News from us [link removed] February 15, 2022
Preparing to Plant

The Missouri Conference Planting Academy started in 2018, with all participants sharing a desire to start something new. That drive didn’t stop when the pandemic forced changes. [link removed] Read more here →
Upcoming Events
Missouri Preaching Academy
Registration closes February 17. This year's Academy, hosted online on February 21-23, will focus on effective storytelling and practical ways to learn from the stories of others. During the virtual Preaching Academy, you’ll learn from Nikki Lerner and others as you update your preaching toolkit, learn new narrative preaching techniques, and process the joys and challenges of preaching in a peer learning group. [link removed] Learn more and sign up →
Other Upcoming Events
Feb. 15 - [link removed] MOAC Awards Deadline
Feb. 17 - [link removed] Leadership Forward: Soaking the Bamboo
February 28 - [link removed] Faith After Ferguson Book Study Begins
March 10 and 24 - [link removed] First Aid for Mental Health
Tuesdays, March 8-22 - [link removed] Thinking Theologically: Theology of Place
March 31- April 2 - [link removed] Soul Connections: JOURNEY
March 31 - [link removed] Preaching with Impact
See the full events calendars at [link removed] www.moumethodist.org/events
New Place Grants Available
The Center for Congregational Excellence is accepting grant applications from now until April 1 from churches that are establishing new places for new people in the five categories of small group, missional community, recovery ministry, new worship service, and new church or multi-site. The first step is to fill out a worksheet and submit it to your District Superintendent. [link removed] For more information and to get started on the worksheet →
Featured Resource

Faith After Ferguson Book Study
Join us on a journey of practical theological reflection and action through [link removed] Faith After Ferguson: Resilient Leadership in Pursuit of Racial Justice. Over the course of four, 90-minute virtual sessions, led by the book's author Dr. Leah Gunning Francis and guest facilitators, you will experience fruitful conversation, deepening connections and mutual learning from small group discoveries and reflections on key learnings and insights. [link removed] Learn more and sign up →

Additional Resources
[link removed] Learn and Lead: Parachute Church Planting with Nathan Paulus
Nathan Paulus knew from the age of 18 that he wanted to start a church. From his early roots of starting churches in Kenya with his Dad to a parachute drop in Wichita, Kansas, and the launch of another church in Ohio, Nathan shares what he has learned along the way and the strategy and model he uses to plant churches.
[link removed] Discipleship Ministries: Gathered Up in Jesus
The season of Lent is essential for those who truly seek to be disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. Because a part of what we learn in this time of self-examination is that we are what might be most in need of transformation. We might find that what might need to grow in faith and discipleship is the church and that the transformation of the world begins with building bridges and gathering up rather than with condemnation. We hope you’ll join in with churches around the world as we seek to be gathered up in Jesus.
[link removed] Mental Health Resources
Caring for your mental health is vitally important to your ministry. The Missouri Conference of the United Methodist Church has resources to help you in your journey, from knowing how to take the next step, to using your mental health benefits to video stories of other clergy members who have walked similar paths.
See the full resource library at [link removed] www.moumethodist.org/resourcelibrary


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