UMNS Daily Digest - Oct. 7, 2010 (Board of Church and Society, domestic violence, Upper Room Academy
From "United Methodist News Service" <newsdesk@umcom.org>Date Thu, 07 Oct 2010 16:46:04 -0700
To 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 Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010 [5]Judge rules in favor of Church and Society on funding [6]Resource available on domestic violence [7]New leaders named at Academy for Spiritual Formation [8]Interpreter Magazine» [9]UMTV: Living Simply, Giving Generously» [10]Read Additional UMNS Stories» [11]Find us on Facebook [12]Twitter Contact Us [13]E-mail (615) 742-5470 "Judge Reid Winston's ruling confirms the good intentions of our many board members through several decades to witness on Capitol Hill in Christ's name for justice and peace." - Bishop Deborah Kiesey, president of the United Methodist Board of Church and Society. Judge rules in favor of Church and Society on funding WASHINGTON (UMNS) - A District of Columbia judge has ruled that The United Methodist Church's social action agency can use funds collected for the church's building on Capitol Hill for purposes beyond addressing alcohol problems. At stake was about $1 million in annual revenue, said Jim Winkler, chief executive of the United Methodist Board of Church and Society. [14]Read full story and post a comment» Resource available on domestic violence WASHINGTON (UMNS) - October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The United Methodist Board of Church and Society is offering a new, downloadable resource, "Breaking the Silence," to equip United Methodists to speak out about domestic violence. The 23-page study is for use in local congregations. It focuses on the need for communities of faith to address systems that perpetuate domestic violence: causing victims to remain silent and enabling perpetrators to continue. [15]The resource is available here. New leaders named at Academy for Spiritual Formation NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) - A lay leader and a clergywoman have been named to lead The Upper Room's Academy for Spiritual Formation. Johnny Sears is the academy's new director, and the Rev. Im Jung is the new regional coordinator. The hires come as the academy responds to the growing need of helping Christian leaders live effective, disciplined spiritual lives in an increasingly multi-cultural, interfaith world. The Upper Room is a division of the United Methodist Board of Discipleship. Nearly 1,500 lay and clergy have completed the two-year academy since it began in 1983. Did someone you know pass along this copy to you? Get your own copy [16]here. United Methodist News Service is a ministry of United Methodist Communications. 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