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- Christian Assistance Bridge a 'stop gap' for the working poor By Jessica Connor. Next month, United Methodists north of Columbia will open doors on a newly repackaged ministry designed to help the working poor get back on their feet.
- Wallace Family Life Center: a pathway to transformation By Jessica Connor. In a community plagued by poverty, alcoholism, drug abuse and illiteracy, one United Methodist ministry is doing all it can to transform lives for a brighter tomorrow.
- Fighting poverty through friendship By Jessica Connor. Greenville District launches new Methodist Family Partnering with Families initiative.
- Children's Sabbath: A how-to guide This month, faith communities across the nation — including United Methodist churches in South Carolina — will celebrate the annual Children's Sabbath Celebration.
- Fear factor By Jessica Connor. Fear is a powerful motivator. It can be used for good purposes by kicking in survival mechanisms (a healthy fear of lightning might keep you safely inside during dangerous storms, while a fear of getting burned keeps your hand out of the flame). But fear can also be used in negative, harmful ways, resulting in the oppression, alienation and victimization of other human beings usually because they are different.
- Being neighborly By Bishop Jonathan Holston. An anonymous writer penned these words titled A Collection of Attitudes, referencing the parable of the Good Samaritan, saying: To the expert in the law, the wounded man was a subject to discuss; To the robbers, the wounded man was someone to use and exploit; To the religious men, the wounded man was a problem to be avoided; To the innkeeper, the wounded man was a customer to serve for a fee; To the Samaritan, the wounded man was a human being worth being cared for and loved; To Jesus, all of them and all of us were worth dying for.
- September 2013
- Modern-day circuit riders By Jessica Connor. How do we reach out to the unchurched and bring them to Christ? For a group of bikers in the Columbia District, you start by revving up the engine and hitting the open road.
- Guiding campus ministries By Jessica Connor. A new task force has begun work this fall exploring the unique and critical needs of campus ministries in South Carolina. Headed by the Rev. Josh McClendon, associate pastor at Shandon United Methodist Church, Columbia, the task force will examine leadership, oversight, growth, sustainability and financial need, ultimately fleshing out a strategic plan for campus ministries that helps it shift strongly into the future.
- Three S.C. clergy to lead major UMC groups By Jessica Connor. Three of South Carolina's own—Dr. Susan Henry-Crowe, Dr. Colleen Keith and the Rev. Telley Gadson—will assume major leadership roles within the global United Methodist Church.