UMNS Daily Digest - March 23, 2011 (sexual ethics, U.S. Census, Japan earthquake, Birmingham-Souther
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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 Wednesday, March 23, 2011 [5]Church can teach society about sexual ethics [6]Census helps denomination with evangelism [7]Letter from a missionary in Tokyo [8]Birmingham-Southern names new president [9]TV special focuses on help for job seekers [10] Lenten Resources» [11] UMTV: Sex Ed for Tweens» [12] UMTV: Spiritual Sex Ed» [13] Additional UMNS Stories» [14]Find us on Facebook [15]Twitter Contact Us E-mail (615) 742-5470 “…where else will we begin than with the people God has given us? That’s the beginning point for ministry.” — The Rev. Lovett H. Weems Jr. on using U.S. Census data for evangelism. Church can teach society about sexual ethics CHICAGO (UMNS) — The church’s most important contribution to society’s understanding of sexuality is to provide an alternative space for discussing this most social, personal and political aspect of our human existence, says the Rev. Darryl W. Stephens in a commentary. Stephens oversees advocacy and sexual ethics for the United Methodist Commission on the Status and Role of Women. [16]Read full story and post a comment» Census helps denomination with evangelism NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) — In the early days of Methodism, circuit riders traveled by horseback across swollen streams and over jagged hillsides to reach potential converts. Some 200 years later, today’s United Methodists can explore their mission field without ever leaving their computers — thanks to the U.S. Census. [17]Read full story and post a comment» Letter from a missionary in Tokyo TOKYO (GBGM) — The Rev. Claudia Genung-Yamamoto, a missionary with the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries and a pastor at the West Tokyo Union Church, offers a Sunday snapshot of life in Tokyo in the wake of Japan’s devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami and continuing anxieties over radiation contamination. [18]Read letter» Birmingham-Southern names new president BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (UMNS) — Gen. Charles “Chuck” C. Krulak, retired commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps and former member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was introduced March 21 as the 13th president of United Methodist-related Birmingham-Southern College. He immediately announced that he would forego his first year’s salary to demonstrate his allegiance to the college and its fiscal health. “Birmingham-Southern is fortunate to have attracted an individual with the experience, character, and charisma of Gen. Krulak as its next president,” said Wayne Killion Jr., vice chair of the college’s board of trustees, when announcing the board’s selection. Krulak’s official start date is June 1. TV special focuses on help for job seekers NEW YORK (UMNS) — A CBS religion special, “Unemployment: How Faith Communities Help Job Seekers,” will be broadcast April 10 on the CBS Television Network. Check with local stations for the exact broadcast times. Many experienced and compassionate people are helping today's job seekers, including staff at the Career Transition Center of Chicago, which was founded in 1997, primarily by the United Methodist, Presbyterian, Roman Catholic and Episcopal communities. Other programs highlighted in the special include St. Chrysostom's Employment Council, also in Chicago; the free barber training program at New York’s Riverside Church; and a discussion about the realities of unemployment at St. James, a Roman Catholic Parish in Stratford, Conn. 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