A participant writes a prayer on a ribbon during a Bridging the Gap event in  Daytona Beach, Fla. A UMNS photo by Vicki Brown.

April 13, 2009 | NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS)

How can the gap between United Methodist congregations and conferences and the denomination’s academic institutions be bridged?
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The United Methodist Board of Higher Education and Ministry is counting the ways.

The agency has developed a list of 31 recommendations gathered from the “Bridging the Gap” events that it sponsored in each of the denomination’s five jurisdictions.

Aimed specifically at academic institutions, local churches and church members, the suggestions are meant to build relationships.

United Methodist-related colleges and universities, for example, are encouraged to help lead youth events at churches, establish an email group with local congregations and host seminars on financing higher education.

Congregations can encourage high school members to attend a campus ministry worship service, highlight a college or university on a specific Sunday and make information available on scholarships and loans.

A full list can be found at www.gbhem.org.

News media contact: Linda Green, (615) 742-5470 or newsdesk@umcom.org.

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