UMNS Daily Digest - February 18, 2011 (Church giving, Jeopardy, technology, Holocaust, Lent, tempera
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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 Friday, February 18, 2011 [5]Despite tough times, church giving rises [6]Supercomputerâs win not trivial to Christians [7]Clark Atlanta to host Holocaust program for teachers [8]United Methodists promote âAlcohol Free Lentâ [9]Central conference committee meets in Africa [10] FAQ: Why churches have red doors» [11] UMTV: Success Secrets of Young Pastor» [12] UMTV: Sermons for Truckers» [13] Read Additional UMNS Stories» [14] Find us on Facebook [15] Twitter Contact Us E-mail (615) 742-5470 âThe day a computer can write a sermon better than I and my pastoral colleagues can write, then I start getting anxious.â â The Rev. Philip Clayton, Claremont School of Theology. Despite tough times, church giving rises NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) â At a time when fixing the church roof or hiring a youth pastor might take precedence over supporting world mission, overall giving increased to the global United Methodist Church. [16]Read full story and post a comment» Supercomputerâs win not trivial to Christians NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) â Competing against two occasionally frustrated humans, Watson, the IBM supercomputer, made winning âJeopardy!â look elementary. So does that mean humanity as we know it is destined to become as obsolete as last yearâs iPhone? Philip Clayton, a theology professor and administrator at United Methodist-affiliated [17]Claremont School of Theology, is not too worried. [18]Read full story and post a comment» Clark Atlanta to host Holocaust program for teachers ATLANTA (UMNS) â United Methodist-related Clark Atlanta University will host a free Feb. 25 videoconference for educators, in cooperation with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, on âTeaching About the Holocaustâ from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST in the schoolâs Cole Science Research Center Auditorium. The videoconference also will be streamed via the Internet to Kennesaw State and Valdosta State Universities. [19]More information is available here» United Methodists promote âAlcohol Free Lentâ WASHINGTON (UMNS) â The United Methodist Board of Church & Society has issued a call for United Methodists to have an âAlcohol Free Lent,â inspired by Myers Park United Methodist Church in Charlotte, N.C., whose members responded to their own âAlcohol Free Lentâ challenge several years ago. The congregation created a âSpirit Fundâ to which members could contribute the equivalent cost of âspiritsâ that they did not drink during Lent. [20]Read article here» Central conference committee meets in Africa KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo (UMNS) â Members of the standing committee that coordinates the structure and supervision of The United Methodist Church in its work outside the United States and its territories, as well as relationships with other church bodies, met Feb. 4-7 in Africa. The 40 elected members of the Standing Committee on Central Conference Matters will prepare legislation for the 2012 General Conference, the denominationâs top legislative body. [21]More information is available here» Did someone you know pass along this copy to you? Get your own copy [22]here. United Methodist News Service is a ministry of United Methodist Communications. 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