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For events happening in the Tennessee Conference: MAY 16-23, 2012
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May 17: Webinar - Introducing Extravagant Generosity to your congregation
Introducing "Extravagant Generosity" to Your CongregationIt's one of the key practices of fruitful congregations, and it is also an exciting stewardship program available for your congregation. Join us and see if "Extravagant Generosity: The Heart of Giving" is right for your church!
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May 18-20: Certified Lay Minister's Academy
Certified Lay Ministers follow the early Methodist tradition of lay preachers and class leaders who served in Christian community and was established at the 2004 General Conference.Certified Lay Ministers are vital to the mission and ministry of churches that:
✦ Are small and may be struggling to afford traditional pastoral leadership
✦ Have been on multipoint charges
✦ Are sharing clergy leadership
✦ Are increasing continuity of leadership
✦ Are experiencing numeric growth and can benefit from a pastoral team
✦ Are serving multicultural or crosscultural groups by developing indigenous leadership
Sponsored by the Tennessee Conference Board Laity and the Cal Turner Jr., Center for Church Leadership; the Certified Lay Minister Academy where Module I, II and III will be taught, will be held at Martin Methodist College from May 18 to 20, 2012. The academy is one required component in the steps leading to certification as a Certified Lay Minister. We invite you to participate in this enriching event, led by highly qualified leaders from our Conference.
> CLICK HERE to register online (Apr. 23 - registration deadline)
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May 19-20: Clark Memorial UMC Women's Day
The United Methodist Women of Clark Memorial UnitedMethodist Church will sponsor their 2012 Women’s Day
Celebration May 19-20, 2012.
The speaker for the 8:00 am and 10:45 am worship services Sunday, May 20, 2012 will be Ms. Erin Hawkins, general secretary of the United Methodist Church’s General Commission on Religion and Race. The Commission is the denomination’s 40-year-old racial inclusiveness monitoring and advocacy agency and is based in Washington, D.C.
The theme for the weekend celebration is: A Time to Change: Walking into Wholeness.
In addition to the Sunday activities, the women will host “A Day of Heath and Wholeness” for women and children from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm Saturday, May 19. The Day of Health activities will include a continental breakfast, health education panel, healthy eating tips with a guest chef and a community walk-a-thon. Participants are asked to make a $10 donation to defray activity costs.
Ms. Hawkins has been employed by the General Commission on Religion and Race since 2001. Prior to joining the Commission, she served as a legislative assistant to U.S. Congresswoman Juanita Millender-McDonald (California). She has a Bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of California at Riverside and two Master’s degrees, one in public affairs from Indiana University and a second in organizational development from American University in Washington, D.C.
Mrs. Marilyn Magee Talbert serves as president of Clark Memorial’s United Methodist Women and Mrs. Amelia Tucker-Shaw is the 2012 Women’s Day Chairperson.
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