News from us [link removed] April 7, 2021

Virtual Session Planned for MOAC21
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Based on where we currently are [link removed] in the vaccination rollout and in our efforts to do no harm, we have decided to hold this year’s annual conference session virtually with invitation-only in-person attendance.
This means that the vast majority of clergy and lay members to annual conference will attend and participate in annual conference virtually at home or wherever your internet connection takes you. We will have about 300-350 people in attendance physically (masked and socially distanced) in Springfield at any given moment through the course of the weekend. Those invited to attend in person include Conference and district staff, worship leadership, presenters, select Conference and district leaders as well as the guests of those being honored through our memorial service, credentialed, commissioned, ordained or retired. We have already sent special communication to those people being invited to attend in person.
Another significant change to this year’s session is the move to two days of annual conference rather than three days. The session will be held on Saturday and Sunday, [link removed] June 12-13. We plan to use Friday, June 11, for quadrennial boundaries training.
[link removed] Read more on the plans for MOAC21 →
Upcoming Events
[link removed] New ERT Training
Early Response Teams are essential to disaster response efforts. Register by April 12 for online training to become newly certified or to recertify your ERT badge. [link removed] Learn more and register →
Upcoming Events
[link removed] April 13 - Annual Conference Registration Opens
[link removed] April 20-21 - Leveraging Communication Virtual Conference
[link removed] April 27 - Grieving Together: Grief Ministry Webinar
See the full event calendar at [link removed] www.moumethodist.org/events
Featured Resource
[link removed] NextGen Conversations Podcast
Calling all children's, family, youth and college-age leaders! We created the NextGen Conversations podcast to empower NextGen leaders to create dynamic, Christ-centered ministries. Over eight episodes, we features a conversation with a ministry leader and share innovative solutions to common problems faced in churches today. We want to give you practical steps to transform the way you do ministry. It’s time to get in on the conversation! Listen in your favorite podcast app or at [link removed] www.nextgenumc.org/ngconversations
More Resources
[link removed] KINDOM Sermon Series
Sermon planning materials based on our 2020 Annual Conference theme, KINDOM.
[link removed] Flood Preparedness Checklist Spring has arrived and so has storm season. Is your flood kit ready? Download our free checklist to start planning your flood kit.
[link removed] THRIVE Event Recording: Not Safe for Church and The Adept Church with Dr. Doug Powe
Virtually join Dr. Doug Powe as he leads a free workshop centering around two of his books, [link removed] Not Safe for Church and [link removed] The Adept Church in conversation with THRIVE's mission to inspire, support and educate Missouri leadership in the Black Church Tradition. See the full resource library at [link removed] www.moumethodist.org/resourcelibrary

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