Host an Ice Cream Social

August 10, 2021, marks the 200th anniversary of Missouri statehood. The Missouri Bicentennial Commission encourages communities across the state to commemorate the day with an ice cream social! Reach your community with a sweet treat as part of a statewide celebration. This activity is a perfect way to reconnect with community. Learn more and register your social at https://missouri2021.org/ice-cream-social/. 

How to Have a Courageous Conversation: Racism

This new course from United Methodist Discipleship Ministries builds on the Courageous Conversations Teaching Course. It is recommended that you become familiar with the components of a Courageous Conversations-styled event before or following this course. Download the free pdf here. In this three-session teaching series you’ll dive deeper into themes around:

• Discipleship: Understanding how our salvation and baptismal vows connect with rejecting racism
• How the Biblical language of “family” can help frame the conversation
• Understanding the Biblical hope of the beloved community
• How to encourage churches to take specific actions in their community

Learn more and register at https://discipleship-ministries.teachable.com/p/courageous-conversations-racism-free.