Ecumenical/ Interreligious Concern

     

FROM THIS VALLEY: ON DEFENDING THE FAMILY FARM

VT0229
An exploration of the farm crisis, an ecumenical resource for use in rural and urban congregations. The ecumenical dimension is being emphasized in order to call attention to the agreement among the churches on this point: the family farm should be supported and maintained, in so far as possible.

20min
Church Use Permitted

PENTECOST MOVEMENT

VT0115
Henri J.M. Nouwen offers reflections on the Pentecost Movement of the Spirit of God. A movement inward and a movement outward which culminated in union with God in service to others.
46min
Church Use Permitted

SCHOOL OF CHRISTIAN MISSION 2003

Three themes are:
1. Exodus
2. Mexico
3. Creating Interfaith Community

TO FLOURISH AND GROW

VT0492
This video is an introduction to United Methodist participation in ecumenical ministries made possible by the Interdenominational Cooperation Fund. In this program, viewers will meet two persons: Naomi Christensen, a farmer from Hastings, Iowa, and Larry Pickens, a pastor from Chicago, Illinois. Through their words and activities, ecumenism takes on a local flavor, and the ecumenical forums emerge as active forces in the life of the United Methodist Church. The program will help local church finance committees, administrative boards and councils and work areas on Christian unity and interreligious concerns. It will assist them in interpreting the work of ecumenism and encouraging its support through the Interdenominational Cooperation Fund.
10min
Church Use Permitted

UNDERSTANDING ISLAM

VT2916
This is an introduction to Islam and Muslim in the United States. After a summary of Muslim practices and a biographical sketch of the Prophet Muhammad, it visits a mosque in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Then the show highlights how Christians and Muslims are working together in two U.S. communities.
30min
2003
Church Use Permitted