Fred Koenig · [email protected]

February 21, 2022 at 8:06 PM

Net News: Book Study, COVID Tests

Missouri Net News Faith After Ferguson Monthly Book Study Registration closes February 24 for this monthly, virtual study focused on Faith After Ferguson: Resilient Leadership in Pursuit of Racial Justice. Over the course of four, 90-minute sessions, led by the book's auth…

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  Lauren Miers · [email protected]

February 18, 2022 at 6:00 PM

Net News: March Magazine, Soul Connections Retreat

Missouri Net News News and Updates from the Missouri Conference March Issue of The Missouri Methodists In this month's issue, you’ll hear from students who have received support for their education from the United Methodist Church, get an update on the Missouri Conference’s…

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  Fred Koenig · [email protected]

February 18, 2022 at 3:00 PM

The Missouri Methodists March 2022

News from us Higher ed, redistricting, race and culture, and more March Issue of The Missouri Methodists In this month’s issue, you’ll hear from students who have received support for their education from the United Methodist Church, get an update on the Missouri Conference…

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  Lauren Miers · [email protected]

February 17, 2022 at 8:00 PM

Net News: Redistricting, Communicating Across Generations, Alpha

Missouri Net News New district info, crossing generations and Alpha Communicating Across Generations Join us on March 19 at Camdenton UMC for a workshop on bridging the gap between generations. Jennifer Smith, CEO of Midwest Strategies, will guide you and your leadership te…

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  Becky Hoener · [email protected]

February 16, 2022 at 8:00 PM

February 16 District Digest

February 16, 2022 District Website → 2022 Parsonage Inspection Form - Due March 1 Boy Scouts Charter Renewal Extended to June 30 Thinking Theologically: Home and Away 2022 Annual Conference Spring Soul Connections Retreat: JOURNEY Communicating Across Generat…

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  Lauren Miers · [email protected]

February 15, 2022 at 8:00 PM

Missouri Laity Newsletter - February 15, 2022

News from us The Well, Communicating Across Generations, New Place Grants and more! February 15, 2022  Welcome to the Well The Good News Brewery was a pub looking for a pastor. Danny Lyberger was a pastor looking for a bar. Out of this partnership began The Well.  Read mo…

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  Lauren Miers · [email protected]

February 15, 2022 at 8:00 PM

Missouri Clergy Newsletter - February 15, 2022

News from us Preparing to Plant, Virtual Book Study, Missouri Preaching Academy and more! February 15, 2022 Preparing to Plant The Missouri Conference Planting Academy started in 2018, with all participants sharing a desire to start something new. That drive didn’t stop w…

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  Fred Koenig · [email protected]

February 15, 2022 at 4:02 PM

Net News: Appointment Changes, CIY, Thinking Theologically

Missouri Net News Appointment Changes New appointment changes were announced on the Missouri Conference website today. Pending clergy appointments are posted to the Missouri Conference website after local congregations have been informed about upcoming moves. To read the l…

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  Becky Hoener · [email protected]

February 14, 2022 at 8:55 PM

Reminder: 2022 Parsonage Inspection Form - Due March 1

Reminder: 2022 Parsonage Inspection Form - Due March 1 The Parsonage Inspection Form is due March 1. All churches that own a parsonage are required to complete this form, even if your pastor does not live in it. A blank copy of the form can be found on the Forms page …

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  Fred Koenig · [email protected]

February 14, 2022 at 8:32 PM

Net News: NPNP Grants, BSA Charter Renewal

Missouri Net News New Place Grants Available 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 m…

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  Fred Koenig · [email protected]

February 11, 2022 at 8:35 PM

Net News: Coaches Available, Loan Forgiveness

Missouri Net News Missouri Conference Coaches Several new coaches completed training last fall and are now available for coaching. For bios and contact information go to https://www.moumethodist.org/coaches. Public Service Loan Forgiveness Webinar Join this timely and info…

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  Fred Koenig · [email protected]

February 10, 2022 at 8:13 PM

Net News: Scholarships, Awards, Preaching Academy, Faith Talks

Missouri Net News March 1 Deadline for UMHEF Scholarships MOAC Award Nominations Due February 15 Registration Closing Soon for Virtual Preaching Academy Faith Talks on Addressing Air Pollution March 1 Deadline for UMHEF Scholarships The United Methodist Higher Education Fo…

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  Becky Hoener · [email protected]

February 9, 2022 at 8:30 PM

February 9 District Digest

February 9, 2022 District Website → 2022 Parsonage Inspection Form - Due March 1 MOAC Award Nominations Due February 15 Spring Soul Connections Retreat: JOURNEY Preaching Academy With Nikki Lerner Faith After Ferguson Monthly Book Study Save The Date: Annual …

