Southeast District Office will be closed on Labor Day, Monday, September 5

Save the Date! October 29!

You won't want to miss this event!

Registration opens September 2

Join your fellow Southeast District Laity for an In-Person day of learning, fellowship, and fun at Eagle Sky Christian Camp of the Ozarks in Piedmont, Missouri on Saturday, October 29 with Gathering/Check-in from 9:30-10:00 am. We will end the day's events at 3pm. Piedmont is located in the middle of the NEW Southeast District! This event is for persons 18 years of age and older.

Hear from our MO Conference Lay Leader Amy Thompson, about her call into lay leadership, learn several effective techniques to identify and train new leaders in your local church, and have some fellowship time along the way! You will also have the opportunity for some "active" and "downtime" recreation breaks during the day!

This provides an excellent opportunity to get acquainted with Eagle Sky Christian camp and the wonderful facilities, which many UM youth attend during the summer. In anticipation of the cooler weather, if you choose to participate, we will have time to enjoy the outdoors seated around fire pits.

You are invited!! Missouri PAUMCS Fall 2022 Conference!

All local church admins are invited to attend!

We are excited to invite you to our in-person Fall Conference, "We Will Do Even Greater Things" coming up on September 15 & 16 at Community UMC in Columbia, MO! We have two days full of great time of learning, connection, and fellowship.
There are five scholarships available for $75/each to cover travel expenses for first come, first served. Email [email protected] if you are interested in in a scholarship.

National PAUMCS recently provided this promo video explaining about PAUMCS: https://youtu.be/ZjxcnSf7OaQ
Please contact the Southeast District Office if you have any questions!

What is PAUMCS?

PAUMCS stands for Professional Administrators of The United Methodist Connectional Structure.
The Missouri Chapter is a group of administrators from local churches, districts, and conference offices across the state.

Who can attend? Anyone who works for the United Methodist Church/Organization
CEU: Earn 5 hours of Continuing Education

Location: Community UMC
3301 W Broadway, Columbia, MO 65203
Registration: $25 fee- Registration closes Sept. 8th

RMC Collab: Bernie - Abundance in Neighboring

Come see what is happening in rural Missouri as people engage in mission of all kinds across our state. Join a space where rural leaders are learning, collaborating and celebrating ministry as we respond to God’s gifts in our communities.

When: Thursday, November 3, 2022, 10:00 AM- 2:00 PM (optional coffee fellowship at 9:30 AM)

Where: Bernie UMC (307 W Main Ave, Bernie, MO 63822)

Cost: Free (Please register to be included in the lunch count)

New Places Grants Now Available

The Center for Congregational Excellence is accepting grant applications from now until October 1 from churches that are establishing new places for new people in the six categories of small group, missional community, recovery ministry, new worship service, collaborative parish, and new church or multi-site. The first step is to fill out a worksheet and submit it to your District Superintendent. For more information and to get started on the worksheet go to www.moumethodist.org/newplacesgrants

Area Church Job Openings

Children's Ministry Director-New McKendree UMC-Jackson

Worship Ministry Director-New McKendree-Jackson

For more information: https://newmckendree.org/careers

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Director of Family & Singles Ministry-Centenary UMC-Cape Girardeau

Worship Leader-Centenary UMC-Cape Girardeau

For more information please contact Rev. Jennifer Long at [email protected].

Centenary+Modern+Worship+Leader+Job+Description.pdf

Centenary+Director+of+Family+and+Singles+Ministry+.pdf

More info and register here →

Old McKendree Chapel Annual Service

Sunday, September 25

Join us at Old McKendree Chapel's 85th Annual Service on Sunday, September 25 at 2pm. The guest speaker will be Rev. Alice Fowler, District Superintendent of the Southwest District and former Southeast District pastor. Bring a lawn chair and join us for a great outdoor celebration. Old McKendree Chapel is located at 4080 Bainbridge Rd. Jackson, MO 63755.

