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New Albany plans small church conference
Written: 3/13/2009
In response to ministry needs derived from the A-2 assessment tools, the New Albany District and Hinton Rural Life Center have joined together to sponsor a ministry conference for small membership and rural congregations in the Mississippi Conference. The event is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. March 21 a...

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Church developers explore United Methodist ‘myths’
Written: 8/19/2008
By Linda Green United Methodist News Service ORLANDO, Fla. — The notion that The United Methodist Church is dying has been repeated so often that it has become a belief, when in fact it is a myth, according to a church executive and author. The reality is that the 11.5-million member denomi...

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'Parents' needed to raise new churches
Written: 3/4/2008
By Embra JacksonConference Staff At this year's General Conference in Fort Worth, Texas, one of the major emphases will be on disciple making via the emphasis on new church development. New church development is also one of the Council of Bishops' Six Pathways and one of our annual conference's fiv...

Group starts taking steps to transformation
Written: 9/5/2007
  Dr. Douglas Ruffle led 35 participants through a day of spiritual, interactive, reflective and cognitive exploration of the vision and mission of churches in their response to God’s calling at the Transformational Leaders’ School. The event was held Aug. 26 at the Mississippi United Method...

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Metro-Jackson to get church plant
Written: 2/20/2007
By Woody Woodrick Advocate Editor For the second straight year, Bishop Hope Morgan Ward has appointed a pastor to plant a new church for the Mississippi Conference.   The Rev. John Hugh Tate has been appointed to start a new church in the metro-Jackson area, Ward announced Feb. 12. Tate has...