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UMNS Daily Digest - April 17, 2012 (Call to Action, Iowa tornado, General Conference, restructure, c
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[2]View Online | [3]Add to Address Book | [4]Subscribe UMNS Daily Digest - Produced by United Methodist News Service >Tuesday, April 17, 2012 >[5]GC2012: Will restructuring save money? >[6]Iowa church was shelter in the storm >[7]GC2012: Letas embrace our diversity >[8]GC2012: Time to restructure church >[9]Housing tips for clergy, churches >[10]Candler develops peacebuilding program >[11]RCC awards to United Methodists >[12]UMC.org covers General Conference >[13] >General Conference 2012A> >[14] >General Conference appA> >[15] >General Conference BlogsA> >[16] >Change the World 2012A> >[17] >Social Networks and FeedsA> >[18] >United Methodist Boards/AgenciesA> >[19] >Imagine No MalariaA> >[20] >Read Additional UMNS StoriesA> >[21]Find us on Facebook >[22]Twitter >[23]Contact Us >(615) 742-5470 aIt is undetermined whether the work eliminated in the general agencies in support of vital congregations would be more effectively done in a| local churches and annual conferences.a a Moses Kumar, United Methodist >Council on Finance and Administration >GC2012: Will restructuring save money? NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) a After all the hours of praying, planning and debating, the question remains: Will restructuring the denominationas general agencies save The United Methodist Church money? The answer is yes a but the reality is that it may not be enough to be felt by local churches. The wider reality is that the money involved is not a major >portion of church spending. >[24]Read full story and post a commentA> >Iowa church was shelter in the storm THURMAN, Iowa (UMNS) a Even though Thurman United Methodist Church is barely standing today, it likely saved the lives of a young mother, father and three children April 14 as they huddled in its basement >while a tornado took out most of the town. >[25]Read full story and post a commentA> >GC2012: Letas embrace our diversity LINCOLN, Neb. (UMNS) a The Rev. David Lux Sr. and his fellow General Conference delegates from the Nebraska Annual (regional) Conference may not be sure which proposal for changing the churchas administrative structure is best, but they all agree that the end result should better reflect the global diversity of The United Methodist Church. [26]Read full commentary and post a commentA> >GC2012: Time to restructure church JACKSON, Ala. (UMNS) a As a lay delegate to General Conference 2012, Dr. Steven Furr has used a three-step process when evaluating various proposals to change the structure of The United Methodist Church: 1. Is it simple to understand? 2. Does it try to change the church Constitution? 3. Does the proposalas presenter stand to gain from its >passage? [27]Read full commentary and post a commentA> >Housing tips for clergy, churches NEW YORK (UMNS) a Due to lack of standard policies across the denomination, parsonages and parsonage living can be a point of tension between clergy and congregations. The need for such policies led the United Methodist Commission on the Status and Role of Women to compile aClergy Housing Handbook: Parsonages,a which includes checklists, reports of abest practicesa and a sample parsonage agreement. >[28]Read full story and post a commentA> >Candler develops peacebuilding program ATLANTA (UMNS) a United Methodist-related Candler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta and General Theological Seminary in New York are developing a joint program in Peacebuilding, Justice and Conflict Transformation. It is designed for pastors, laity, community organizers, youth workers, teachers, students and others interested in learning peacebuilding skills. The schools are seeking input on how to tailor the program and have developed a short survey. The survey closes >April 22. >[29]Take surveyA> >RCC awards to United Methodists PHILADELPHIA (UMNS) a Jan Snider and Kay Panovec, United Methodist Communications, and Christie House, United Methodist Board of Global Ministries, were among the aBest of Classa winners for the 2012 DeRose-Hinkhouse Awards presented by the Religious Communicators Council. Awards also went to other staff from the two agencies, as well as staff of the United Methodist Committee on Relief, United Methodist Board of Discipleship, the Desert Southwest Conference and the United >Methodist Reporter. >[30]Read moreA> >UMC.org covers General Conference From April 23 until May 8, the United Methodist denominational website, www.umc.org, will switch to full coverage of the 2012 General Conference. Audiences will be redirected to the GC site, gc2012.umc.org. The General Conference is the denominationas top legislative body, which meets every four years. 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