UMNS Daily Digest - March 25, 2011 (Ministerial Education Fund, clergywomen, Chad Holtz, Japan earth
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[2]View Online | [3]Add to Address Book | [4]Subscribe UMNS Daily Digest - Produced by United Methodist News Service Friday, March 25, 2011 [5]Post on hell lands pastor in hot water [6]New rule for schools: more clergy, more money [7]Clergywomen struggle despite open doors [8]Japanese council offers thanks for prayers, gifts [9]NCC ‘deplores’ Jerusalem bombing [10]Religion and Race questions legislator’s comments [11] Japan Earthquake and Tsunami» [12] UMTV: Women’s Spirituality Club» [13] UMTV: Rasmus’ Church Growth Tips» [14] Additional UMNS Stories» [15]Find us on Facebook [16]Twitter Contact Us E-mail (615) 742-5470 “I think all Christians should at the very least hold out hope that God will not give up on Creation until ALL is reconciled and redeemed: every last sheep, every last prodigal, every last coin.” — Chad Holtz, North Carolina student pastor Post on hell lands pastor in hot water HENDERSON, N.C. (UMNS) — A Facebook post questioning the existence of an eternal hell proved to be the point of no return for a United Methodist student pastor and his rural North Carolina congregation. But there is more to the story than what has been widely reported about Chad Holtz’s departure from Marrow’s Chapel United Methodist Church in Henderson, N.C. Chad Holtz has been [17]widely reported to have lost his pulpit at Marrow’s Chapel in Henderson, N.C., after stating his support of a new book by the Rev. Rob Bell, an evangelical megachurch pastor, online. [18]Read full story and post a comment» New rule for schools: more clergy, more money NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) — United Methodist schools of theology that educate more students for ordained ministry in the denomination will get more church funding in 2012 under a new formula for distributing money from the Ministerial Education Fund. The directors of [19]The United Methodist Board of Higher Education and Ministry had approved the changes last fall, but tweaked the formula at the spring 2011 meeting to include money for full-time United Methodist faculty and senior administrators at the seminaries. [20]Read full story and post a comment» Clergywomen struggle despite open doors LAKE GROVE, N.Y. (UMNS) — In a UMNS commentary, the Rev. Constance Y. Pak, a former third-generation Presbyterian, talks about the joy of being part of “the beautiful mosaic faith community of The United Methodist Church,” but also acknowledges that there are continuing barriers faced by ethnic women pastors. “However, I think of this positively,” she writes. “Wherever we go, we are history makers: the first non-Caucasian and often the first female pastor in a congregation’s history.” [21]Read full story and post a comment» Japanese council offers thanks for prayers, gifts TOKYO (UMNS) — The National Council of Churches in Japan is expressing thanks to “friends and ecumenical partners in Christ” from around the world for their “generous gifts and prayerful support” following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. In a March 25 letter, the council reported that it has held consultations with national church partners and member organizations and will coordinate the distribution of relief materials and locating temporary housing for those displaced by the disaster. “We have become an indispensable hub for sharing information and dispatching goods and personnel to the worst-hit areas in coordination with the newly established Christian Coalition in Sendai, which includes the United Church of Christ in Japan (Kyodan), The Evangelical Alliance Mission, various other Protestant bodies and the Roman Catholic Church,” the letter said. [22]Donate to UMCOR’s Japan Emergency» NCC ‘deplores’ Jerusalem bombing NEW YORK (UMNS) — The National Council of Churches deplored the March 23 bombing of a crowded bus in Jerusalem that killed a woman and injured at least 24 persons. "In the 61 years of its existence, the National Council of Churches has consistently condemned violence as a tactic for advancing political ideology," said the Rev. Michael Kinnamon, NCC top executive. "The bomb that tore through this bus served no earthly cause but was a murderous assault on all that Christians, Muslims and Jews deem holy." [23]Read news release» Religion and Race questions legislator’s comments WASHINGTON (UMNS) — The United Methodist Commission on Religion and Race has voiced concern over remarks from Virgil Peck, a Kansas legislator, suggesting that using violence and air attacks could solve the state's immigration problems. Peck later agreed to apologize for the comments. [24]Read news release» Did someone you know pass along this copy to you? Get your own copy [25]here. United Methodist News Service is a ministry of United Methodist Communications. 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