UMNS Daily Digest - August 26, 2010 (Vital congregations, Hurricane Katrina series, National Council

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                         Thursday, August 26, 2010
                   [5]Keys to building vital congregations
               [6]Advisory: Hurricane Katrina five years later
                [7]Katrina documentary to air starting Sunday


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 âWe know that that there are vital congregations, and we know itâs 
possible
  to have more.â âFred Miller, a consultant working with the Call to 
Action
                               Steering Team.

Keys to building vital congregations

   NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) â Topical preaching, varied worship styles,
   effective lay leadership and small groups. These are the things 
United
   Methodist congregations can do right now to become more vital and 
strengthen
   the denomination, say members of the Call to Action Steering Team.

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Advisory: Hurricane Katrina five years later

   NEW ORLEANS (UMNS) â Five years ago, Hurricane Katrina hit the 
Gulf Coast.
   United Methodists have been involved in the recovery from the 
beginning.
   More than 200,000 volunteers organized through The United 
Methodist Church
   have flooded Louisiana and Mississippi and helped thousands put 
their lives
   back together. A United Methodist News Service story coming 
Friday, Aug. 27,
   takes a look at some of the homeowners, volunteers and churches 
that have
   been part of the recovery since 2005. The story is part of a 
special series,
   âHurricane Katrina: Five Years Later.â Other features in the 
series include
   commentaries, print and video stories, an interactive Google map 
and a photo
   slideshow of Katrina photos from 2005 to 2010.

Katrina documentary to air starting Sunday

   NEW ORLEANS (UMNS) â A documentary, "[15]Coming Home: Hurricane 
Katrina 5
   Years Later", tells the story of families still struggling to 
return home.
   The documentary, presented by the National Council of Churches and 
produced
   by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), will air on many NBC stations 
starting
   Aug. 29.
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