UMNS Daily Digest - February 8, 2012 (Meharry Medical College, Malawi, Christian-Muslim relations, U
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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, February 8, 2012 [5]Meharry looks to close health-care gap [6]Africa becomes theology professorâs passion [7]Upper Room app available [8]Film series on vital congregations [9]African student movement forming [10]Conference plans defense in Texas lawsuit [11] Meharryâs Medical Mission» [12] UMTV: Medical Care for Military Women» [13] UMTV: Meharry Doctors Match Day» [14] UMC Social Networks» [15] Vital Congregations» [16] Read Additional UMNS Stories» [17]Find us on Facebook [18] Twitter Contact Us (615) 742-5470 âI enrolled at Meharry, and I thought I would be a community health dentist and I would be working in an underserved community, chair-side seeing patients. But the more that I realized the scope of the problem our nation is facing ⦠I could do much more being that I understand policy and political science.â â Dr. Eleanor Fleming, Meharry Medical College graduate. Meharry looks to close health-care gap NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) â What will it take to put an end to health-care disparities? The answer might come from health-care professionals who are also scholars of political science and economics with a passion for clearing the way for quality medical and dental care for all. This is the third in a six-part [19]series on Meharry Medical Collegeâs efforts to eliminate health disparities among ethnic groups. [20]Read full story and post a comment» Africa becomes theology professorâs passion WESTERVILLE, Ohio (UMNS) â Glenna Jacksonâs first trip to Africa was planned merely as a checkpoint on her traveling âto doâ list. Now, through Africa University connections, the professor at United Methodist-related Otterbein University has forged a connection with Muslim women in the southern African nation of Malawi. [21]Read full story and post a comment» Upper Room app available NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) â A free Upper Room Devotional Life app is available for download on Apple and Android products. The app will offer meditations from The United Methodist Churchâs Upper Room Daily Devotional Guide. The Upper Room is part of the United Methodist Board of Discipleship. [22]Read more» Film series on vital congregations NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) â The United Methodist Board of Discipleship has produced a five-part film series, âDreaming of Vital Congregations,â which celebrates and explores the issues United Methodists hold dear. Topics include imagining the church of 2092, planting churches, nurturing young leaders, deepening spiritual life and supporting churches in Africa, Europe and the Philippines. The films are intended to be discussion starters in General Conference delegations and local church small groups. The series is available at [23]www.GBOD.org/Dreaming. [24]Watch âChurch 2092â» African student movement forming WASHINGTON (UMNS) â The United Methodist Student Movement in the United States grew out of a shared need by college-age young adults at Wesley Foundations to join in bringing about social change. Now, United Methodist students in Africa are modeling an organization after the U.S. prototype in which one event each year brings together United Methodist students from all over the continent. The United Methodist Student Movement in Africa also plans to train student leaders to do grassroots organizing on issues such as creation care, HIV/AIDS and domestic violence. [25]Read more» Conference plans defense in Texas lawsuit DALLAS (UMNS) â The North Texas Annual (regional) Conference âintends to vigorously defend itself in courtâ against a lawsuit alleging sexual misconduct by the Rev. Tyrone Gordon, who recently resigned as pastor of St. Luke âCommunityâ United Methodist Church, writes United Methodist Reporterâs Sam Hodges in an update. The church and conference also were named in the lawsuit. [26]Read more» Did someone you know pass along this copy to you? Get your own copy [27]here. United Methodist News Service is a ministry of United Methodist Communications. 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