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Welcome to the General Board of Global Ministries

Welcome to the General Board of Global Ministries. "Moving forward into the future...". General Board of Global Ministries 2009 - 2012 RESOURCES AND GRANTS. "Moving forward into the future...". Make Disciples of Jesus Christ

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Welcome to the General Board of Global Ministries

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  1. Welcome to the General Board of Global Ministries "Moving forward into the future..."

  2. General Board of Global Ministries 2009 - 2012 RESOURCES AND GRANTS "Moving forward into the future..."

  3. Make Disciples of Jesus Christ Strengthen Develop and Renew Christian Congregatoin and Communities Alleviate Human Suffering Seek Justice, Freedom and Peace 2009-2012 Goals

  4. Developing Principled Christian Leaders for the Church and the World New Places for New People and Renewing Existing Congregations Engaging in Ministry with the Poor Stamping out Killer Diseases of Poverty by Improving Health Globally Four Areas of Focus2009-2012

  5. Congregational Development Community Developers Program Cooperative Ministries Just Us Youth Ministries with Women Children and Families Racial Ethnic Ministries Justice and Discipleship Ministries (JDM)

  6. Restorative Justice Ministries Rural & Urban Networks Special Program on Substance Abuse and Related Violence Town & Country/Rural Ministries United Methodist Voluntary Services Urban Ministries Justice and DiscipleshipMinistries (JDM)

  7. Board of Directors Training Community Development Community Organizing Networking (Local, Jurisdiction & National) Specialized Training Strategic Planning Resourcing Grants Specialized Technical Assistance Justice and DiscipleshipMinistries (JDM)

  8. Helps Churches, Districts, Annual & Central Conferences with: Congregational Development: Starting and developing new congregations Revitalizing and Transforming congregations Training leadership for congregational development Supporting racial-ethnic minority church development Supporting multicultural/multiethnic church development School of Congregational Development (US and Europe) Academies for evangelization and church growth (Africa and Asia) Justice and Discipleship

  9. Initiatives:Congregational Mission The establishment of  faith communities or new churches and the strengthening of existing congregations

  10. United Methodist Development Fund Church Loans Investments Scholarships Leadership Development World Communion Justice & Discipleship Resources

  11. Communities and Congregations Education Emergencies Environment Ethnic Ministries Hunger/Poverty Immigration/Refugees Pioneer Evangelism Mission Initiatives Missionaries Peace and Justice Volunteers Women and Children Youth and Young Adults Health & Welfare Ministries (H&W)Resources

  12. Bird Flu Congregational Health Ministries Disability Concerns Health Supplies Deaf Ministries Drugs, Alcohol, Tobacco HIV/AIDS/ News, Facts Worship Resources Global Aids Fund Hospital Revitalization Program Parish Nursing Malaria Preventing Abuse, Creating Safety Health & Welfare Ministries - H&WHealth Programs

  13. JDM Resourcing Grants Kendall Grant A Call to Prayer & Self Denial (Women’s Div.) General Advance Community Developers Program Network (JDM) Alcohol, Violence and Substance Abuse (JDM) World Communion Scholarships (MCR) Racial Ethnic Local Church (RELC) A Brighter Future for Children & Youth (Women’s Div.) Restorative Justice (JDM) UMDF Loans Leadership Development Scholarships (MCR) Special Grants (Women’s Div.) Global Ministries Available Funding

  14. Congregational Development and Racial Ethnic Ministries "Moving forward into the future..."

  15. Congregational Renewal and Transformation Leadership Development and Workshops Strategic Planning and Facilitation Missionary Placements Grant Resourcing Collaborate with National Plan for Hispanic/Latino Ministry Hispanic and Latino Ministries

  16. Goals for 2009-2012: Work cooperatively to develop new congregations in consultation with annual conferences and districts. Grants for New Faith Community / New Church start available Asian American Language Ministries (AALM)

  17. Develop language friendly and culturally appropriate materials, including audio- visual resources in the area of evangelism, Christian education, leadership development, stewardship, and worship. Equip and encourage Next Generation leadership in coping with current realities.

  18. Pacific Islander Ministry Study • Beginning in 2009 for a comprehensive ministry plan

  19. Goals for 2009-2012: Assist annual conferences in establishing new churches. Offer resource and support services to new and existing churches. Provide training consultation to annual conference committee on Native American Ministries. Collaborate with Native American Comprehensive National Plan Native American Ministries

  20. Produce new worship resources. Conduct lay speaking school, with special emphasis on youth.

  21. Goals for 2009-2012: Collaborations and partnerships supporting the development of African-American congregations as a part of new faith communities emphasis. Train clergy and laity through partnership church Black Church Ministries

  22. Racial Ethnic Local Church Grants Conference/District Racial Ethnic Strategic Planning Laity and Pastoral Training Scholarships Networking Collaborate with Strengthening the Black Church for the 21st Century Located at the General Board of Discipleship in Nashville, TN Resources

  23. Identify 15 Town and Country churches in the United States that desire to revitalize their ministry of nurture, outreach and mission Offer strategic planning assistance to annual conferences Provide demographic research and analysis to annual conferences, districts and churches within the United States Work with the Town and Country Committee and annual conference missions staff to develop a list of appropriate churches for this program Utilize resources developed by the Town and Country Committee and/or The Discovery Church Journey to engage targeted churches in visioning, training and implementation of growth strategies Provide an evaluation process to determine the success of this goal Rural (Town & Country) Ministries

