January 11, 2022
The Character of a Methodist
As we begin the new year, Bishop Bob Farr reminds us of what it means to be a Wesleyan/Methodist Christian. In John Wesley’s 1741 sermon and influential tract, “Character of a Methodist,” Wesley describes the kind of person he hopes the Methodist movement will produce. Wesley taught that true faith is not just believing or doing. The Methodist movement is about life and world transformation.
Read more in Bishop Farr's reflection →
Upcoming Events
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Spring Soul Connections Retreat: JOURNEY
Gather your local church leadership team and join us March 31 to April 2 at Unity Village for a time of rest, renewal and reflection. Using JOURNEY as our guiding theme, together we’ll explore how pilgrimage can be a metaphor for the spiritual journey.
Learn more and sign up →
Other Upcoming Events
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See the full events calendars at www.moumethodist.org/events
Local Church Internships
Applications are open for Crossroads and Cole summer Crossroads internships. Interns get hands-on ministry experience and can discover their passion within the Church in summer 2022. Host churches help make it possible. Learn more and apply at www.moumethodist.org/internships.
Wesley Pilgrimage Scholarships
The 2022 Wesley Pilgrimage in England will take place July 9–July 19. It features visits to six cities important to the Wesley family and the founding of Methodism, and it will include talks from faculty members who specialize in Methodism. The pilgrimage is a partnership of Discipleship Ministries, the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry, and the General Commission on Archives and History. Scholarship funds are available for those preparing for Christian service, including United Methodist Church commissioned provisional elders and deacons, licensed local pastors, lay servants, lay speakers, and certified lay ministers. Learn more →
Featured Resource
Remarkable Sermon Series
This sermon series kit features tools to plan a five-week series on “Remarkable: A Wesleyan Way of Discipleship” including weekly themes, key scriptures, sermon building points and weekly sample worship order. View the resource →
Additional Resources
Master the Media: Media Literacy for a Faithful People
The ability to read many types of media has become an essential skill in the 21st century. Increasing concerns about data collection and surveillance, fake news and misinformation, data hacks and phishing scams requires additional education in the realm of media literacy (i.e., the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, and create media). Designed specifically for adults and non-digital natives, this two-part webinar series will help people of faith become more literate with digital media.
Mentoring Toolkit Videos: Trinity UMC
What does missional leadership look like in the local church? Trinity UMC in Piedmont provides an example.
Boundary Training for PPRCs
This series is designed as three 45-60 minute training sessions or they can be combined for a three-hour training session for church leaders. Based on the book, Saying No to Say Yes: Everyday Boundaries and Pastoral Excellence by David Olsen and Nancy G. Devor, it is great for use with lay leadership and paid and unpaid church staff.
See the full resource library at www.moumethodist.org/resourcelibrary
