Mission Resources
Featured Resource...
A powerful collection of Individual Volunteer stories has been composed by Walt and Betty Whitehurst. Every year more than 100,000 p;eople serve in the United Methodist Volunteer in Mission program.The Whitehursts are long-time leaders in the VIM movement. "Following God's Call" describes what happens when people "live lives that become the gospel." Joys, challenges and perils are candidly shared by dozens of individuals who have participated in VIM experiences. Available from Cokesbury.
Six Lanes 2009-2010...
Click here for a PDF of the current list of projects recommended by the West Michigan Conference Board of Global Ministries. Descriptions of projects are available on this web site; see the Six Lanes pages.
Guides for the Journey...
A crowd of mission witnesses stand ready to assist you. Contact them if you have questions or need help with mission interpretation.
Quick Links...
A helpful list that puts you a click away from facts, figures, patterns and profiles of a wide network of mission agencies.
Mission Stores...
Cokesbury is your source for booklets, brochures, and other media of the General Board of Global Ministries. United Methodist Women also have an e-store full of materials.
The Missionary Voice...
Podcasts tune you in to audio interviews with United Methodists in mission somewhere in God's world.
Communication Tools...
Do you want short mission stories, quotes and prayers that can be used in worship, bulletins and newsletters? Click here.
Kids' Korner...
Click here to discover online resources to engage children in loving their neighbors.
Mission Matters...
Did you know that West Michigan has a quarterly e-newsletter called Mission Matters? Click here to find the latest edition. If you want to stay in touch by receiving email updates about mission, contact Valerie Mossman Celestin and ask to be put on the "Conference Weekly News" mailing list.
Mission Magazines...
Response and New World Outlook contain features and news you can use for mission education.
Music and Mission...
The Global Praise website features anthems, songbooks, cassettes and CDs of music from Christians worldwide. Listen to portions of the recorded materials and purchase Global Praise music resources.