Outwardly focused on making disciples who will make disciples.
Thank you, thank you, thank you! It’s clergy appreciation month and you all deserve to be thanked, to be shown love and support. We are still struggling day to day and yet I am finding much hope in our congregations as we get deeper into Charge Conference season. Please know I am grateful to each… Continue Reading→
We know that God works all things together for goodfor the ones who love God, for those who are calledaccording to his purpose. Romans 8:28 I am sure that most, if not all, of you spent time on Saturday, September 11 watching some of the many remembrances on television covering the 20th anniversary of 9/11…. Continue Reading→
When I say charge, you say conference . . . charge – conference, charge – conference What? No? You’re not cheering along with me? Yet it’s Charge Conference season! That’s right it’s fall now and that means football, a chill in the air, pumpkin spice everything, leaves changing colors and Charge Conference for United Methodists!… Continue Reading→
From the rising of the sun, to the going down of the same, the name of the Lord shall be praised.From the rising of the sun, to the going down of the same,the name of the Lord shall be praised.So praise ye, the Lord.Praise ye, the Lord.From the rising of the sun, to the going… Continue Reading→
A Workshop onHow to Love Those You Disagree WithSaturday, October 2nd from 4:30 pm to 6:00 pmat Wesley Memorial UMC WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION For years, Christians have argued, debated, and fought one another while “speaking the truth in love,” yet we are no closer to the grace-filled life Jesus modeled. A biblically-based Christian life is not… Continue Reading→
Mark Your Calendars! Harbor District Day of Service – Saturday, Feb. 12thAll ages are invited to join in for a day of reaching out to others in need in our communities and a time of worship.Details coming soon! Contact Donna Hudson to find out more information about getting your adults involved in this outreach day.Cfhudjr@yahoo.com… Continue Reading→
Clergy – Check your Conference email for an opportunity to participate in theNation’s longest running study of clergy health and well-being. If you cannot locate your survey, you are asked to email clergyhealth.panel@duke.edu.Once your survey is completed, you will receive a link to a $50 online gift card.
Dear Friends, Grace and peace to you. If you are finding yourself overwhelmed by the world around us, you are not alone. The events that have transpired over the past few days and weeks fill us with questions, fear, awe of the earth’s power, and grief for our fellow humans who have lost loved ones,… Continue Reading→
Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. – Ralph Waldo Emerson The E in ALIVE stands for enthusiasm in all that we say or do every day. That isn’t easy. Just think for a moment about all that is expected of us or that we expect of ourselves every day in our church life. Some… Continue Reading→