February 2012

• Watkins to deliver Oreon E. Scott Lectures at Bethany College
  February 23, 2012

January 2012

• A Letter to the Church from General Minister and President Sharon E. Watkins
  January 12, 2012
• Sharon Watkins to preach on ‘Day 1’
  January 12, 2012

October 2011

• Watkins speaks at Bible Ministry Exhibition opening
  Oct. 20, 2011

September 2011

• Phyllis Tickle, Otis Moss III to headline the 2012 Pastors Conference
  Sept. 9, 2011

July 2011

• Watkins reelected as General Minister and President
  July 11, 2011

June 2011

• VIDEO: Toward Wholeness: Finding Your Spiritual Practice
  June 24, 2011

April 2011

• Watkins and Black among Religious Leaders Urging Presidential Leadership for Arab-Israeli-Palestinian Peace
  April 15, 2011

March 2011

• General Board recommends that Rev. Dr. Sharon Watkins serve a second term
  March 9, 2011

January 2011

• General Minister and President Sharon E. Watkins issues a pastoral letter regarding bullying and suicide
  January 26, 2011

November

• Administrative Committee recommends to General Board that Rev. Dr. Sharon Watkins serve a second term as General Minister and President
  November 11, 2010
• General Minister and President among those who urge President Obama to help strengthen families, focus on peace for Christians in the Middle East
  November 11, 2010

September

• Pastors’ Conference speakers talk of religious change and pastoral care
  September 30, 2010
• Disciples are asked to start faithful conversations on immigration
  September 23, 2010

August

• U.S. Church Leaders Encourage Pres. Obama on Middle East Peace
  August 31, 2010

May

• A Letter from Rev. Dr. Sharon E. Watkins, General Minister and President, Regarding the Recent Flooding and Storms
  May 14, 2010
• Witnessing the Resilience of the Haitian People: Reflections from GMP Sharon E. Watkins
  May 12, 2010

April

• Two Disciples Meet with President Obama at Easter Prayer Service
  April 7, 2010 | Comments by Sharon Waktins (PDF) | Prayer by Cynthia Hale (PDF)

March

• Global Ministries Organizes Trip To Haiti As A Sign Of Solidarity
  March 25, 2010
• GMP Preaches at Ecumenical Advocacy Days in Washington, D.C.
  From the National Council of Churches News Service, March 21, 2010
• Obama’s spiritual Cabinet shapes policy, tends his soul
  From the Religion News Service, March 9, 2010
• A Letter from General Minister and President Sharon E. Watkins on the National Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS (PDF)
  March 9, 2010

February

• Sermons presented at the Brite Divinity School Ministers' Week from February 8-10:
  • "No God But One"
  • "Table Etiquette"
  • "That the Next Generation Might Know"

January

• A Letter from the Associate General Minister and Vice President Concerning the Earthquake in Haiti
  January 14, 2010
• GMP Named by U.S. News & World Report as one of President's 10 Most Important Faith Leaders
  January 6, 2010

November

• General Minister and President Begins Three-Month Sabbatical
  November 24, 2009
• Administrative Committee Approves OGMP’s Balanced 2010 Budget
  November 6, 2009

October

• Online Registration Opens for the 2010 General Minister and President Pastors' Conference
  October 15, 2009

August

• DisciplesWorld: Watkins, Hale, join Obama on health care reform call
  August 19, 2009
• Faith Community’s Health Care Call-In Will Include President Obama And Two Disciples Leaders
  August 18, 2009

July

• General Minister and President Exhorts Disciples to Extend Circles of Care
  July 31, 2009
• General Minister And President Calls For Disciples' Involvement In Health Care Reform
  July 24, 2009
• General Minister And President Invites All To Assembly In A Special Video
  July 10, 2009

May

• Denominational Executives Gather For Summit On Theology And Social Action
  May 27, 2009
• Interreligious Leaders Support President's Efforts On Middle East Peace
  May 27, 2009
• Disciples Leaders To Speak During Commencement Activities
  May 12, 2009

April

• Sermon Audio: Sharon E. Watkins Preaches at the 2009 General Board Meeting in Indianapolis
  April 18, 2009
• General Minister And President Named To Presidential Advisory Council
  April 9, 2009

March

• National Interreligious Leadership Initiative Urges President To Act On Middle East Peace
  March 26, 2009

February

• Church Leaders Urge U.S. To Help Protect Civilians In Sri Lanka
  February 3, 2009

January

• Rev. Dr. Sharon E. Watkins Preaches at the National Prayer Service
  January 22, 2009
• Sermon: Harmonies of Liberty
  Delivered during the National Prayer Service at the National Cathedral for the Inauguration of President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden. Watch The Sermon Online.
  January 21, 2009
• General Minister And President Sharon E. Watkins Selected To Deliver Sermon At National Prayer Service
  January 11, 2009 - Updated: January 21, 2009