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All May be Saved to the Uttermost

All May be Saved to the Uttermost. Methodist Archives and Universities Philip Thornborow Liaison Officer for Methodist Archives. An archive of Methodism. Vital records and a basement Fireproof safes and widening scope Custodian and Committee

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All May be Saved to the Uttermost

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  1. All May be Saved to the Uttermost Methodist Archives and Universities Philip Thornborow Liaison Officer for Methodist Archives

  2. An archive of Methodism Vital records and a basement Fireproof safes and widening scope Custodian and Committee Back to square two And there’s more: Methodist Union Serious thought A Methodist Archive and Research Centre Where and how? 1977-1978 Salvation

  3. Why outsource? • Methodism = A discipleship movement, shaped for mission • Standards of care • Support for users • Professional expertise • Scholarship in context

  4. Points of tension • Access • Managing expectations • Whose collection? • Changing funding • What’s the value? • Mission and supporting Methodist learning • Eighteenth century studies and Nonconformist theology • Colonial and postcolonial studies • The back story of American Methodism

  5. Thirty years on • Changes in Universities and Archives • Changes in communication • Changes in the audience • Changes in Methodism • Structure (Methodist Church House) • Committees • The Fruitful Field

  6. The way ahead • New deals • Aims of the Methodist Heritage Committee • http://www.methodistheritage.org.uk/ (About us. Our advice) • http://methodist.org.uk/ (Our reports) • Collection development

  7. The way ahead (2014-2016) • Training • Databases and websites • MAYC and transfers • Annual work plan • 2014 Getting back on track • 2015 Cataloguing Thomas Coke material ? • 2016 Methodist Women in Britain collection

  8. Wesley’s four “all”s All need to be saved All may be saved All may know that they are saved All may be saved to the uttermost.

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