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  Lauren Miers · [email protected]

February 8, 2022 at 8:00 PM

Missouri Laity Newsletter - February 8, 2022

News from us February 8, 2022 Preparing to Plant  The Missouri Conference Planting Academy started in 2018, with all participants sharing a desire to start something new. That drive didn’t stop when the pandemic forced changes. Read more here → Upcoming Events Sou…

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  Lauren Miers · [email protected]

February 8, 2022 at 8:00 PM

Missouri Clergy Newsletter - February 8, 2022

News from us February 8, 2022 What to do When Racially Charged Events Happen "When it comes to this particular topic, most of us tend to shy away in fear or feel a sense of confusion because we don't know how to respond." Nikki Lerner helps us move from a place of confusi…

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  Fred Koenig · [email protected]

February 8, 2022 at 4:07 PM

Net News: Appointment Changes, Book Study, Online Church

Missouri Net News Bishop Farr Announces Conference Staffing Changes Bishop Farr intends to appoint Rev. Dr. Roger Ross to the extension ministry of Spiritual Leadership, Inc. (SLI) as a coach/specialist effective July 1. Roger joined our staff in 2017 from the Illinois Gre…

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  Fred Koenig · [email protected]

February 7, 2022 at 9:26 PM

Net News: Communicating Across Generations

Missouri Net News Communicating Across Generations Workshop Generational differences can make connecting and communicating a challenge. Despite our common cause, church members of all ages might find themselves feeling misunderstood or pushed aside by younger or older memb…

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  Fred Koenig · [email protected]

February 4, 2022 at 7:03 PM

Net News: FOS Report, Online Church, Job

Missouri Net News Festival of Sharing Report of Giving Festival of Sharing is so grateful for the combined efforts of churches and communities over the last year. The 2021 Report of Giving celebrates a snapshot of this work and is now available at festivalofsharing.org/rep…

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  Fred Koenig · [email protected]

February 3, 2022 at 8:06 PM

Net News: Social Justice Podcast, Black History Month, Mental Health, Soul Connections, Jobs

Missouri Net News Social Justice Podcast 29 Ways to Participate in Black History Month First Aid for Mental Health Registration Closes Soon for Spring Soul Connections Retreat Job Postings Social Justice Podcast Do you have a passion for social justice?  Or maybe you want…

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  Becky Hoener · [email protected]

February 2, 2022 at 8:30 PM

February 2 District Digest

February 2, 2022 District Website → 2022 Parsonage Inspection Form - Due March 1 Bishop Farr Issues Statement on Church Disaffiliations Preaching Academy With Nikki Lerner Faith After Ferguson Monthly Book Study Thinking Theologically: Home and Away Communica…

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  Fred Koenig · [email protected]

February 1, 2022 at 8:06 PM

Net News: Beloved Community, Sabbath Sunday, Standing Rules

Missouri Net News Beloved Community Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King’s beloved community exhibits agape love, which, as the love of God operating in the human heart, seeks to “preserve and create community.” Christ’s mature followers love each other as well as those who persecu…

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  Lauren Miers · [email protected]

February 1, 2022 at 4:00 PM

Missouri Laity Newsletter - February 1, 2022

News from us Tough conversations, Faith After Ferguson, Disaffiliations and more! February 1, 2022 Tough Conversations In this month's Laity Voices, Loretta Skinner walks us through preparing for tough conversations. Loretta encourages us to encounter these difficult talk…

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  Lauren Miers · [email protected]

February 1, 2022 at 4:00 PM

Missouri Clergy Newsletter - February 1, 2022

News from us Dispelling the Darkness, Communicating Across Generations, Faith After Ferguson, and more! February 1, 2022 Dispelling the Darkness in an Empire Strikes Back World Using Star Wars as an analogy, Rev. Sandy Nenadal speaks to letting Christ's light shine throug…

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  Fred Koenig · [email protected]

January 31, 2022 at 7:59 PM

Net News: Statement on Disaffiliations, Theology of Place, BSA Survivor Fund, Jobs

Missouri Net News Bishop Farr Issues Statement on Church Disaffiliations Thinking Theologically – Christian Theology of Place Class Missouri Conference’s Plan for Boy Scouts’ Survivor Fund Commitment Job Postings Bishop Farr Issues Statement on Church Disaffiliations In a …

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  Fred Koenig · [email protected]

January 28, 2022 at 7:10 PM

Net News: Race and Culture Update, Book Study

Missouri Net News Bishop Farr Shares Race and Culture Update Bishop Farr offered a virtual update on the Conference’s work on race and culture on Thursday, January 27. The presentation included an executive summary of the race and culture survey conducted by Discipleship M…

