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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.
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Southeast District New Lay Servant Class
Registration Closes Today - Wednesday, Sept. 28
Opening Ourselves to Grace: Basic Christian Practices ONLINE Course
Opening Ourselves to Grace: Basic Christian Practices is an ONLINE course being offered Sunday evenings, October 2,9,16, 23, and 30 5:30-7 pm.

This course will embrace and communicate a Wesleyan understanding of basic Christian practices (works of piety and mercy) as means of grace.

Course Materials: Opening Ourselves to Grace: The Means of Grace and Discipleship Participants Guide by Steven W. Manskar The participant's guide is provided free of charge. The Southeast District will email you the PDF after receiving your registration.

Course Leader: Rev. Brian Abbott, pastor of Trinity UMC (Piedmont)

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Old McKendree Chapel Annual Service
This 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. Music will be provided by Rev. David Fowler. Bring a lawn chair and join us for a great outdoor celebration. Old McKendree Chapel is located at 4080 Bainbridge Rd. Jackson, MO 63755.


Puerto Rico Disaster Response
Hurricane Fiona made landfall in southwestern Puerto Rico on Sunday morning. The storm brought heavy rains and wind. The whole of the island remains without power. Currently, the Iglesia Metodista de Puerto Rico (IMPR) is preparing to respond once the storm has passed. [link removed] Read more here →



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 ( [link removed] 307 W Main Ave, Bernie, MO 63822)
Cost: Free (Please register to be included in the lunch count)
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Host a Day Camp in 2023
Interested in hosting a day camp? Through partnerships with Eagle Lake and Heartland Camps, NextGen Ministries helps you bring the excitement of camp to your church parking lot. By fusing the fun and excitement of water slides, gaga-ball, and other awesome outdoor activities along with intentional spirit-filled worship, Bible study, and one-on-one discipleship, day camping provides a unique experience and bring Christ to children that otherwise may never have had the opportunity. If your church is considering a day camp in 2023, and haven’t already signed up with one of our camping partners, take the time today to complete the easy interest form: [link removed] [link removed]



Several Grant Programs – Same Deadline: Oct 1st
The MOAC is blessed to have a wide variety of resources for ministry. Churches can apply through several different grant programs for funding that supports local ministry projects. Each program, however, has a different focus and requires a different application as follows:
New Places The MOAC Center for Congregational Excellence is accepting grant applications from now until October 1. 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 [link removed] www.moumethodist.org/newplacesgrants.
The Calvin Institute of Christian Worship will fund 25 Vital Worship Grants projects to Worshiping Communities for 2022-2023 as part of its Vital Worship Grants Program. For more information go to [link removed] [link removed].
Costner-Fulton Mission Grants The MOAC Mission, Service and Justice Team is offering grants for new, innovative, or one-time mission programs or events. Learn more and apply at [link removed] www.moumethodist.org/costnerfulton .
Missouri UM Foundation. The oldest and largest grant program in our conference, Foundation grants assist a wide variety of ministry projects each year. Learn more and apply at [link removed] [link removed] (Fall deadline is Oct 1 and Spring deadline is April 1)


Area Church Job Openings
Children's Ministry Director-New McKendree UMC-Jackson
Worship Ministry Director-New McKendree-Jackson
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Director of Family & Singles Ministry-Centenary UMC-Cape Girardeau
Worship Leader-Centenary UMC-Cape Girardeau
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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 [link removed] www.festivalofsharing.org/food-box-challenge. Take a picture and send it with your recipe to mailto:[email protected] [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 [link removed] www.moumethodist.org/soulconnections


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. [link removed] Learn more and register for this free training→



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 [link removed] [link removed]


Communicating with the Media
Effectively communicating with the local news media is one of the best ways to get your news in front of the public. The United Methodist Communications Public Information team offers insights from their team and reporters partners on how to secure the best coverage for your local church. Go to [link removed] [link removed].


Free Implicit Bias Course Available
The Missouri Conference’s work in race and culture exists to help us become a place for people from diverse cultures and generations so that, ultimately, we become a Church for all God’s people. Part of that work is understanding our biases, specifically the unconscious bias we all experience. “Implicit Bias: What We Don't Think We Think” is a resource for leaders, preachers and congregations to learn about implicit bias and its effect on everyday life and ministry. Any Missouri Conference member – clergy or lay – can learn more and enroll for FREE at [link removed] [link removed]


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



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