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#toc2 2022 Clergy Evaluation Forms - Deadline April 25
#toc3 Annual Audit - Deadline June 1
#toc4 2022 Annual Conference
#toc5 Spring Soul Connections Retreat: JOURNEY
#toc6 CIY Virtual Info Session - March 21
#toc7 Run Alpha Online Training - April 5
#toc8 New Places For New People Grants
#toc9 Jesus Size Dreams for the Small Size Church - July 30
2022 Clergy Evaluation Forms - Deadline April 25
The 2022 Evaluation Forms are ready for download on the [link removed] Forms page of the district website. There are 3 forms:
2022 Pastor Self Evaluation - To be completed by all Senior Pastors
2022 PPRC Evaluation - To be completed by each church/charge PPR for the Senior Pastor
2022 Associate Evaluation With Lead Pastor - To be completed by the Senior Pastor with the Associate Pastor
The deadline to submit the completed and signed forms to the district office is Monday, April 25
Please Note
All Churches receiving a new pastor this summer do not need to fill out an evaluation form.
All Pastors who are retiring, moving out of, or moving into new appointments in the district do not need to fill out an evaluation form.
Lay Persons supplying churches on an assigned basis do not need to fill out an evaluation. Linda will set a time to meet with assigned lay persons.
Churches who have lay persons assigned (preaching every Sunday): Linda is glad to meet with church leadership teams in churches who have a lay person assigned. Please call Becky to make arrangements.
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Click the Sign Up Link for the 2022 Clergy Evaluation Meeting Sign Up. All Clergy, with certain exceptions listed above, must schedule an evaluation meeting with Linda. All evaluations will take place either virtually or at the District Office. The Location column on the Sign Up will specify which.
There is a range of dates and times set for evaluations. Please review them quickly to ensure you find a slot that fits in your schedule. If you have a full-time secular job, please contact Becky directly and she will facilitate a time to meet that accommodates your working hours so you do not have to take time off.
If we do not have all of your completed and signed forms by the deadline, we will have to reschedule your meeting.
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Annual Audit - Deadline June 1
All churches are required to complete an audit every year. The deadline to submit the audit to the district office is June 1. You can email the completed form to mailto:
[email protected] Becky Hoener, fax it to (636) 891-9700 or snail mail it to the office (301 Sovereign Ct, Suite 100, Ballwin, MO 63011).
Blank copies of the form can be found on the [link removed] Forms page of the district website under "Annual Fund Balance Form (Audit)".
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2022 Annual Conference
Information on the 2022 session of Annual Conference was emailed out recently by the conference office. This information includes details on registration and hotels. You can begin booking your hotels now. Registration will open on March 8 at 9:00am.
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Spring Soul Connections Retreat: JOURNEY
Registration deadline extended to March 11.
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.
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CIY Virtual Info Session - March 21
CIY MOVE is coming to Fayette this summer! Join churches from across the Missouri Conference at this can't-miss, week-long event for 7-12th graders. Want to learn more? Join Youth Specialist Rev. Angel Garcia for a virtual info session on March 21.
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Run Alpha Online Training - April 5
Registration Closes March 31.
Alpha, a series of group sessions exploring the basics of the Christian faith, is having impact at local churches across Missouri! Interested in hosting Alpha at your church? This free, two-hour Run Alpha Online Training is the place to start.
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New Places For New People Grants
Application deadline is April 1
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.
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Jesus Size Dreams for the Small Size Church - July 30
Save The Date - Jesus Size Dreams for the Small Size Church”
Led by the incredible Rebekah Simon-Peters
All size churches are encouraged to attend
Saturday, July 30, 2022
10:00am - 3:00pm at Community UMC, Columbia, MO
Registration opens in Mid-April—more to follow
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