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A WORD FROM THE STILLWATER DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT
We had a great district evangelism training in Bristow not too long ago led by Dr. Bob Pierson. A few of the highlights: he introduced the “tell” strategy.
T is for truth. Christians need to tell others about the truth we find in Christ – done best by telling our own faith story.
E is for explain. We need to be able to explain how faith works in our lives.
L is for living. Our witness must be lived in our day-to-day lives to be authentic.
L is for lead. Willingness to invite, that is, lead others to Christ. (Dr. Pierson has just published a new book by the same title. Order from www.leadershipnexus.org)
Year-Round Evangelism: Important to note the key seasons of our culture and take advantage of these and develop year-round programs for your church to do evangelism together to reach people for Christ. The five seasons are:
The timing of this workshop was strategically chosen to give us opportunity to focus particularly on the upcoming Advent/Christmas season and the importance of developing a strategy for this season since more people, who don’t regularly attend church, are thinking about going than any other time of the year!
Do you have a plan? We looked at the Home for Christmas plan developed in the North Texas Conference. It has a step by step guidebook to empower your church to reach people this year! (More info at www.thecrouchgroup.com)
Training is key to continued effectiveness in ministry. Effective training improves our skill and knowledge base. New skills applied make for lifelong effectiveness in ministry. Research indicates without reviewing or renewing our skills we tend to diminish in effectiveness over time.
For more details on upcoming events in 2012 click here. http://s3.amazonaws.com/mychurchwebsite/c2547/2012_upcoming_events.doc
The Vital Congregations Invitation
http://umvitalcongregations.org/
The mission of The United Methodist Church is to “Make Disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.” (Matt 28:18-20 & Matt 22:36-40) This mission is achieved through vital congregations that equip and empower people to be Disciples of Jesus Christ in their homes and communities around the world.
Vital Congregations Are:
A Vital Congregation Has:
A Disciple of Jesus Christ:
Matthew 22:36-40
For more information on 26 Mighty Mission Moments and a message from David Wiggs, our District Superintendent, please click on "Ministries" on our website and then click on "26 Mighty Mission Moments". http://s3.amazonaws.com/mychurchwebsite/c2547/26_mission_minutes_12-6-11.pdf
OKUMC Conference VIM Leader Training
Saturday, Jan 21, 2012
FUMC Stillwater Family Life Center
401 W. Seventh Ave, Stillwater, OK
Training starts at 9 am and
will be finished by 4 pm.
Registration is at 8:30 am.
For further details, please click on link.
http://s3.amazonaws.com/mychurchwebsite/c2547/okumc_conference_vim_leader_training_1-21-12.pdf
RE-IGNITE EVENT
2012 LOCAL CHURCH LEADERS WORKSHOP
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2012
STILLWATER FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
400 WEST SEVENTH AVENUE
STILLWATER, OK 74O75
For information & registration go to link below:
http://www.okumcministries.org/Local_Church/Stillwater_District.htm
Please be sure to place the 2012 Local Church Leaders Workshop on your calendars and plan to attend. The Local Leaders Workshops are being referred to as Re-Ignite Events this year. The Bishop will be a guest at our workshop. Registration will be available online soon. Just click on the link above to connect with details and the registration site.
REMEMBER:
Re-Ignite events are for all the United Methodist family—not just church officers, and for clergy as well as laity.
Those seeking to enrich their leadership skills and their lives are encouraged to attend these workshops during January and February.
They provide an opportunity to share ideas with individuals from other churches and to gain new insights from well-prepared leaders and participants will also be a part of an organized, energized worship experience.
Each event will either have Bishop Hayes preaching or a special guest speaker.
Some districts are adding components for children and youth. Youth may also attend adult classes.
Nursery care is provided at each workshop.
Be sure to pre-register.
Mission Trip to Belen, Costa Rica scheduled for January 21-28, 2012. Total cost is $1300. Construction and possibly mission bible school are set for these dates. Deposit for plane tickets of $200 due October 5th. Please look under the ministries header on our website for more details and contact information, etc.
Flyer-http://s3.amazonaws.com/mychurchwebsite/c2547/vim_trip_flyer-jan_21-28_2012.pdf
Brochure-http://s3.amazonaws.com/mychurchwebsite/c2547/belen_costa_rica_mission_trip_brochure_1-21_to_28-12.pdf