Know what season your in

Michael White and Tom Corcoran say people in your community are influenced less by the liturgical season and more by cultural seasons that define the rhythms of their lives. Church leaders need to understand how the school calendar, recreational activities, major sporting events, and secular holidays shape church attendance and where people are emotionally and intellectually. Read about their seasons in this week’s Leading Ideas at https://www.churchleadership.com/leading-ideas/know-what-season-youre-in/

Festival of Sharing Food Box Challenge

Join Festival of Sharing as we kick off the Sharefest season with the Food Box Challenge. Using items mainly from our Missouri Family Food box, create a dish that is sure to wow the crowd! Find the directions and a debriefing guide on our website at www.festivalofsharing.org/food-box-challenge. Take a picture and send it with your recipe to [email protected] anytime September 1-30 to enter the challenge.

Fall Soul Connections Retreat: BECOMING

While the world and its distractions beckon daily, Soul Connections invites both laity and clergy into a time apart for discernment, rest and renewal. Join us November 3-5 in Rocky Mount, Missouri, for the BECOMING Fall retreat. Together we’ll explore how to become and to discern what we are not yet and what God calls us yet to be. Learn more and register before October 3 at www.moumethodist.org/soulconnections

Festival of Sharing Grants

Festival of Sharing has funding available to help Missouri churches and organizations in efforts to cooperatively respond to community needs around poverty. We recognize that poverty is multidimensional and experienced in different ways. Local knowledge and collaboration can make a big impact. Festival of Sharing hopes to support communities as they work together to create healthy and successful lives for neighbors. Applications are being accepted on a rolling basis, and grants will be awarded up to $1,000. More details can be found on the application or on the Resource page of our website.

Please feel free to share this opportunity with churches in your community or who you know are engaging in this work. For any questions, contact Sidney Everhart at 573-474-3332 or [email protected]

United Methodist Men's Gathering

Interested folks are invited to Manchester UMC in St. Louis on Saturday, September 17 for a Men’s Gathering focused on starting/reviving/re-energizing a new or inactive men’s ministry. The event, breakfast and lunch are provided by the conference at no cost to attendees. Add the event to your calendar here. This is also the date of the United Methodist Day at the Ballpark with tickets available for the 6:15 game against the Cincinnati Reds. Contact Rog Wooden at 314-576-1124 or [email protected] for information or registration.

Explore Alpha Online Training

Explore Alpha is a virtual workshop that introduces church leaders to Alpha, an 11-week series of group sessions exploring the basics of the Christian faith, and shares why this tool is perfectly positioned to reach people during our current season – one marked by isolation and confusion – by providing an opportunity to connect and explore questions of life, faith and meaning. Learn more and register for this free training→

Upcoming Early Response Team Basic Trainings

The best time to prepare for a disaster is before it strikes. Help the Missouri Conference and United Methodist Church be equipped and ready for the next time a disaster happens in Missouri or the wider jurisdiction by becoming Early Response Team trained. The next training opportunity is September 17. Space is limited to 20 participants per class. DEADLINE to register is September 9. Learn more and register at www.moumethodist.org/eventdetail/16519157?month=8&year=2022&day=1&display=m

Costner-Fulton Grant

Applications Due Oct. 1 for Costner-Fulton Grant
What would you do with a Costner-Fulton mission grant? The Conference Mission, Service and Justice Team is offering grants for new, innovative, or one-time mission programs or events. Past recipients have included a community garden project, freedom schools, senior outreach initiatives and more. Learn more and apply by October 1 at www.moumethodist.org/costnerfulton

Empowering Ministry with Rev. Ken Nash

Church leaders, do you ever feel like there’s more ministry to get done than you have time to do? We want to help you face this crisis by equipping you to engage people of all generations within your community. Join us for an in-person learning event with Rev. Ken Nash on October 12-13 at Community UMC in Columbia. Learn more and register at https://www.moumethodist.org/eventdetail/16609291?month=10&year=2022&day=1&display=m

Upcoming Lay Servant Courses

September 24 - SW Lay Servant Ministry Course: Discovering Your Spiritual Gifts
September 24 - SW Lay Servant Ministry Course: Wesleyan Discipleship
October 2-30- SE Lay Ministry Course: ONLINE Opening Ourselves to Grace-Basic Christian Practices