DALLAS – January 13, 2012   Brian McLaren, author, international speaker, and listed by Time Magazine as one of America’s 25 most influential evangelicals, has joined Life in the Trinity Ministry as Theologian in Residence. A frequent speaker at the Dallas-based ministry annual conferences, this innovative . . . → Read More: Brian McLaren Joins Life In The Trinity Minstry]]> http://raleighdistrictumc.org/brian-mclaren-joins-life-in-the-trinity-minstry/feed/ 0 http://raleighdistrictumc.org/highland-to-host-conference-on-the-common-good/ http://raleighdistrictumc.org/highland-to-host-conference-on-the-common-good/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:11:26 +0000 jstrother http://raleighdistrictumc.org/?p=1883 Highland To Host \"For The Common Good\"

Highland UMC will host this fourth annual event on February 20 from 10am until 3pm. Sponsored by the NC Council of Churches Christian Unity Committee with presenter Reverend Dr. Brian V. Johnstone, Moral Theologian at Catholic University of America.an . . . → Read More: Highland To Host Conference On The Common Good]]> http://raleighdistrictumc.org/highland-to-host-conference-on-the-common-good/feed/ 1 http://raleighdistrictumc.org/pastors-wife-hires-double-to-take-her-place/ http://raleighdistrictumc.org/pastors-wife-hires-double-to-take-her-place/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:52:58 +0000 jstrother http://raleighdistrictumc.org/?p=1881

GRAND FORKS, Mich. — Unbeknownst to her husband or congregation, Trudy Smith has been avoiding church for two years, sending a look-alike in her place.

“I’m saddened to announce that the woman you’ve seen here is not my wife,” pastor Nevin Smith said to a hushed congregation at Belfrey Presbyterian church.

His wife Trudy began staying home after . . . → Read More: Pastor’s Wife Hires Double To Take Her Place]]> http://raleighdistrictumc.org/pastors-wife-hires-double-to-take-her-place/feed/ 0 http://raleighdistrictumc.org/united-methodist-mens-happenings/ http://raleighdistrictumc.org/united-methodist-mens-happenings/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:18:51 +0000 jstrother http://raleighdistrictumc.org/?p=1879

NORTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE / UNITED METHODIST MEN

The Church at this moment needs bold men. Men who feel themselves expendable in the warfare of the soul, who cannot be frightened by threats of death because they have already died to the allurements of this world. Men free from the compulsions that control weaker men. Men who will not . . . → Read More: United Methodist Men’s Happenings]]> http://raleighdistrictumc.org/united-methodist-mens-happenings/feed/ 0 http://raleighdistrictumc.org/faith-connections-march-2/ http://raleighdistrictumc.org/faith-connections-march-2/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 03:22:35 +0000 jstrother http://raleighdistrictumc.org/?p=1877

Faith Connections on Mental Illness   2nd Annual Conference

St. Thomas More Catholic Church 940 Carmichael St Chapel Hill, NC   Friday, March 2, 2012 9:00 am – 4:30 pm     Cost, which includes lunch, is $15 by February 13th; $25 thereafter. CEUs (4) are optional for an additional $20 via Wake AHEC.   For more information and registration go . . . → Read More: Faith Connections March 2]]> http://raleighdistrictumc.org/faith-connections-march-2/feed/ 0 http://raleighdistrictumc.org/sabbaticals-score-big/ http://raleighdistrictumc.org/sabbaticals-score-big/#comments Sat, 07 Jan 2012 18:53:50 +0000 jstrother http://raleighdistrictumc.org/?p=1874

Ever considered seeking to participate in a season of intentional sabbatical? The following excerpt comes from The Lutheran – a web- based journal of the ELCA.

Sabbaticals score big Survey finds leaders’ minds, bodies and spirits improve As the technology age puts ever-increasing pressure on ministers from congregants who expect constant access, immediate feedback and wide-ranging emotional empathy, a . . . → Read More: Sabbaticals Score Big]]> http://raleighdistrictumc.org/sabbaticals-score-big/feed/ 0 http://raleighdistrictumc.org/clergy-conversations-and-conferencing-in-january/ http://raleighdistrictumc.org/clergy-conversations-and-conferencing-in-january/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:23:49 +0000 jstrother http://raleighdistrictumc.org/?p=1871 Pastoral Conversations (January 9, 10, 11, 24, 25, 28)– I am currently scheduling ten (10) identical gatherings, during the month of January, only one of which you will be asked to participate in. Again, you will only need to attend one of these gatherings. We will utilize an article by William Bridges entitled, Getting . . . → Read More: Clergy Conversations and Conferencing In January]]> http://raleighdistrictumc.org/clergy-conversations-and-conferencing-in-january/feed/ 1 http://raleighdistrictumc.org/martin-luther-king-holiday-observances-in-the-triangle/ http://raleighdistrictumc.org/martin-luther-king-holiday-observances-in-the-triangle/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:40:32 +0000 jstrother http://raleighdistrictumc.org/?p=1868

KING HOLIDAY . . . → Read More: Martin Luther King Holiday Observances In The Triangle]]> http://raleighdistrictumc.org/martin-luther-king-holiday-observances-in-the-triangle/feed/ 0 http://raleighdistrictumc.org/is-gratitude-our-attitude/ http://raleighdistrictumc.org/is-gratitude-our-attitude/#comments Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:23:44 +0000 jstrother http://raleighdistrictumc.org/?p=1864 Gratitude

As a young boy I would often accompany my father to AA meetings. On the wall where his group gathered there wash plaque which read: “Make Gratitude Your Attitude”. This seems to be worthy of our consideration as individuals and as the church. What if we stopped complaining about what we don’t have and started thanking . . . → Read More: Is Gratitude Our Attitude]]> http://raleighdistrictumc.org/is-gratitude-our-attitude/feed/ 0 http://raleighdistrictumc.org/what-does-church-mean/ http://raleighdistrictumc.org/what-does-church-mean/#comments Thu, 29 Dec 2011 02:47:52 +0000 jstrother http://raleighdistrictumc.org/?p=1862 John Jensen offers these insights in a blogpost from yesterday. Does anything here speak to you?

“I remember one time I was sitting in a service that was all about God’s plan for sexuality.  It had drama, and video, and a nice compelling message.  And then the band came out and was playing “in your eyes” by . . . → Read More: What Does Church Mean?]]> http://raleighdistrictumc.org/what-does-church-mean/feed/ 1