UMNS Daily Digest - August 17, 2010 (Inclusive language, Pakistan flooding, Downtown Church Network,
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Leaders of downtown churches to share ideasTo ensure consistent delivery, please add [1]newsdesk@umcom.org to your contact and/or safe senders list. [2]View Online | [3]Add to Address Book | [4]Subscribe UMNS Daily Digest - Produced by United Methodist News Service Tuesday, August 17, 2010 [5]Council revives debate over God language [6]Pakistan floods threaten millions of children [7]Leaders of downtown churches to share ideas [8]Clergy plan Labor Day sermons on immigration [9] United Methodists Got Talent» [10] UMTV: Renesting After Home Loss» [11] UMTV: Inmate Gift Fights Malaria» [12] Read Additional UMNS Stories» [13]Find us on Facebook [14]Twitter Contact Us [15]E-mail (615) 742-5470 "How does a mother explain the blond-haired, blue-eyed Jesus at church to her dark-skinned child? Faith language can alienate some people, while rendering others invisible." -- S. Kim Coffing, an executive with the United Methodist Commission on the Status and Role of Women. Council revives debate over God language CHICAGO (UMNS)â- Can Christians discuss the language of faith without it becoming a battle over political correctness or theological orthodoxy? The National Council of Churches hopes so. To begin the conversation, its Justice for Women Working Group brought 28 people to Chicago in August for a three-day symposium, "Language Matters." [16]Read full story and post a comment» Pakistan floods threaten millions of children NEW YORK (UMNS)â For some 3.5 million children, Pakistanâs worst floods in 80 years could have deadly consequences. Thatâs the United Nationsâ estimate of how many are at risk for diarrhea, cholera, typhoid and other water-borne diseases in the worsening crisis. As floodwaters from August monsoon rains spread over 82,000 square miles in Pakistan, the death toll is estimated at 1,600, the homeless at 1.5 million and the number of people affected at millions more. [17]Read full story and post a comment» Leaders of downtown churches to share ideas NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) â Leaders of United Methodist churches located in downtown metropolitan areas often face the challenges of aging congregations, aging buildings and rapidly changing neighborhoods. The Downtown Church Network 2010, sponsored by the United Methodist Board of Discipleship, will give church leaders the chance to exchange ideas. The event for pastors and staff of downtown churches in cities of at least 100,000 people is scheduled for Sept. 29-Oct. 1 at First United Methodist Church in Wichita, Kan. Information is available at [18]www.gbod.org/dcn10. Clergy plan Labor Day sermons on immigration PHOENIX (UMNS)âClergy in the United Methodist Desert Southwest Annual (regional) Conference are encouraged to preach on issues of immigration on Sept. 5, the day before the Labor Day holiday. The national holiday is an appropriate time to remember and honor all laborers, said the Rev. Dave Summers, chairman of the conference covenant council. âWe recognize that many of our churches have already been having conversations about immigration and engaging in study and action,â Summers said. âOur deepest hope is that time in worship will encourage further study, holy conferencing and ways of taking action to strengthen our faithful response as Godâs people of love, justice and grace.â Did someone you know pass along this copy to you? Get your own copy [19]here. United Methodist News Service is a ministry of United Methodist Communications. 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