News from us [link removed] December 12, 2023
Being the Light
In this month’s Laity Voices, Conference Lay Leader Amy Thompson speaks about carrying Christ’s light to others. “Christ was born into this world as a gift from God to demonstrate the example of love, peace, hope and joy. You can be a light in this world. Take brave action and be the Christ-like example on Earth in today’s hurting and broken world. If not you, then who?” [link removed] Read more here→
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Upcoming Events
Emotionally Healthy Spirituality is based on the premise that emotional health and spiritual health are inseparable and that many of us get stuck spiritually because we haven't done the hard work of becoming emotionally healthy. This is a great course to take to support the laity in forming a foundation for emotional health and spiritual health as you grow in your own discipleship and choose to lead others. [link removed] Learn more and sign up here→
Other Upcoming Events
January 16 - [link removed] Jump Start: Creating Intentional Worship
See the full events calendars at [link removed] www.moumethodist.org/events
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Featured Resources
Free Implicit Bias Course
Laity, have you taken the “What We Don't Think We Think” course yet? This free online course teaches you to recognize the unconscious bias we all experience daily. Recognizing bias is the first step to combatting it. If you’ve already completed this course, we invite you to share it with others at your local church. It takes all of us to become a Church for all God’s people. [link removed] Learn more and enroll→
[link removed] Learn and Lead Podcast: Reclaiming Rural Ministry with Rev. Allen T. Stanton
Many Missouri Conference churches are in rural areas. In this podcast, Rev. Allen Stanton describes the challenges and opportunities facing churches in small-town America and the unique position they have as potential agents of change within their communities.
[link removed] Creating Change Together: A Toolkit for Faithful Civic Engagement
As United Methodists, we recognize “our commitment to become faithful witnesses to the gospel, not alone to the ends of the earth, but also to the depths of our common life and work.” The UMC General Board of Church and Society presents these practical resources for individual and collective civic engagement as faithful people.
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