UMNS Daily Digest - April 12, 2011 (Leadership Summit, sexual orientation, Lenten Bible study, Candl

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                          Tuesday, April 12, 2011
                [5]What I didn't say at the Leadership Summit
                 [6]Online Lenten Bible study enriches faith
                [7]Bishop to join Candler School of Theology
                     [8]Webinars on Easter living slated


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   "As I spoke, these words were written on my mental teleprompter: 'We must
   continue to have open and honest discussions about sexual orientation in the
   church - conversations that lead to peace and unity, not contempt and
   division.'" - Erin Hawkins, one of the speakers at the
   Leadership Summit.

What I didn't say at the Leadership Summit

   WASHINGTON (UMNS) - Erin Hawkins, the top executive of the United Methodist
   Commission on Religion and Race, says she wishes she had taken up the topic
   of sexual orientation at the Leadership Summit. In a commentary, Hawkins
   calls the issue "a real and present tension in the church."

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Online Lenten Bible study enriches faith

   NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) - The first United Methodist Rethink Church online
   Bible study draws attention to God's presence in current events. The Rev.
   Jacob Armstrong, who serves Providence United Methodist Church in Mount
   Juliet, Tenn., leads the [17]six-week Lenten Encounter Faith: Fearless
   series, which began March 14 and will conclude April 18.

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Bishop to join Candler School of Theology

   ATLANTA (UMNS) - Bishop Charlene Kammerer of the Virginia Annual (regional)
   Conference will join the faculty of United Methodist-related Emory
   University's Candler School of Theology as bishop-in-residence in January
   2013 and serve in this position until 2016. She will retire from the active
   episcopacy in 2012.

   In her new role, Kammerer will teach, mentor students and act as a key
   resource for spiritual formation. She will be one of two United Methodist
   bishops-in-residence at Candler, joining Bishop Woodie White, who has served
   the school in this capacity since 2004. "A bishop-in-residence is one of a
   number of significant, concrete links Candler maintains with The United
   Methodist Church," said Jan Love, Candler dean. "They allow us to draw on
   the expertise of church leaders for the education and formation of our
   students."



Webinars on Easter living slated

   NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) - The United Methodist Board of Discipleship will
   offer a free webinar for congregational leaders at 6:30 p.m. April 28. The
   online class, titled "Easter living for church leaders: Prayers and Faith,"
   aims to help renew spiritual practices among United Methodists. Several
   church leaders will tell how they stay connected with God. [19]People can
   register for the event here.

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