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Discipleship Ministries

Local Church
The Rev. Eugene Peterson lectures at University Presbyterian Church in Seattle. The scholar and pastor’s influence extends far beyond his home denomination. 2009 file photo by Clappstar, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

Eugene Peterson, Bible popularizer, dies
United Methodists remember the scholar and pastor whose paraphrase The Message, helped millions look at the Bible anew.
General Agencies
The Rev. Junius B. Dotson, top executive of Discipleship Ministries, lays out his agency’s plans to help United Methodists reach people for Jesus. He addressed his agency’s board in March 2017 in Nashville, Tenn. Photo by Heather Hahn, UMNS.

Discipleship Ministries restructures
The new organization will combine the work now housed under new church starts, leadership ministries and young people’s ministries into a single area.
Faith Sharing
A gathering at the Asia Upper Room held in Seoul, South Korea, celebrated the 80th anniversary of the ministry and provided training for today’s devotional editors. Photo by Thomas Kim, UMNS.

Upper Room celebrates 80 years in Asia
Asia Upper Room gathering held in Korea celebrates anniversary and provides training for today’s devotional editors.
Young People
Josephin Trabitzsch from Germany joins in singing during worship at the United Methodist Global Young People’s Convocation in Johannesburg, South Africa. Photo by Eveline Chikwanah.

Young people from 40 countries gather at convocation
Young United Methodists from around the world gather to talk about unity in the church and issues affecting young people.

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