News from us [link removed] September 26, 2023
Have Plane will Travel
When Early Response Trained volunteer, Jeff Ragsdale was asked to help deliver cleaning kits to help with a recent tornado of Baring in Knox County, he decided to use his unusual gift. The gift of flight. [link removed] Read more here→
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Upcoming Events
Let’s grow the church younger.
Join NextGen Ministries for an educational event about generations Z and alpha, aka people ages 26 and younger. Together with experts from Barna and the Great Plains Annual Conference we’ll explore the motivations, mental health and habits of these new generations. You’ll walk away with strategies for reaching out and engaging with the youngest members of your church. Laity and local church leadership are encouraged to attend. [link removed] Learn more and register→
Other Upcoming Events
September - October - [link removed] Sharefests (Various Locations and dates)
September 26 - [link removed] College-Age and Youth Virtual Meetup
October 12 - [link removed] Children's Ministry Virtual Meet-Up (12 and 6:15 p.m.)
October 12 - [link removed] Youth Ministry Virtual Meet-Up (12 and 6:15 p.m.)
October 18 - [link removed] Emotionally Healthy Spirituality (Virtual)
October 18 - [link removed] J [link removed] umpstart: Discipleship [link removed] (Columbia)
October 26 - [link removed] Fall PAUMCS Conference
October 28 - [link removed] How to Do More with Less (Columbia)
November 6 - 8 - [link removed] Church Planting Intensive
November 7 - [link removed] Christian Leadership and Visioning (Virtual)
See the full events calendars at [link removed] www.moumethodist.org/events
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Featured Resources
Implicit Bias Course Training
The Missouri Conference has partnered with the UMC General Commission on Race and Religion to create a Missouri-specific version of the course “Implicit Bias: What We Don't Think We Think.” Any Missouri Conference member – clergy or lay – is invited to take the training for free to learn about the unconscious bias we all experience. [link removed] Learn more and enroll at →
[link removed] Flood Preparedness Checklist
Natural disasters occur whether we are ready or not. For that reason, the Missouri Conference Disaster Response team has created a free flood preparedness checklist. Is your flood kit ready?
[link removed] The Neighboring Movement: Learning Conversations Worksheet
Get to know the gifts of your neighbors while making connections and deepening relationships. Have these conversations with those who live next door to you where you live, those who live around your church building and those who are leaders in your community.
See the full resource library at [link removed] www.moumethodist.org/resourcelibrary
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