21st century evangelism: It’s all about relationships
Harbingers of H.O.P.E.
Culture determines evangelism strategies
Awards recognize evangelists, disciple making
One Matters Award: Mount Pleasant, Lucedale, Miss.
One Matters Award: Tian Fu, Brooklyn, N.Y.
One Matters Award: Quad Cities Korean, Bettendorf, Iowa
One Matters Award: Bannister (Mich.)
One Matters Award: Mission Valley, St. Ignatius, Mont.
Denman Award: Beau Niewoehner
Denman Award: The Rev. Tau Moli
Denman Award: John Schadler
Denman Award: Mike and Libby Flowers
Baby boomers make great evangelists
Millennials carve their own path
German tent ministry
Central conference churches champion evangelism
Called from the back row into leadership
Special-needs ministries welcome, embrace families
Returning lost sheep
Churches know ‘Chuck’
Training takes many forms
Weddings and funerals: Venues to share the good news
Features
It is all about United Methodists
United Methodist Communications celebrates 75 years.
Faithful questions: Why does God allow suffering?
Whether it is a personal tragedy or a natural or humanitarian disaster, the question arises.
Scholarship recipient applies lessons to life
A beneficiary of a World Communion Sunday-funded scholarship shares her passion and her dreams.
Anticipating Advent
Seven new devotional books and studies offer a variety of emphases; Rethink Church can help you promote special seasonal events.
Imagine No Malaria field coordinators lead campaign toward success
As the fundraising to end death and suffering from malaria is in the home stretch, the work of field coordinators is raised.
DEPARTMENTS
First Thoughts
Knowing what you believe in and what difference being a disciple of Jesus Christ makes for you is part of being prepared to share your faith story.
Reflections
It Worked for Us
Art show for all; Five & Two food truck serves; film festival for students; lifesaving ministry
IdeaMart
Look at the National Hispanic/Latino Ministry plan; focus on justice for children; ideas for engaging newcomers; UM program calendar goes mobile; celebrate laity; ideas to support parents of children with special needs
‘We asked ...,’ ‘You said ....’
How do you define “evangelism”?
I am United Methodist
Viola Reed, now 101, took her first mission trip at age 72.
Technology
Nextdoor can ease reaching your community.
To Be United Methodist
How do United Methodists celebrate Halloween?
DESCRIPTION: (From left) Peggi Smothermon and Vin Merrill, members of First United Methodist Church, Coppell, Texas, and Carolyn Howard and Clinton Nash of St. Luke “Community” United Methodist Church in Dallas portray greeters and worshippers during a recent Rethink Church photo shoot at St. Luke.
UMCOM/KATHLEEN BARRY
Links to New World Outlook and the United Methodist Handbook.
