In this edition of FORWARD we celebrate ministry, share exciting news, remember dear friends and launch plans for new grant programs. Perhaps the most exciting news is our updated mission and vision (see the story below to learn more). As you know, this is a major event in the life of an organization because these statements define the essence of w ...
The Foundation for Evangelism announces the selection of Mr. Harry J. Lyness, a member of Dearborn Hills United Methodist Church near Lawrenceburg, Ind., as the 2015 Distinguished Evangelist of The United Methodist Church. Mr. Lyness will received the award and serve as featured speaker during the Foundation’s annual banquet on November 6, ...
Reutlingen School of Theology announces that Achim Hartner, E. Stanley Jones Professor of Evangelism, was selected to represent the United Methodist Church in the German-speaking part of Europe at the President’s Interfaith and Community Service Campus Challenge’s first-ever international gathering. (more…)
See Chris Kneen’s story. Chris is Senior Pastor of Hasting United Methodist Church in Hastings, Minnesota was selected to receive the Culture of the Call Church Award. In visiting with Chris Kneen, Senior Pastor, we asked why and how Hastings came to have such success in this area. As Chris described the transformation of the church and sha ...
Hasting United Methodist Church is the 2015 Culture of the Call Church Award recipient! Hastings’ vital ministry focuses on recognizing, encouraging, nurturing, and mentoring young people under the age of 35 to answer God’s call on their lives. (more…)
Dr. Jack Jackson (E. Stanley Jones Professor of Evangelism - Claremont) visited Dr. Achim Haertner (E. Stanley Jones Professor of Evangelism – Reutlingen, Germany) on the campus of Reutlingen School of Theology (UMC). Professor Haertner shared, “We taught an Evangelism class together this morning on the topic ‘Mission (im)possible? Evangelis ...