  24. Identify 12 urban churches in the United States that desire to revitalize their ministry of nurture, outreach and mission Offer strategic planning assistance to annual conferences Provide demographic research and analysis to annual conferences, districts and churches within the United States Work with the annual conference missions staff to develop a list of appropriate churches to involve in this process Utilize resources developed by the Urban Ministries Committee and/or The Discovery Church Journey to engage targeted churches in visioning, training and implementation of growth strategies Provide funding for new and innovative programs of mission outreach Provide an evaluation process to determine the success of this goal Urban Ministries

  25. Start 10 multi-cultural churches Research the demographics within the United States to identify potential sites Work with the Network of Congregational Developers to identify potential areas for planting 10 new churches with the desire to develop intentional multi-cultural ministries Train clergy and lay leadership of the new church starts through the School of Congregational Development and other events. Provide financial assistance for the development of worship resources and outreach ministries that are intentionally multi-cultural Provide financial support for the new church starts Engage in a process of constant evaluation and enrichment to ensure the success of this venture. Multi-Cultural Congregational Development

  26. National Plans "Moving forward into the future..."

  27. Accomplishments in 2005-2008: $1 Million matching fund campaign for new church starts 15 new Korean speaking congregations 7 new English speaking Korean-American ministries/campus ministries 14 existing congregations strengthened 42 national/regional projects for clergymen, clergywomen and lay leadership development. Korean-American National Plan

  28. Goals for 2009-2012: 12 new Korean speaking congregations 7 new English speaking Korean-American congregations Train 250 pastors and 1,000 lay persons for small group ministry

  29. Accomplishments in 2005-2008: 8 annual conferences received National Plan grants totaling $320,000 32 annual conferences have received other kinds of resources for Hispanic/Latino ministries. About 300 church school extension programs have been developed National Plan for Hispanic/Latino Ministry

  30. Goals for 2009-2012: Charter 75 new Hispanic/Latino churches Form 500 new faith communities Accompany 100 congregations in the Congregational Mobilization process to revitalize ministries Social Justice and Immigration minitries National Plan for Hispanic/Latino Ministry

  31. Both of these National Plans have grants available for new church starts and revitalization of congregations. Please speak with Plan directors for more information. Korean National Plan Paul Chang Hispanic/Latino National Plan Francisco Canas National Plan Resources

  32. Assistant General Secretary African Diaspora Kelvin Sauls - ksauls@gbgm-umc.org Hispanic/Latino National Plan Francisco Canas - fcanas@gbgm-umc.org Korean American National Plan Paul Chang - pchang@gbgm-umc.org Native American Ministries Anne Marshall - drannemarshall@yahoo.com Asian American & Pacific Islander Min. Nam-Jin Jun - njun@gbgm-umc.org Brazilian Ministries Edgar Avitia - eavitia@gbgm-umc.org Hispanic/Latino Ministries Dionisio Salazar - dsalazar@gbgm-umc.org Unites Methodist Development Fund Paul Kong - pkong@gbgm-umc.org Tanika Harris – tharris@gbgm-umc.org // Community Developers Program, Restorative Justice, JustUs Youth, United Methodist Voluntary Services Congregational Development and Racial Ethnic Ministries Staff

  33. http://new.gbgm-umc.org/ 212-870-3600 475 Riverside Drive New York, NY 10115 For Additional Information and Support

  34. General Board of Church & Society General Board of Discipleship General Board of Higher Education and Ministry General Commission on Religion and Race General Commission on Communication General Board of Pensions and Health Benefits General Agency Resources

  35. Grant Opportunities: The General Board of Church and Society helps local churches and organizations advocate and establish social justice ministries. PeaceWith Justice Grants Ethnic Local Church Grants The purpose of the GBCS Ethnic Local Church Grants (ELCG) Program is to provide grants to strengthen the ethnic local church through education, advocacy, or leadership training and development as they engage in social justice. General Board of Church & Society

  36. Program Resources SBC-21 – Strengthening the Black Church for the 21st Century Racial Ethnic Local Church Funding African American Worship Resources Young People’s Ministries The General Board of Discipleshiphttp://www.gbod.org

  37. Loans and Scholarships Racial Ethnic Minority Conference Fund Women of Color Scholars Program The Edith M. Allen Scholarship The Ethnic In-Service Training Fund The Ethnic Minority Scholarship General Board of Higher Education and Ministry http://www.gbhem.org

  38. Minority Group Fund Racism Training Monitoring General Commission on Religion and Racehttp://www.gcorr.org

  39. Igniting Ministries – Matching Media Funds Leonard M. Perryman Communications Scholarship Judy Weldman Racial Ethnic Minority Fellowship General Commission on Communicationhttp://www.umcom.org

  40. Funding for Housing Development projects.. General Board of Pensions and Health Benefitshttp://www.gbophb.org

  41. 1.Be able to articulate what you want -Do you want money, technical assistance, information, resources etc. 2.Know or have an idea how the funds will be used -The purpose of this funding is to… 3.Do not expect immediate return -The amount of money requested may determine the amount of time for the check disbursement* 4.Prepare a Comprehensive Budget -Your budget should make sense 5.ASK QUESTIONS!!! When Looking for Funding

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