assessment, coaching, planning, funding, training and networking for disciple-making and ministry for the transformation of the world.

The Urban & Global Office partners in Ministry with congregations in these areas:

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