News from us [link removed] July 30, 2024
Bishop Farr: Share the Love of God
Coming out of a season of disagreement and pain in our United Methodist Church, Bishop Farr reminded us at Annual Conference to be invitational – to SHARE the love of God for all. “If we only walk through life with the same people or people who look, talk and think like us and who live in our inner circle, we are not walking in the mission of Jesus’ love.” [link removed] Read more from Bishop Farr →
Related Resources
[link removed] SHARE series – A free, four-week series about sharing the love of God with all.
[link removed] Multicultural Outreach Courses - Learn more about how best to share the love of God with all as our communities become more multicultural. Find them at the bottom of this webpage.
[link removed] Faith Sharing Absorb Course – A free online course about sharing your faith story, including teaching from Bishop Farr
Worship Survey
Our churches are hungry for meaningful worship and good worship leaders. Worship should be our joy and strength, yet pastors state their highest stress comes from planning weekly worship. The [link removed] Institute for Modern Worship wants to hear from you! IMW has created a Worship Ministry Data Survey to understand and work towards meeting the worship ministry needs of the Missouri Conference. The survey results will inform how we can partner in providing new opportunities, resources, and support to our church leaders in this great work. [link removed] Take the survey →
Featured Event
NextGen Ministry Training - Sept. 14, 15, 21 and 22
Make plans to join us for Building a NextGen Ministry That Lasts. This one-day training, led by Ministry Architects’ Stephanie Caro, provides leaders of small-sized, medium-sized and rural churches with the tools to build a children’s or youth ministry that lasts beyond the initial burst of excitement. Teams will leave with a list of next steps to take for reinvigorating or starting a young people’s ministry at their church. [link removed] Learn more and register →
More Upcoming Events
Aug. 19 - [link removed] The Power of Strangers with Joe Keohane
Aug. 21 - [link removed] Church Communications Traveling Roadshow in STL
Aug. 22 - [link removed] Church Communications Traveling Roadshow in KC
Sept. 6-8 - [link removed] Divine Encounters: Spiritual Life Retreat
Sept. 18 - [link removed] Jump Start: Talking Faith and Politics
Upcoming Lay Education Courses
[link removed] Ministry of All Believers - In-person in Monett on Sept. 14
[link removed] Transforming Evangelism – How to Reach Out - In-person in Monett on Sept. 14
[link removed] Spiritual Gifts - In-person in Monett on Sept. 14
[link removed] Laity as Christian Transformational Leaders - Via Zoom beginning on Sept. 30
[link removed] UMC Polity - Via Zoom beginning on Oct. 28
[link removed] See the full events calendars at www.moumethodist.org/events
Laity Quick Links
[link removed] Conference Lay Ministry Team Listing
[link removed] Conference Lay Education Coordinator Listing
Interested in pursuing certified lay ministry? [link removed] View the process here.
[link removed] Absorb on-demand learning platform with lay education courses
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