November 2, 2021
Protective Factors to Increase Resilience
In her career as a social worker, Conference Lay Leader Amy Thompson focuses on protective factors — attachment, initiative and self-regulation — to increase a child’s resilience. These factors, and the resulting resilience, help kids have the best chance at handling adversity.
Resilience can be defined as the ability to adapt to difficult situations. Most often, though, the difficult situations have a limited duration of time, so our skills can be utilized to help us cope and move through the situation. The pandemic, however, continues, and our skills are being worn down and depleted. How can we consider these protective factors for ourselves as adults living in pandemic times?
Read more from Amy in this month's edition of Laity Voices →
Upcoming Events
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Collaborating for Community Impact with Rev. Lia McIntosh
The Black Church is a force for good, especially when it is empowered together. But how can ministry leaders work collaboratively in this unique moment in history? Rev. Lia McIntosh, author of Blank Slate and Church/School/Community, will teach you how to wipe the slate clean and imagine community engagement in a fresh way. Join us at 6 p.m. on November 18 for this free virtual event. Learn more and RSVP →
Other Upcoming Events
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College-Age Ministry Grants Available
The Office of Next Generation Ministries is excited to announce the availability of college-age ministry grants. We invite local churches already engaged in college-age ministry of any type to apply for grant funding by November 5, 2021. View the application →
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Featured Resource
Rediscovering the Heart of Methodism
From the Office of Wesleyan Engagement at Duke Divinity School: Nurturing Entrepreneurial Mindsets is a free, four-week course that explores Methodism’s rich history of innovation to help imagine fresh ways individuals and churches can bear witness to the reign of God. Featuring video lessons from Dean Edgardo Colón-Emeric, Dean Emeritus Greg Jones, Dr. Laceye Warner, and Bishop Ken Carter, the course is designed as a group experience for small groups, classes and leadership development. The content is intended to be accessible for engaged laypeople with no formal theological training. Nurturing Entrepreneurial Mindsets is free, but registration is required. Learn more →
More Resources
Data Security: 7 Steps to Minimize Exposure of Your Ministry's Sensitive Digital Assets
From GCFA: Protect your ministry from cyber attacks. Being proactive about your cybersecurity can help save your ministry time and money. With the recent jump in cyber attacks, GCFA's IT Services team wants to remind you of some tips to help your ministry secure data. Download this resource and share it with your ministry staff.
How to Fight Racism: Courageous Christianity and the Journey toward Racial Justice
How is the practical fight against racism key to faithful discipleship? Pastors and laity alike wrestle with how they can participate in the struggle for racial justice as Christians. What does courageous Christian faith look like given our history of prejudice, compromise, and complicity? Dr. Jemar Tisby, best-selling author of The Color of Compromise and How to Fight Racism, and Missouri's own Rev. Tex Sample discuss very specific ways ordinary people of faith can live out the call to be active agents of grace, mercy, and justice (Micah 6:8).
Episode 21: 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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