News from us [link removed] February 7, 2023
Lifestyle of the Cross

In this month's column, Rev. Sandy Nenadal reflects on Rev. Mel and Barbara Ann West's examples of living a lifestyle of the cross. She invites us all to find ways to "exude joy in finding a place to serve Christ by meeting human needs. Where might that place be for you this Lent?" [link removed] Read more here→
Upcoming Events

How to Count Webinar
Since the pandemic took church online, the worship counting landscape has changed and brought with it new questions. Join us at 1 p.m. on February 21 for a short webinar with Conference Treasurer Nate Berneking. Nate will share a revised set of worship counting protocols and address common questions. Local church leaders will learn best practices and how this data can evaluate the health of their congregation both now and in the future. [link removed] Learn more [link removed] → [link removed]
Other Upcoming Events
February 11 - [link removed] Ministry of All Believers (In-person Chillicothe)
February 13 - [link removed] Unite Info Session
February 16 - [link removed] Unite Info Session
February 18 - [link removed] E [link removed] arly Response Team Training
February 25 - [link removed] Ministry of All Believers (In-Person Warsaw)
February 25 - [link removed] Congregational Care (In-Person Warsaw)
February 25 - [link removed] Christian Leadership and Visioning (In-Person Warsaw)
March 9 - [link removed] RMC Collab
March 18 - [link removed] Early Response Team Training
See the full events calendars at [link removed] www.moumethodist.org/events
MOAC Awards - Submission Deadline February 15
Every year we celebrate and honor the ministry of churches and United Methodists across the state through the MOAC Awards. You’re invited to nominate an individual or church for their work in mission, discipleship, evangelism, or inclusiveness, justice and worth. Deadline is February 15 Learn more at [link removed] www.moumethodist.org/moac-awards
Conference Leadership Vacancies
We currently have openings on the following Conference boards, committees, councils and teams:
Annual Conference Sessions Team
Council on Finance and Administration
Clergy Support Team
Congregational Development Team
Mission, Service and Justice Team
Mozambique Initiative Team
NextGen Team
Nominations Committee
Rules & Procedures Committee
Board of Trustees
Values Team
These are volunteer committees made up of clergy and lay members of the annual conference to help support the shared work of the United Methodist connection. If you are a member of the Missouri Annual Conference and are interested in serving beyond the local church, please nominate yourself to our leadership pool [link removed] here. Learn more about the nominations process and our committees at [link removed] [link removed]. You may also contact Rev. Lynn Dyke, chair of the Nominations Committee for more information.
Featured Resources

Implicit Bias Course
In Missouri, we are committed to understanding our own biases. Our 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. The Conference worked with the General Commission on Race and Religion to develop a customized version of their online implicit bias training for Missouri lay and clergy. The FREE course is now available to all clergy and lay leaders of the Missouri Annual Conference. Conference leaders encourage leaders to voluntarily take the course before it is a requirement for you to learn about the unconscious bias we all experience. By July 1, 2024, we hope to have every leader serving at the district and Conference level trained with this module. [link removed] Learn more here→
[link removed] Vision and Execution in a New Setting Videos
Do you ever feel stuck? Sometimes it is easy to get bogged down by day-to-day tasks of the church, and before you know it, church attendance plateaus and burnout sinks in. In this short video series, Rev. Roger Ross shares how to reset the vision for your church and get out of the funk.
[link removed] What is White Privilege
As humanity’s understanding and discussion of the concepts of race, racism and antiracism have evolved over generations, so have the words and phrases we use as we continue the work of obeying God and advancing racial justice. In this “What Is?” series, the General Commission on Religion and Race offers this compilation of concise definitions, examples, and Biblical/theological foundations to create common vocabulary for Christians as we engage in anti-racism work.
See the full resource library at [link removed] www.moumethodist.org/resourcelibrary


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