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17 Mar

March 17, 2010 |

The Pastoral Ministry Leadership Team. L-r: Chuck Wheatley, Robert Bruce, Craig Burkholder, Lee Rhodes (chairman), Chris Little (red shirt, back to the camera), Bishop Phil Whipple, Cathy Reich (secretary, hidden), Terry Smith, Dennis Sites.

The Pastoral Ministry Leadership Team (PMLT) met Monday night and Tuesday, March 15-16. The main agenda item involved pastoral training. The Huntington University Graduate School will discontinue the Pastoral Leadership track in June. That has always been our primary vehicle for training ministers. The PMLT needed to figure out how to replace it.

They settled on a list of 11 core courses for the National Conference license, and 24 core courses for ordination. If no college can be found that offers a particular course, the PMLT may cover the subject through a workshop of some kind. A Masters degree is no longer required for ordination.

Here are the course subjects. If you have questions, ask them in the “Comments,” and Bishop Whipple will respond.

National Conference License
 Ordination
Spiritual Formation Bible Study
Old Testament Survey Mentoring and Time Management
New Testament Survey Christian World View
Systematic Theology Christian Ethics
UB History Church History Survey
Pastoral Care and Counseling Missions
Preaching Worship
Ministry Internship Relationship Building
Evangelism Equipping the Church for Service
Bible Elective Conflict Management
Bible Elective Leadership of a Governing Body
Leadership of a Congregation
Staff (Lay or Paid) Management

12 Mar

March 12, 2010 |

Youth workers from United Brethren churches throughout the US will gather in Florida April 26-30 for the annual UB Youth Workers Summit. It’s a great time for networking with fellow youth workers, sharing ideas, and learning how to do it better.

The Summit is held at First UB church in Holly Hill, Fla.

You can register online. The registration fee is:

Before April 1: $90.
After April 1: $110.

The registration fee covers the cost of:

  • Materials
  • Speakers
  • Lodging (the church has lodging facilities, so there are no hotel costs).
  • 3 breakfasts and 2 lunches.

Because of space limitations, this is designed for the “lead” youth worker at churches. Send the person who leads your youth ministry, whether fulltime, part-time, or volunteer.

You can register and get more information at: UBTeens.org

11 Mar

March 11, 2010 |

Huntington University will begin offering a new Bachelor of Science in Marketing degree this fall. Classes will focus on the principles of marketing, salesmanship, market research, consumer behavior, business communication, financial management, advertising, and promotion. Enrollment is currently under way.

“Students are going to be exposed to people who have real ‘street knowledge’ of marketing who can provide practical experience in addition to the educational experience,” said David McEowen, associate professor of business.

Business professors David McEowen and Jim O’Donnell bring a wealth of skills and knowledge to the program, having more than 50 years of marketing experience between them at companies such as Fidelity Investments, Dreyfus, and Fuji USA.

09 Mar

March 9, 2010 |

Instead of a week at the beach or at home relaxing during the March 15-19 spring break, Huntington University students have their eyes set on various service projects. They include:

  • Working with Habitat for Humanity in Benton Harbor, Mich.
  • Traveling to the Dominican Republican, just across the border from Haiti, to work in local schools and churches.
  • Partnering with Christian Service International in Jamaica to build new rooms in a children’s home and work alongside Jamaican Christians to address needs in the community of Highgate.

08 Mar

March 8, 2010 |

The Hillsdale UB church (Hillsdale, Mich.) brought the national Upwards Basketball/Cheerleading outreach ministry to Hillsdale County. About 150 elementary age children participated in the eight-week program on Saturdays.

An Awards night was held Saturday, March 5. Thirty children responded to the gospel invitation to receive Christ. New families have come into the church as a direct result of the Upwards ministry.

08 Mar

March 8, 2010 |

Naomi Taylor passed away March 4, 2010. She and her husband, Willis Taylor, who passed away in 1983, served in the United Brethren pastorate for ten years in the 1950s. Funeral services will be held today, March 8, in Carson City, Mich. Lux Funeral Homes has a link to her online obituary.

08 Mar

March 8, 2010 |

It’s always interesting to get outside perspectives on the United Brethren church. Here’s a blog post from the Church of God General Conference which makes envious reference to our Confession of Faith and other governing documents.

05 Mar

March 5, 2010 |

Dr. Terrell Peace, professor and director of teacher education at Huntington University, has been elected president of the Association of Teacher Educators. He is the first president to come from the University in the ATE’s 90-year history.

Peace, who has taught at the University since 1998, will serve one year as president while promoting his theme of “Re-igniting the Passion and Purpose of Teaching.”

“What I’ve seen over the last couple of years is teachers getting discouraged,” he said. “What we can do is help people re-establish that passion and realize why they became teachers in the first place.”

As president, Peace will represent 2,000 educators in K-12 education as well as higher education from across the country as a voice before governmental agencies and education organizations. ATE members represent more than 700 colleges and universities, 500 major school systems and the majority of state departments of education.

04 Mar

March 4, 2010 |

One of the Bethel women and Bible School children

Four women from Bethel UB (Elmore, Ohio) traveled to Jamaica February 16-23 to work at the Craighead United Brethren church: Melissa Blausey (over a dozen previous visits), Vicki Kreinbihl (her first trip), Paula Shaffer (3rd trip), and Betty Brown (6th trip). They worked with a Bible School in the church and built relationships in the area.

They took $651 to help pay for steps to the church, which are being finished now. They also took about 55 pairs of shoes, 136 boxes of crayons, and other supplies.

The Bethel church has been involved at Craighead for many years, since Dave Datema was the pastor. Several years ago they put a good-sized addition on the church, minus the floor and roof. A group of women returned about three years ago with $6000 so they could add a roof. The men of Craighead did all the work. Last year they took money to get the windows put in.

Follow the link to read excerpts from Betty Brown’s journal, starting from their arrival at the Montego Bay airport on February 16.
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