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Copyrights -Advisers explain licenses for churches to use multimedia works
Written: 11/6/2009
Renewals due for CVLI licenses It is time to renew CVLI video licenses for 2010. Reminder lette...

Media Center: Check out these new multimedia resources
Written: 9/25/2009
New resources have been donated to the Media Center for check-out by church groups across the Conference. Contact Amelia Ballew at 405-530-2075 or aballew@okumc.org. Making Marriage Work A Biblical look at marriage, by...

Check out ‘5 Practices’ from The Media Center
Written: 1/16/2009
New multimedia resources have been donated to The Media Center. To check out these DVDs free of charge for your church group, contact Amelia Ballew, 405-530-2075, aballew@okumc.org. Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations, by Robert Schn...

The Media Center: Newest multimedia
Written: 10/24/2008
By Amelia Ballew The Media Center has free new resources this fall. You can find details online about the multimedia listed below and about other materials at www.okumc.org. Find "The Media Center" under the "Local Church Resources" tab to link to the database of all items...

Media Center adds DVDs about Mideast
Written: 3/21/2008
The Media Center recently received two DVDs that feature topics studied at the 2007 Schools of Christian Mission. n "Israel-Palestine Mission Study, 2007-08: The Peoples of the Land." This DVD was created by the Oklahoma Conference Department of Communications to assist people leading the Isr...

New DVDs include School of Mission resources
Written: 8/24/2007
By Amelia Snyder The Media Center has new DVDs available for free checkout. Call me at 405-530-2075, or e-mail: asnyder@okumc.org. Below are new titles and summaries. • 2007 School of Mission videos. —"The Iron Wall." Interviews with Israeli and Palestinian peace activists and political analys...

Animated Bible stories enhance summer events
Written: 6/29/2007
By Amelia Snyder Summer is a great time to help children grow in their knowledge of the Bible. For your special summer programming, the Media Center has a range of resources for children. One extensive series available for free rental is "The Animated Stories from the Bible," in DVD format. These ...

Media Center has new home
Written: 1/26/2007
Amelia Snyder, Department of Communications assistant, will be overseeing media resources available for local churches and agencies. The Media Center will reopen Feb. 1. The center is located in the Communications office on the second floor of the Oklahoma Conference Ministry Center, 1501 N.W. 2...

Media Center resources celebrate Christ's birth
Written: 11/24/2006
The Media Center offers a number of resources that focus on Christmas, for use in local church settings. Leader and study guides accompany some of the videos. Children • "Advent with Saint Nicholas: Customs from Around the World." For ages 7-11. Length: 12 minutes. Fee: $2. • "Christmas ...

Media ministry is topic Nov. 18
Written: 11/3/2006
Two pioneers in media ministry return to Oklahoma on Nov. 18 for a one-day workshop, "Digital Storytellers, the Art of Communicating the Gospel in Worship." Len Wilson and Jason Moore will lead the seminar at Tulsa-Asbury UMC. The event is sponsored by Leadership Nexus in cooperation with the Disci...

Video responds to a child's questions about Halloween
Written: 10/20/2006
A children’s video about a popular October holiday is among the video resources available through The Media Center, "How Can I Celebrate Halloween? A Young Christian’s Guide for the Secular Holiday." Through puppetry, this VHS resource tells the story of Digger, a curious youngster who hears fr...

Donations boost media resources
Written: 8/18/2006
The Media Center has received donations of new resources that inform and entertain all ages, reported Director Dorothy Coy-Light. Four videos relate to the new studies introduced at the recent Schools of Christian Mission: "Global Village or Global Pillage" and "From the Mountains to the Maqu...

Popular 'Possibilities' video set: Another copy now available
Written: 5/26/2006
By DOROTHY COY-LIGHT The Leadership Development Ministry Team has purchased an additional copy of the frequently requested video set "Leadership: The Art of Possibility" and two copies of its companion video set, "Attitude: Radiating Possibility." These are tremendous assets to have available f...

Video turn lens on older adults
Written: 2/24/2006
Programming for older adults is as varied as the people in the pews of each local church. Yet that U.S. population segment is expected to double, from 35 million to 70 million, in coming years. During sessions at all the 2006 Local Church Leader Workshops, teachers urged local churches to direct mo...

Bible story series geared to children
Written: 2/10/2006
The Conference's Children Can-Do Committee announces the purchase of 36 DVDs in a popular teaching series, and those resources now are available for rental through the Media Center. "These stories from the Bible, from Nest Learning System, are DVDs for which Christian educators and Sunday sc...

Media Center offers mailing tips
Written: 1/13/2006
The mission of the Media Center is to provide many resources at low costs, both in rental fees and mailing expenses. U.S. postal rate increases went into effect this month, and the Media Center staff is concerned that many people use unnecessary packaging when returning VHS tapes and DVDs re...

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