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May 5, 2021
#toc2 Linda On Vacation
#toc3 Annual Audit - Deadline June 1
#toc4 Gateway Central Lay Servant Class: Devotional Life in the Wesleyan Tradition
#toc5 COVID Guidelines For In-Person Worship
#toc7 Executive Assistant, Center for Congregational Excellence
#toc8 Annual Conference Registration Open
#toc9 NextGen Summer Camp Positions
Linda On Vacation
Linda is on vacation May 5 - May 11. If you have a pastoral emergency, you can mailto:
[email protected] Email Me or call the office (636-891-8004) during business hours and I will assist you. If you have a pastoral emergency over the weekend, you can call Linda's cell, 314-583-7251.
Annual Audit - Deadline June 1
All churches are required to complete an audit every year. The deadline to submit the audit to the district office is June 1. You can email the completed form to mailto:
[email protected] Becky Hoener, fax it to (636) 891-9700 or snail mail it to the office (301 Sovereign Ct, Suite 100, Ballwin, MO 63011).
Blank copies of the form can be found on the [link removed] Forms page of the district website under "Annual Fund Balance Form (Audit)".
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Gateway Central Lay Servant Class: Devotional Life in the Wesleyan Tradition
Summary of class
This course covers some of the features of John Wesley's devotional life, and it illustrates how you can apply his concepts to your own growth through spiritual disciplines. Structured around Wesley's "Means of Grace," this class covers journaling, solitude, prayer, scripture, the Lord's Supper, fasting, Christian conferencing, and works of mercy in both personal and corporate form.
Description and details
This class will be offered virtually via Zoom in 4 sessions over two weekends. Please ensure you can attend each of the four sessions: Friday June 18 from 6:30 – 8:30 pm; Saturday June 19 from 9:00 – 11:00 am; Friday June 25 from 6:30 – 8:30 pm and Saturday June 26 from 9:00 – 11:00 am. Along with reading your book prior to the class, please be prepared for coursework to be assigned.
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COVID Guidelines For In-Person Worship
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [link removed] issued new guidance that may allow reducing restrictions on gatherings particularly in outdoor spaces.
In the spirit of doing no harm, Bishop Farr suggests that local churches first consider their county health guidelines*, continue to mask for indoor events and adhere to social distancing guidelines. That said, Bishop Farr trusts the local church to make decisions regarding safety protocols for their ministry context.
If a local church decides to lift its masking or social distancing policy, don’t do so all at once. Offer a gradual approach. If a local church lifts is policies and has a case of COVID-19, return to stricter guidelines.
*Please continue to look at your local (county) vaccination rates as well as test positivity rates. The [link removed] state of Missouri claims that 36.4% of the state have initiated the vaccine with only 27.8% completed. We celebrate the progress toward vaccinating our population.
Executive Assistant, Center for Congregational Excellence
The Missouri Annual Conference is seeking an Executive Assistant for the Center of Congregational Excellence. Click the button for the full job description.
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Annual Conference Registration Open
Registration for Annual Conference opened this week. The conference has decided to hold this year’s annual conference session virtually with invitation-only in-person attendance. [link removed] Click Here for more details about this year's Annual Conference.
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NextGen Summer Camp Positions
Do you have a soon to be graduating 18+ year old high school senior that is looking for something life-changing to do this summer?
NextGen is looking to fill our final few remaining summer camp staff positions and want to extend the opportunity to you! We are looking for students, who will be at least 18 by June 18th, that have a heart for God and children and would like to spend their summer traveling with a group of like-minded college-aged individuals all over Missouri. Our staff have the opportunity to make a long-term impact on children’s lives from June 12-August 7 and have an amazing time doing so!
If you have someone in mind that might be interested, invite them to apply.
For any and all questions, email Josh Schaller mailto:
[email protected] [email protected]
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