UMNS Daily Digest - July 25, 2011 (Worship music, Tennessee, young people’s ministries, Arkansas)

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                           Monday, July 25, 2011
                 [5]Christians worldwide reach out to Norway
                 [6]Church seeks to attract young music fans
           [7]Is the Church committed to young people's ministries?
            [8]Youth group teaches Facebook class for older adults


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   "We ... encourage prayer for wisdom and strength for the Norwegian
   government and that Norway as a nation will not be ruled by fear but that we
   will be able to continue to live in trust and openness with each other." --
   Nordic and Baltic Area Bishop Christian Alsted

Christians worldwide reach out to Norway

   OSLO (UMNS) -- In response to the bomb and mass-shooting attacks in Norway
   that killed more than 90 people and injured scores, United Methodist and
   other church leaders worldwide called for prayer and solidarity. Bishop
   Christian Alsted, who leads the Nordic and Baltic Area, has called on United
   Methodist churches to open their doors for prayer, conversation and memorial
   services.

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Church seeks to attract young music fans

   KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) -- Music of all genres floats (and rocks and
   grooves) throughout the sanctuary of Cokesbury West. The newest campus of
   Cokesbury United Methodist Church is crossing cultural lines and breaking
   musical barriers with a roster of musicians that includes a former "American
   Idol" contestant, a touring singer/songwriter and a film/TV composer.

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Is the Church committed to young people's ministries?

   NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) -- Almost every article written or speech given in
   the leadership arenas of The United Methodist Church includes a statement on
   the need to engage young people in ministry and leadership. "Young people
   consistently share that their church wants them in worship, but not enough
   to change worship to better relate," writes Michael Ratliff in a commentary.
   "Their church wants them in leadership, but not if they are going to
   challenge the way things have been/are being done." Ratliff is an executive
   who leads Young People's Ministries at the United Methodist Board of
   Discipleship.

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Youth group teaches Facebook class for older adults

   HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE, Ark. (UMNS) -- The ministry developed out of a
   question: "What can a teenager teach an adult?" At Christ of the Hills
   United Methodist Church in Hot Springs Village, the answer was Facebook.

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