News from us [link removed] August 3, 2021
Planning Worship to Unify the Body
Worship music can be one of the most divisive or unifying tools in the church today.
"It amazes me how many conversations I have had with fellow worship leaders and pastors centering around the subject of music and worship," Worship Leader Nikki Lerner write. "People have left good churches because of disagreements about worship."
In this day and age of have-it-your-way worship services and even “worship wars,” Lerner believes that a healthy, intentional, multicultural church has a great opportunity to use worship music as a tool to unify and not divide the people of God.

[link removed] Read more about Lerner's approach →
Upcoming Events
Lay Pastoral Care Giving Course Online
This course offers insights into the life span and the dynamics of contemporary life to help church leaders reach out with God’s love and care to others. Class will be held from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on Wednesdays in September (1, 8, 15, 22, 29). Registration closes by end of day Monday, August 23, 2021.
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Other Upcoming Events
Aug. 9, 16 and 23 - [link removed] Basic Lay Servant Class via Zoom - Registration closes Aug. 7
Aug. 10 - [link removed] We Gather Together: How Small Groups Bring Connection to the Post-Pandemic Church Webinar
Aug. 11 - [link removed] Nominations Committee Training with Kay Kotan
See the full events calendars at [link removed] www.moumethodist.org/events
Featured Resource
Laity Learning Tool
Part-Time Ministerial Leaders, or PML, is an educational multi-tool that is designed to be both a program (like a degree) and individual courses (freestanding course opportunities). Its dual purpose fulfills four educational needs in our Conference. If you’re a lay person seeking to learn more about the Methodist tradition or are pursuing Certified Lay Minister status, PML has options for you. [link removed] Learn more →
More Resources
[link removed] Workshop: The 4 Pillars of a Multicultural Organization
View the video recording of and accompanying conversation guide for the 4 Pillars of a Multicultural Organization led by Nikki Lerner as a part of MOAC20 KINDOM. Nikki Lerner is a singer, author, speaker and culture coach based in the Baltimore/Washington, D.C. area. She uses music and creative arts as a tool to bring people together cross-culturally and share a message of unity and reconciliation in a unique and powerful way that lectures, how-tos, sermons or books just cannot accomplish. Nikki was our worship leader for MOAC21.
[link removed] NextGen Conversations: Youth Mentoring with Becca Boren
What would it look like to have a youth program that was easy to maintain and had a primary focus on daily discipleship? That’s exactly how Becca Boren, director of youth and young adult ministries at Good Shepherd in Kansas City, has her program aligned. Becca shows us how to turn the standard youth ministry model on its head and allow youth to mentor youth in a meaningful way. At Good Shepherd, Becca has created a system of accountability and growth in her program that has allowed youth to take on meaningful leadership roles while making their faith their own. If you want to learn how she did it and how you can lay the groundwork for a mentoring program of your own, listen in.
[link removed] Pathway Out of Poverty Webinar: Jake McGlothin
In this webinar recording, Jake McGlothin, author of The Mission-Minded Guide to Church and School Partnerships, shares about his book and building church-school partnerships.
See the full resource library at [link removed] www.moumethodist.org/resourcelibrary


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