News from us [link removed] September 24, 2024
Neighboring Resources
In September we highlight and celebrate neighboring while looking forward to Good Neighbor Day on Sept. 28! Check out these neighboring resources for impacting your community and ways to celebrate Good Neighbor Day:
[link removed] Ways to Celebrate (Facebook Post)
[link removed] The Neighboring Movement - Access podcasts, blog posts and training resources around building relationships and utilizing assets to create impact in your community.
[link removed] The Neighboring Movement: Block Map - This block map is a tool to help you know the neighbors who live behind the eight front doors closest to your own. Follow the steps to discover the power of knowing your neighbor.
[link removed] Who Is My Neighbor - An activity to reflect on the neighbors who live close to you and how to build relationships.
[link removed] Good Neighbor Week - Record an act of neighboring or nominate an engaged neighbor.
Deadline Approaching for Ministry Grants
Have a ministry idea that needs an extra boost? There’s a grant for that! Missouri United Methodist Churches can apply for funds to support both big and small local ministry projects. Applications are due Oct. 1. [link removed] Learn more about each →
Featured Event
Jump Start: Empowering Laity Workshop
Empowered church members are encouraged and equipped to develop and use their God-given gifts in the full life of the church. But how do we make this a reality? Join us on Oct. 23 for Jump Start, a monthly workshop series that reimagines ministry essentials and offers new questions, new thoughts and new scorecards. We’ll consider questions around empowering local church lay leadership together, and you’ll leave with practical advice and solutions. [link removed] Learn more and sign up →
Lay Education Courses
[link removed] UMC Polity - Via Zoom beginning on Oct. 28
[link removed] Preaching - In-Person in Kansas City on Nov. 9
More Upcoming Events
Tuesdays, Beginning Sept. 10 - [link removed] Soul Space Virtual Sessions
Sept. 14 - Oct. 12 - [link removed] Festival of Sharing Sharefests
Oct. 1 - [link removed] Ministry Grant Applications Due
Oct. 1 - [link removed] Becoming Good Neighbors: Research and Community-Based Responses with Newcomers
Oct. 2-5 - [link removed] Mass Incarceration and Social Justice National Meeting
Oct. 7-8 - [link removed] Boundaries Training: Becoming Fully Human
Nov. 8 - [link removed] NextGen Leaders Academy Applications Due
[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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