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UMNS Daily Digest - November 18, 2010 (Connectional Table, Call to Action, human sexuality, evangeli
From "United Methodist News Service" <[email protected]>Date Thu, 18 Nov 2010 14:43:14 -0800
To ensure consistent delivery, please add [1][email protected] 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 Thursday, November 18, 2010 [5] âAdvisory group on steroidsâ tackles reform [6]Transgender pastor urges sexuality debate [7]Church without building offers adventure [8]Report examines salaries for clergy in the U.S. [9] Interpreter Magazine» [10] Native American Teens And Tradition» [11] UMTV: Living Simply, Giving Generously» [12] Read Additional UMNS Stories» [13]Find us on Facebook [14]Twitter Contact Us [15]E-mail (615) 742-5470 âAs a pastor, I canât imagine telling someone who wants to be part of our faith community that they werenât welcome.â â The Rev. David Weekley, a United Methodist pastor and transgender man. âAdvisory group on steroidsâ tackles reform FRANKLIN, Tenn. (UMNS) ââ United Methodist leaders have created a team to put the finishing touches on a plan aimed at increasing the number of vital congregations in the church. The Interim Operations Team will be an âadvisory group on steroids,â said Neil Alexander, president and publisher of the United Methodist Publishing House and co-chairperson of the Call to Action team. [16]Read full story and post a comment» Transgender pastor urges sexuality debate PORTLAND, Ore. (UMNS) â The Rev. David Weekley thinks itâs difficult for the church to have meaningful conversations about sexual and gender identity. So, for years, the Portland, Ore.,-based United Methodist pastor, husband and father of five kept his own secret about having been born a girl but never feeling like one. Then, on Aug. 30, 2009, he decided it was time to start telling the story of his experience as a transgender man, beginning with his own congregation. [17]Read the full story and post a comment» Church without building offers adventure BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (UMNS) â Walking into a church building for the first time can be intimidating. Thatâs not the case with Grace Adventure United Methodist Church. The congregation doesnât have a building âand doesnât plan to have one. Church leaders meet in places where people already congregate: hotel lobbies, bars, coffee shops, and they have been aggressively using social media networking to invite people to participate. [18]Read full story» Report examines salaries for clergy in the U.S. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) â A new report that examines how salaries varied for United Methodist pastors in the U.S. found that average pastor salaries grew faster than the inflation rate over the decade ending in 2008. Average salaries increased steadily by approximately 2 percent per year, for a 21 percent increase over a decade. 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