Mark Your Calendars - District Training Events!
Monday, February 6, 2012 @ First UMC of Spring Hill, 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012 @ Heritage UMC of Clearwater, 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, February 9, 2012 @ First UMC of Bradenton, 6:30 p.m.*
*HR 101, Trustees and Finance will not be offered at this location
Please plan to attend the Gulf Central District Training event near you, there may be more classes added, all events will begin in the Sanctuary at 6:30 PM and then we will break into the training sessions:
- Jail & Prison Ministry - Tammy Fisher
- Church Planning that Keeps us on Mission for God - Jeff Stiggins
- HR 101 - Wendy McCoy
- Lay Leader/Lay Servant - Walter Dry, Helen Morrill, Sue Eidschun
- Missions - Pam Qualls
- SPRC - John Powers
- Trustees - Mark Thomas
- Finance - Mickey Wilson
- Social Media - Linda Bennett
- Forgiveness and Reconciliation - Harold Lewis
- Disaster Response & UMVIM - Pam Garrison, Ron Luke
Dare 2 G.R.O.W. - a student leadership training event
February 17-19, 2012 at
Warren Willis United Methodist Camp, Fruitland Park, FL
Are you looking to train your student leaders? Dare to G.R.O.W. is the 4th annual Student Leadership Conference developed and produced by the Conference Connection on Youth Ministries (CCYM). At $95/person for our current registration cycle, (that includes everything!) this is too good a deal to miss! For more information or to register, go to the Ministries with Young People website (www.flumc-mwyp.org) and click on "youth", or email Kelly Minter, CCYM Coordinator, kminter@flumc.org.
Training Event for Lay Servants March 3 & 10, 2012
Sylvan Abbey UMC, 2817 Sunset Point Road, Clearwater, FL 33759
(Must attend both Saturdays for certification)
New Basic Course: This basic course for Lay Servants provides the framework for all leadership in mission and ministry. This course will equip leaders to better lead not only in your church, but as well as in the local community. The following topics will be covered: Servant leadership, Spiritual leadership, Caring ministries, Sharing your faith and Leading meetings. **Those taking this class need to bring the following items with them; Bible, Hymnal, a United Methodist Book of Worship and borrow a copy of the current Book of Discipline. (These can be purchased through Cokesbury or borrowed from your local church.)
Advanced Course - Lay Servants Deliver an Effective Sermon: This course offers a practical guide to addressing the foundations necessary for preparing an engaging sermon. Our text is "From your heart to theirs", by Franks and Carroll. **You will need to bring a Bible and a Methodist hymnal to each session.
Advanced Course - Lay Servants lead in Pastoral Care Giving: This course offers insights into the life span and the dynamics of contemporary life to help your church leaders reach out with God's love and care for others in your own church and into your community .**You will need to bring a Bible and a Methodist hymnal to each session.
For the Brochure and registration form [click here].
Black Church Quarterly Seminar - GC District on March 24
Mt. Zion UMC, 825 Howard Street, Clearwater
Seminar Facilitator: Reverend Dr. Harold D. Lewis, Sr., Director of Black Church, Center for Congregational Excellence, Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church. A full day of intensive, empowering and edifying knowledge. A practical and user friendly participant's workbook as a take home reference. The opportunity to dialogue face to face with other seminar participants, as well as the facilitator about questions pertaining to YOUR church or ministry. One (1) CEU credit and certificate.
UM Cooperative Ministries' Walk for the Dream
Saturday, March 31, 2012 from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m.
Florida Botanical Gardens and Heritage Village in Pinewood Cultural Park
12520 Ulmerton Road, Largo
Register online through www.UMCM.info. ffor more details, registration forms or to volunteer for the event, call Kitty Carpenter, at 727-442-6881, ext. 5, or email kcarpenter@umcm.info. Group or Church Walk Coordinators will also be provided forms.
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