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  Fred Koenig · [email protected]

January 27, 2022 at 8:06 PM

Net News: Award Nominations, Stay Connected

Missouri Net News MOAC Award Nominations Due February 15 Every year the Missouri Annual Conference celebrates and honors 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 wo…

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  Becky Hoener · [email protected]

January 26, 2022 at 8:30 PM

January 26 District Digest

January 26, 2022 District Website → 2022 Parsonage Inspection Form - Due March 1 GC Lay Servant Ministry Class: Intentional Discipleship Connecting New People to Christ Online Workshop Preaching Academy With Nikki Lerner Thinking Theologically: Home and Away …

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  Fred Koenig · [email protected]

January 25, 2022 at 7:58 PM

Net News: Connecting to Christ, Preaching Academy, Race and Culture, Jobs

Missouri Net News Connecting New People to Christ Online Course Virtual Preaching Academy – Feb. 21-23 Race and Culture Virtual Event Job Postings Connecting New People to Christ Online Course Connecting New People to Christ will take a practical look at the motivation and…

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  Lauren Miers · [email protected]

January 25, 2022 at 3:00 PM

Missouri Laity Newsletter - January 25, 2022

News from us Union Memorial, Soul Connections, MOAC Awards and More January 25, 2022 What We Were: Union Memorial On November 21, Union Memorial UMC celebrated 175 years of ministry in St. Louis. The church has a rich history in the Methodist tradition. What began as a hou…

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  Lauren Miers · [email protected]

January 25, 2022 at 3:00 PM

Missouri Clergy Newsletter - January 25, 2022

News from us Where to Begin, Preaching Academy, Race and Culture, and More January 25, 2022 Where to Begin When You Don't Know Where to Begin Perhaps in this new year you are seeking for your ministry to reflect the kingdom of God in rich, healthy, multicultural ways.  Wit…

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  Fred Koenig · [email protected]

January 24, 2022 at 8:27 PM

Net News: Worship Planning Class

Missouri Net News Crafting Dynamic Worship Worship leaders can get some tips on planning a dynamic praise and worship service for the Easter season through a class offered by BeADisciple.com. The two-week online course begins March 14 and will be led by Darla Thieler, a Un…

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  Fred Koenig · [email protected]

January 21, 2022 at 7:22 PM

Net News: Mission Academy, Voting Rights, Lenten Growth, New Magazine

Missouri Net News UMVIM Winter Mission Academy Starts Soon UMC Bishops Call for Equal Voting Rights Closer to Christ: Grow Spiritually this Lent February Issue of The Missouri Methodists UMVIM Winter Mission Academy Starts Soon Join UMVIM for the 2022 Winter Mission Academ…

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  Fred Koenig · [email protected]

January 21, 2022 at 3:43 PM

The Missouri Methodists February 2022

News from us February Issue of The Missouri Methodists It can be challenging to start something new amid uncertainty, but in the February issue of The Missouri Methodists you’ll read about people who have stepped up and out in the past several months, including voices from…

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  Fred Koenig · [email protected]

January 20, 2022 at 8:25 PM

Net News: Diversifying Demographics, Lent and Antiracism, Internships, Jobs

Missouri Net News Challenge and Opportunity for Predominantly White Churches Connecting Lent and Antiracism Local Church Internship and Host Church Applications Due January 31 Job Postings Challenge and Opportunity for Predominantly White Churches The demographic makeup of…

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  Becky Hoener · [email protected]

January 19, 2022 at 7:33 PM

January 19 District Digest

January 19, 2022 District Website → 2021 Year End Stats Due Monday! 2022 Parsonage Inspection Form - Due March 1 GC Lay Servant Ministry Class: Intentional Discipleship Connecting New People to Christ Online Workshop Internship Opportunities at Manchester UMC…

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  Fred Koenig · [email protected]

January 18, 2022 at 8:07 PM

Net News: Soul Connections, Exploration of Place

Missouri Net News Spring Retreat Opportunity Make plans to pause and get away this Lenten season. Join us March 31 to April 2 at Unity Village for rest, renewal and reflection. Invite your local church leadership team to experience this time apart together. Learn more and …

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  Becky Hoener · [email protected]

January 18, 2022 at 4:06 PM

2021 Year End Stats Due Next Week!

2021 Year End Stats Due Next Week! Below are the important dates regarding the 2021 Year End Stats. Stats module opens – December, 27 2021 Stats Deadline Entry - January 24, 2022 Stats module closes – January, 31 2022 - No changes can be made after the module closes …

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  Fred Koenig · [email protected]

