June 18, 2024

CMU Students are Response-Ready

It’s never too early to prepare for a disaster. In partnership with Central Methodist University, Missouri Conference Disaster Response Coordinator Scott Burdin taught a for-credit seminar to teach college students about all phases and levels of disaster-response work. Read more →

Related Resources

Missouri Receives UMCOR Solidarity Grant for Sikeston Area Following Spring Tornados – UMCOR awarded us a $10,000 solidarity grant for relief efforts related to storm damage in Sikeston and the surrounding area.
Local Church Asset Mapping – One way your local church can engage in disaster response work is to help us learn what resources you have (think shower facilities, skilled professionals in your congregation, etc.).
Local Church Disaster Preparedness Guide
Disaster Response Devotional Guide
Kit Verification Guides and Training

Featured Resource

SHARE Teaching Series

This four-week sermon or small group series based on our 2024 Annual Conference theme will help participants come to know their own faith story, see others who are longing for experience with God, live in such a way that their very lives are an expression of Christ, and then to invite others to have an encounter with the unconditional love of God. Download the free kit →

See the full resource library at www.moumethodist.org/resourcelibrary

Upcoming Events

June 19 - Conference and District Offices Closed for Juneteenth
July 18-20 - Missouri UWF Mission U
Aug. 19 - The Power of Strangers with Joe Keohane

Register Now for Upcoming Lay Education Courses

They’ve Asked Me to Lead A Small Group – Now What? - Via Zoom on Aug. 17
Emotionally Healthy Spirituality - Via Zoom beginning on Sept. 11
Transforming Evangelism – How to Reach Out - In-person in Monett on Sept. 14
Spiritual Gifts - In-person in Monett on Sept. 14
Laity as Christian Transformational Leaders - Via Zoom beginning on Sept. 30
UMC Polity - Via Zoom beginning on Oct. 28

See the full events calendars at www.moumethodist.org/events

Laity Quick Links

Conference Lay Ministry Team Listing
Conference Lay Education Coordinator Listing
Interested in pursuing certified lay ministry? View the process here.
Absorb on-demand learning platform with lay education courses

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