June 24, 2025

Bishop Farr: A Vision for a New Day

Bishop Farr reflects on the new vision statement for The United Methodist Church and casts a vision for the next four years of Missouri Conference ministry. Read more →

Related Resources

New UMC Vision Statement - Read more from the denomination and Council of Bishops on the new vision statement.
UMC Heritage and Theology Class - Learn more about The United Methodist Church in this short online course.
Episcopal Address Recording - At Annual Conference, Bishop Farr revealed the new Missouri Conference vision statement and offered encouragement for ministry in these challenging times.

Featured Resource

Curriculum Discounts Available

Missouri Conference NextGen Ministries is excited to offer discounts on curriculum produced by top kids and youth ministry providers. New this year: We've added discounts on Illustrated Ministry curriculum!

This resource is available for any ministry leader working with kids and youth. We hope that providing these discounts will create a little space in ministry budgets and that leaders can use those dollars to do the project or program they’ve been dreaming about. Interested clergy, laity and NextGen leaders should fill out the curriculum discount request form to indicate which provider’s materials they’re interested in. Then, NextGen Ministries will send you the steps for redeeming your discount as well as your promo code. See the providers and get your discount →

Upcoming Events

Lay Education Classes

Wednesdays beginning Sept. 10 - Emotionally Healthy Spirituality online via Zoom
Mondays beginning Nov. 3 - UMC Polity online via Zoom

Save the date for these lay education classes coming in the fall:

Mondays beginning Sept. 8 - BeUMC online via Zoom

More Upcoming Events

July 24 - Church Finances Online Workshop
July 26 - Early Response Team Disaster Response Training
Aug. 1-2 - Dream Lab

Save the date for these fall events

Thursdays in August - Church HR Lunch and Learn Webinar Series
Aug. 12 - Dreaming with God Discernment Conversation
Sept. 9 - Dreaming with God Discernment Conversation
Sept. and Oct. Dates - Benefits Roadshows in every district
Sept. 21 - Jump Start: Empowering the Next Generation
Oct. 17-18 - Carried by Hope: Spiritual Life Retreat
Oct. 21 - Jump Start: Building Biblical Literacy
Nov. 4-6 - Discipleship Ministries Intergenerational Ministry Conference
Nov. 18 - Jump Start: Vision and Leadership with Rev. Olu Brown

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.
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