January 14, 2022 at 8:03 PM

Net News: NRSVue, Christian Unity

Missouri Net News Newer Revised Standard Version One of the most popular Bible translations, the New Revised Standard Version, is getting an update. The new version is not a fresh translation but an update that modifies language, grammar and punctuation aimed at increasing…

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  Fred Koenig · [email protected]

January 13, 2022 at 7:59 PM

Net News: Meeting a Neighbor's Need, MOAC Awards, Race and Culture

Missouri Net News Stepping Up for the Neighbor Clark Chickering, the part-time local pastor for Red Rock United Methodist Church, is a former chemist who drives a school bus and works as a substitute teacher. With a severe school bus driver shortage, he’s now pulling doubl…

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  Becky Hoener · [email protected]

January 12, 2022 at 7:28 PM

January 12 District Digest

January 12, 2022 District Website → District Office Closed - MLK Day 2021 Year End Stats - Deadline Jan. 24 2022 Parsonage Inspection Form - Due March 1 GC Lay Servant Ministry Class: Intentional Discipleship Holy Land Cruise 2022 Connecting New People to Chr…

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  Fred Koenig · [email protected]

January 11, 2022 at 8:15 PM

Net News: Holy Land Cruise, Omicron

Missouri Net News EO 2022 Holy Land Cruise Virtual Info Session Join Bishop Bob and Susan Farr on a 13-day, Lands of the Bible Cruise, September 22 through October 5, 2022. If you are interested in this trip opportunity, attend the upcoming virtual info session at 7 p.m. o…

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  Lauren Miers · [email protected]

January 11, 2022 at 4:15 PM

Missouri Laity Newsletter - January 11, 2022

News from us Leading meetings, Connecting new people and more January 11, 2022 How to Have Effective Meetings As we begin the New Year, many of us will be stepping into new leadership roles within our various ministry contexts. As leaders in just about any context, we infl…

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  Lauren Miers · [email protected]

January 11, 2022 at 4:15 PM

Missouri Clergy Newsletter - January 11, 2022

News from us Being a Methodist, Soul Connections and more January 11, 2022 The Character of a Methodist As we begin the new year, Bishop Bob Farr reminds us of what it means to be a Wesleyan/Methodist Christian. In John Wesley’s 1741 sermon and influential tract, “Characte…

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  Fred Koenig · [email protected]

January 10, 2022 at 8:06 PM

Net News: Creation Justice

Missouri Net News United Methodist Creation Justice Seven Part Workshop Series These workshops are designed to focus on the particulars of your own context. They are open to anyone currently or hoping to be on a UMC Conference Creation Care Ministry team. The workshops are…

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  Fred Koenig · [email protected]

January 7, 2022 at 7:47 PM

Net News: Talking About Race, Connecting New People, Holy Land Cruise

Missouri Net News Learn to Talk Honestly, Openly About Faith, Race Moving Faith Communities to Fruitful Conversations about Race is a dialogue about race in America and may be used to help your church bring people together to talk about moving forward bravely and boldly in…

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  Fred Koenig · [email protected]

January 6, 2022 at 7:56 PM

Net News: MLK Day, Black Church History, Interns

Missouri Net News How to Organize an Intergenerational Morning of Service for MLK Day Jessica Anschutz of the Lewis Center staff reports on how a Connecticut church has made the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday a time for intergenerational learning and service. She shares ti…

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  Becky Hoener · [email protected]

January 6, 2022 at 7:32 PM

Scam Alert: Emails From Linda

Scam Alert: Emails From Linda Another round of scam emails are being sent out by people pretending to be the DSs in the conference. If you receive a generic email in Linda's name asking for help with an unspecified task or project, please do not respond. As a reminder…

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  Becky Hoener · [email protected]

January 5, 2022 at 7:40 PM

January 5 District Digest

January 5, 2022 District Website → 2021 Year End Stats - Deadline Jan. 24 2022 Parsonage Inspection Form - Due March 1 GC Lay Servant Ministry Class: Intentional Discipleship Online Early Response Team Training for Disaster Response Connecting New People to C…

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  Becky Hoener · [email protected]

January 5, 2022 at 5:15 PM

Charge Conference Reminder

Charge Conference Reminder This is a reminder that the Gateway Regional charge conferences are proceeding as scheduled this month. Sunday, January 9 from 2:00pm-3:30pm - Memorial UMC in Farmington Saturday, January 15 from 9:30am-11:00am - Hermann UMC Sunday, Ja…

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  Becky Hoener · [email protected]

January 4, 2022 at 9:21 PM

2022 Parsonage Inspection Form - Due March 1

2022 Parsonage Inspection Form - Due March 1 The Parsonage Inspection Form is due March 1. All churches that own a parsonage are required to complete this form, even if your pastor does not live in it. A blank copy of the form can be found on the Forms page of the con…

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