- Academy for Congregational Excellence
- Advocacy
- Age Level Ministries
- Camping / Retreat Ministries
- Church & Society
- Communication Ministry
- Congregational Development
- Disaster Response & Recovery Ministry
- Discipleship
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- Mission/Outreach
- Town and Country Commission
- Vital Congregations
Communication Ministry
The AWF Conference Director of Communications is available to work with your local church to develop, improve or audit your communication ministry. Training can include church publications, web site, Igniting Ministry, e-mail campaigns, advertising, and more. To find out more information about the consulting services available to your church, contact Meredyth Earnest.
COMMUNICATIONS RESOURCES
UMCom offers new solutions for local churches
GBGM Offers Free Web Space for Churches
"Thou Shall Not Steal" - What local churches need to know about copyrights.
Join the AWF Conference E-Community
United Methoidst Association of Communicators
New Syndications offered for local churches from UMC.org
Take the Church Newsletter Quiz!
(See how your Church Newsletter "Stacks Up")
Need communications resources for your church?
I Have News!
Submit your stories, story ideas or photos to the Director of Communications.
"Speaking of Faith"
(Communications Handbook from the Religion Communicators Council)
NEWS
Online Communities Connect Christians in Cyberspace
Planning can mitigate a church communications crisis
RETHINK CHURCH
GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
United Methodist Communications offers a variety of Scholarship and Fellowship opportunites. Please read more about the grants below or contact Meredyth Earnest, 334.356.8220, to obtain an application. Deadline for all applications is March 15.
The Judith L. Weidman Racial Ethnic Minority Fellowship
Stoody-West Fellowship for graduate study in religion journalism
Leonard M. Perryman Communications Scholarship for Ethnic Minority Students
UMC.org SYNDICATION