Crafts, Lay Servant Courses and Tod Bolsinger
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August 24, 2021

Steve Perkins has always enjoyed woodworking. He likes to create, and comes at it from the perspective of an artist rather than a profiteer. But there’s only so much that you need. “You get to the point that there’s no more room on your shelves,” he said.
 
It’s not an uncommon position for an artist to be in, especially in rural Missouri: the drive to create but no real access to market. That’s the conclusion that Perkins and his pastor, Rev. Meghan Riegerix, came to after hosting a lot of community meetings, and getting many people from their town of Bucklin around the table to talk about the things they could do if they worked together.
 
It led to the formation of The Olive Branch Rural Resource, a non-profit organization with 501(c)3 status. Last year the Olive Branch received a Costner-Fulton grant from the Missouri Conference to help people like Perkins develop a business approach to their craft.
 

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Upcoming Events

Lay Servant Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Class

This six-session online course, based on Peter Scazzero's book Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, will be taught by Rev. David Conley. This class will be hosted by the Southeast District office and offered virtually via Zoom on Mondays from September 13 to October 18. Registration closes on September 10.
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Other Upcoming Events

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Featured Resource

Learn and Lead Podcast: Tempered Resilience and How Leaders are Formed in the Crucible of Change with Tod Bolsinger

You may not question whether you can lead change, but you’ve probably asked yourself if you can survive it. With so many decisions (and criticisms) coming at our church leaders, how do they prioritize what to do first while simultaneously dealing with the soul-sucking internal resistance they often face when trying to make changes? Tod Bolsinger, author of Canoeing the Mountains and his most recent book, Tempered Resilience shares how you can move from surviving in the crucible of change to thriving in it.
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More Resources

The Bible and Emotional Health: Small Group Series
What does the Bible have to say about feelings? Using the Pixar movie Inside Out as a guide, this study explores what scripture has to say about the emotions personified in the film: joy, anger, sadness, fear and disgust. This material is appropriate for all ages and can be modified to fit any group.

FAQs About COVID-19 Vaccines and the Local Church
With outbreaks persisting and vaccines on the rise, several questions are coming up with respect to our churches and vaccines. The Missouri Conference Office of Financial and Administrative Ministries developed a document to answer frequently asked questions regarding the COVID-19 vaccine and local church policies, including guidance for churches with preschools. This document is meant to address the most common and pressing of questions.

Sacred Worth Book List
Sacred Worth Books is a resource created by the United Methodist Church's General Board of Church and Society. This tool can filter through hundreds of books by title, author, age range, ethnicity, gender and topic.

See the full resource library at www.moumethodist.org/resourcelibrary



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