The Raleigh District of the UMC

September 10 · 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Webinar
In the United States, a person dies by suicide every 16 minutes. Approximately 87% of people who complete suicide have a mental disorder. But suicide is preventable. September 10 is World Suicide Prevention Day, and you can make a difference. Take an hour and join us for a webcast that sheds . . . → Read More: Mental Health First Aid

At our clergy gathering last week Jane Cox introduced us to The Power of Circles. Many have asked to see the video Jane shared and to receive more information. Here is a beginning……The Power Of . . . → Read More: The Power of Circles

Juniperia….Revisited      Hayle-Jayne is a student at Morling Theological College in Sydney, Australia; a school of theology which understands that much of theology isn’t worked out in a musty library but in the day-to-day intersections of life. I hope you’ll read her latest blog entries about Juniperina. Hayle-Jayne is a Plunge participant. Plunge is not so much . . . → Read More: Juniperina…..And Beyond

Take a look at the 2010 Mission and Service Giving Brochure as you seek to better interpret our Conference budget to your congregation. This is a must read for every local church leader….2010 Mission and Giving Brochure . . . → Read More: A Tool Worth Seeing….

The following thoughts come to us from umcgiving.org a resource available to every United Methodist, and a helpful resource for every congregation seeking to interpret our unique way of sharing from God’s abundance in ways which transform the world. Feel free to use this as a bulletin insert or as a spoken introduction to the Sunday morning offering.

                                                   Generously . . . → Read More: Generously Speaking 8.0

The next Day of Learning sponsored by The Academy For Leadership Excellence will feature Jim Harnish, author of You Only Have To Die. Registration is still open. This promises to be practical and helpful for everyone involved in planning and leading corporate worship…Worship . . . → Read More: Planning Worship That Works – Sept 16

Are you ready to connect your youth, young adults and youth workers with mission opportunities? Here’s something new and exciting from St. Paul UMC in Rocky Mount…..CO + Mission…For more info contact Marty Cauley….CO . . . → Read More: CO + Mission Is Coming

The Order of Elders will welcome Professor William J Abraham, of The Perkins School Of Theology at the upcoming gathering @ Nashville UMC on Tuesday, September 14 (10am – 3pm) In regards to evangelism, Abraham notes:
“Evangelism is a ministry of the church; renewal is the healing of the church. Evangelism is constituted by practices of proclamation . . . → Read More: Order of Elders Gathering To Welcome Abraham

phyllis-tickle-anthillIn Faith And Leadership, author, Phyllis Tickle offers her observations on the future church by using glimpses of . . . → Read More: In Times Like These What’s The Church To Do?