News from us [link removed] March 28, 2022
Dinner Church from the Beginning

Church was not always done the way we do it. There was a time when Christians gathered around tables, including strangers and the poor, ate together, and talked about Jesus. While today’s church is significant to Christ-followers, it fails to help our lost neighbors find their way to the Savior. Dinner Church is the foundation of the new 80-20 church in O’Fallon that Rev. Amie Littrell is starting. The church spent September through December with the launch community learning about the theological underpinnings of a dinner church and retraining themselves on the ecology of a church. [link removed] Read more here→
Upcoming Events

Colorado Soul Connections Retreat
Make plans to pause and get away this summer. Join us July 31 through August 4 at Glen Eyrie Castle and Conference Center near Colorado Springs for a time of rest, renewal and play with the Rocky Mountains as the backdrop. Using enchantment as our guiding theme, together we’ll sit in awe of God’s creation and explore where spirituality and play intersect. [link removed] Learn more [link removed] and sign up→
Other Upcoming Events
April 18 - [link removed] Moving Toward a Safer Church
April 19 - [link removed] RMC Collab: Hatton
April 22 - [link removed] Early Response Team Training: Kansas City
April 25 - [link removed] Art of Hospitality Conference
May 17 - [link removed] Live from Wespath: A Virtual Clergy Event
See the full events calendars at [link removed] www.moumethodist.org/events
Upcoming Grant Deadlines
Due April 1: [link removed] New Places Grants
Due April 1: [link removed] MUMF Ministry Grants
Rolling Deadline: [link removed] Library Builder Grants
Rolling Deadline: [link removed] Cooperative Response Grants
Featured Resource

5 Cups of Coffee
Five Cups of Coffee, a discipleship tool, provides simple and practical discussion starters for asking questions about calling and discipleship for use with youth through adults. Download the free discussion guide, small group curriculum and sermon series resources. [link removed] Learn more and find the free resources here→
[link removed] Usage Rights: Copyright Concerns for the Digital Church
In this hour-long webinar, Lawyer Daan Erikson from Husch Blackwell LLP shares practical information related to copyright and trademark concerns, specifically when it comes to online worship.
[link removed] W [link removed] hat is the Beloved Community
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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