UMNS Daily Digest - February 22, 2012 (Lent, Ash Wednesday, web ministry, the Rev. Martin Luther Kin
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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 22, 2012 [5]Creating a Holy Lent [6]Why ashes on Ash Wednesday? [7]Web ministry training [8]Preaching from Dr. Kingâs pulpit [9]What Iâve learned about church planting [10] When Keeping Sabbath, Simply Rest» [11] Lent & Easter Resources» [12] Story of Ash Wednesday» [13] Lenten Series» [14] Walking with King» [15] Read Additional UMNS» [16]Find us on Facebook [17] Twitter [18]Contact Us (615) 742-5470 âYou are dust and to dust you shall return.â â Genesis 3:19b, NRSV Creating a Holy Lent NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) â The Rev. Preston Price recites a prayerful liturgy and extinguishes a candle on each of the six Sundays of Lent. Other United Methodists use daily devotions or fast to mark the season of penitence. Interpreter OnLine offers ideas for remembering Christâs betrayal and death and anticipating his Resurrection. [19]Read full story» Why ashes on Ash Wednesday? NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) â Many United Methodists today will mark the start of the Lenten season with the mark of a cross on their foreheads. [20]Hereâs an explanation» Web ministry training NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) â United Methodist Communications plans to offer four online courses Feb. 29-April 11 to help churches integrate web ministry into the broader picture of a churchâs outreach. A syllabus for each course, cost and registration information are available online. [21]Register online» Preaching from Dr. Kingâs pulpit MONTGOMERY, Ala. (UMNS) â The Rev. Jay D. Cooper writes about the experience of students at Emory Universityâs Candler School of Theology. As part of The Teaching Parish Program, the students recently preached sections of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.âs âI Have a Dreamâ speech from Kingâs first pulpit at Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church. Cooper is pastor of Montgomery First United Methodist Church. [22]Read commentary» What Iâve learned about church planting CRESTVIEW, Fla. (UMNS) â Six months ago, the Rev. Sean Peters began planting a new church, The Journey, in the Pensacola District of the Alabama-West Florida Annual (regional) Conference. In his blog, he shares some of the lessons he has learned so far. [23]Read blog post» Did someone you know pass along this copy to you? Get your own copy here. United Methodist News Service is a ministry of United Methodist Communications. 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