“Revitup! For a Lifetime in Ministry” is an annual event hosted by Wespath Benefits and Investments for clergy under the age of 39. Young adult clergy are invited to this year’s event Nov. 12-14, at the Hilton Pensacola Beach Gulf Front …
Conference offers bilingual Four Stations of the Holy Spirit training
The Rev. Gordon Hendrickson has found a new, willing and able partner in his crusade to get more lay people to: 1) pray one-on-one with others; 2) anoint others with oil; 3) serve Communion wherever and whenever people need it; …
Churches in two cities partner in (Kingdom) building ministries
“If you want to do Kingdom-based ministry, you have to learn to love your zip code.” The Rev. Kevin Babcock, pastor of Clifton Heights and Swarthmore UMCs, credits theologian Len Sweet with that axiom. No doubt it means learning to …
Laity Academy inspires joyful learning, music, fellowship
The joyful energy and communal spirit of the 35th annual Laity Academy, held August 3-5, seemed to fill the classrooms, corridors, dining/fellowship hall and even the sanctuary of Quakertown UMC, where Caribbean-style steel drums and a lengthening conga dance line …
35th Laity Academy: ‘Spreading God’s Word through Action’
By John W. Coleman Some see 35 years of age as the prime of life. If that is true then the 35th Eastern PA Conference Academy for Laity, August 3-5, is in its prime. With a new dean, a new …
United Methodist Women urged to boldly change world
A comment on the UM Women’s Assembly by Bishop Peggy Johnson: It was the best one ever! The UMW Assembly was a time when the Holy Spirit moved among us and spurred us on for social justice ministry like never before. UMW General …
Eastern PA women to help lead Women’s Assembly
“Bold and Courageous” women of the Eastern PA Conference will take center stage during various parts of the quadrennial United Methodist Women’s Assembly May 18-20, in Columbus, Ohio. Bishop Peggy Johnson will speak briefly as one of 10 female bishops …
Vocational Internship Program can benefit churches, too
The Eastern PA Conference Vocational Internship Program enables college-level young adults to explore first-hand their call to ministry at participating churches. During 10 summer weeks they will be exposed onsite to different aspects of ministry, while assisting the sponsoring church …
Eastern PA youth respond to recent school shootings
Pennsbury High School senior Jess Eden, 17, of Fallsington UMC, was with friends after school when she first heard about the shootings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., Feb. 14. Their conversation in the car turned abruptly and …
‘The Power of Bold’: UMW Assembly, May 18 – 20
Bishop Johnson, other dynamic speakers announced “The Power of Bold” United Methodist Women’s Assembly announces a lineup of “Bold and Courageous” women leaders. The international, quadrennial 2018 assembly will take place May 18–20 in Columbus, Ohio. Bishop Peggy Johnson encourages the …