Thursday, August 31, 2006
Rev. William T Chaney Jr Appointed as New Pastor of West Baltimore UMC
For immediate release August 31, 2006
Media contact: Erik Alsgaard (410) 309-3425
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CHANEY APPOINTED AS NEW PASTOR AT WEST BALTIMORE UMC
The Rev. William T. Chaney Jr. has been appointed as pastor of the West Baltimore United Methodist Church by resident Bishop John R. Schol of the Baltimore-Washington Conference. Rev. William T Chaney Jr began his pastoral duties at West Baltimore July 1. The church is located at 5130 Greenwich in Baltimore, on the city’s historic “40 West” corridor.
Rev. Chaney, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, was formerly senior partner for Chaney and Associates, LLC a firm he created with his wife, to guide congregations through change and transformation.
A natural, dynamic speaker, William has also served churches in Georgia, Ohio and Maryland since 1990, prior to coming to Baltimore. William has a passion for youth which was demonstrated while he served The Youth Theological Initiative at Emory University , the Youth Hope Builders Academy at the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Frederick County. He has also been a featured speaker with Monster.com’s “Making it Count” program to provide students with templates for success in high school, college and beyond.
“My main objective at West Baltimore UMC will be to move the church into becoming a fruit-bearing, disciple-making, Acts 2 congregation,” said Pastor Chaney about his appointment. “I have a vision of a healthy, vibrant church that functions through team ministry to provide opportunities for people’s lives to be transformed. We will be a house of prayer for the entire community.”
Chaney is married to Rev. Michelle Holmes Chaney, and they have one daughter, Courtney Elizabeth. His educational background includes degrees in communication from the University of Cincinnati and Georgia State University. He obtained a Master of Divinity degree from Candler School of Theology, Emory University, in Georgia.
The Baltimore-Washington Conference of The United Methodist Church is comprised of 694 congregations with nearly 200,000 members. It is the home of Methodism in America, with the founding of the denomination at Lovely Lane Chapel in 1784.
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Media contact: Erik Alsgaard (410) 309-3425
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CHANEY APPOINTED AS NEW PASTOR AT WEST BALTIMORE UMC
The Rev. William T. Chaney Jr. has been appointed as pastor of the West Baltimore United Methodist Church by resident Bishop John R. Schol of the Baltimore-Washington Conference. Rev. William T Chaney Jr began his pastoral duties at West Baltimore July 1. The church is located at 5130 Greenwich in Baltimore, on the city’s historic “40 West” corridor.
Rev. Chaney, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, was formerly senior partner for Chaney and Associates, LLC a firm he created with his wife, to guide congregations through change and transformation.
A natural, dynamic speaker, William has also served churches in Georgia, Ohio and Maryland since 1990, prior to coming to Baltimore. William has a passion for youth which was demonstrated while he served The Youth Theological Initiative at Emory University , the Youth Hope Builders Academy at the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Frederick County. He has also been a featured speaker with Monster.com’s “Making it Count” program to provide students with templates for success in high school, college and beyond.
“My main objective at West Baltimore UMC will be to move the church into becoming a fruit-bearing, disciple-making, Acts 2 congregation,” said Pastor Chaney about his appointment. “I have a vision of a healthy, vibrant church that functions through team ministry to provide opportunities for people’s lives to be transformed. We will be a house of prayer for the entire community.”
Chaney is married to Rev. Michelle Holmes Chaney, and they have one daughter, Courtney Elizabeth. His educational background includes degrees in communication from the University of Cincinnati and Georgia State University. He obtained a Master of Divinity degree from Candler School of Theology, Emory University, in Georgia.
The Baltimore-Washington Conference of The United Methodist Church is comprised of 694 congregations with nearly 200,000 members. It is the home of Methodism in America, with the founding of the denomination at Lovely Lane Chapel in 1784.
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Wednesday, August 16, 2006
When will the NCLB Joke end?
Who is being left behind?
I wonder when the joke is going to end. The rhetoric about no child left behind is running in tandem to building more jails for profit. Instead of rewarding teachers for using new and innovative ways to impart knowledge into young minds brilliant young teachers are placed in a box that drains creativity, eliminates individuality, pays them barely above minimum wage and crushes their spirits. Teaching to the test is ineffective. Assuming that everyone has the same learning style is stupid. Creating a mandate and not providing the funds to implement the mandate is like fighting a war with no objectives to win or invading a country with exit strategy.
According to a release from NEA:
Bush's current budget proposal does away with 42 education programs. These include career and technical education, school counseling, Safe and Drug-Free Schools, education technology grants and dropout prevention. Also on the chopping block are GEAR-UP, TRIO Talent Search, and Upward Bound, programs that have helped generations of disadvantaged students prepare for and attend college.The President’s proposal shortchanges No Child Left Behind by $15 billion, putting more pressure on schools already struggling to meet the one-size-fits-all requirements of the law. The budget proposal also drains $36 billion from Medicare over the next five years and at least $13.8 billion in cuts to Medicaid. Millions of Americans rely on these programs to pay for their basic health care needs - particularly America 's elders, low-income and working families and their children, and individuals with disabilities.
Wondering When the Joke will End
Rev. William T Chaney Jr
Senior Servant Leader
West Baltimore UMC
5130 Greenwich
Baltimore, MD 21229
(410) 945-8397
http://wtcreflects.blogspot.com/
West Baltimore UMC: Transforming the 40 West Corridor by Being and Making Disciples for Christ
I wonder when the joke is going to end. The rhetoric about no child left behind is running in tandem to building more jails for profit. Instead of rewarding teachers for using new and innovative ways to impart knowledge into young minds brilliant young teachers are placed in a box that drains creativity, eliminates individuality, pays them barely above minimum wage and crushes their spirits. Teaching to the test is ineffective. Assuming that everyone has the same learning style is stupid. Creating a mandate and not providing the funds to implement the mandate is like fighting a war with no objectives to win or invading a country with exit strategy.
According to a release from NEA:
Bush's current budget proposal does away with 42 education programs. These include career and technical education, school counseling, Safe and Drug-Free Schools, education technology grants and dropout prevention. Also on the chopping block are GEAR-UP, TRIO Talent Search, and Upward Bound, programs that have helped generations of disadvantaged students prepare for and attend college.The President’s proposal shortchanges No Child Left Behind by $15 billion, putting more pressure on schools already struggling to meet the one-size-fits-all requirements of the law. The budget proposal also drains $36 billion from Medicare over the next five years and at least $13.8 billion in cuts to Medicaid. Millions of Americans rely on these programs to pay for their basic health care needs - particularly America 's elders, low-income and working families and their children, and individuals with disabilities.
Wondering When the Joke will End
Rev. William T Chaney Jr
Senior Servant Leader
West Baltimore UMC
5130 Greenwich
Baltimore, MD 21229
(410) 945-8397
http://wtcreflects.blogspot.com/
West Baltimore UMC: Transforming the 40 West Corridor by Being and Making Disciples for Christ
