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April 16, 1999

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Bishop calls churches to excellence

Lay and clergy church leaders of all ages are invited to learn how to create a vital church in the African-American tradition May 13-15 at the Bishop’s Call to Excellence at Florida Southern College (FSC) in Lakeland. This program is the second phase of the Florida Atlanta Connection Experience (FACE) and will feature “how to” training on leading with a vision, servant evangelism, invitations to Christian discipleship and transitioning a church.

Featured speakers include Drs. McAllister Hollins, Otis Pickett, Sherry Austin, Walter L. Kimbrough and Rodney Smothers from Atlanta and Drs. Elston Perry and Charles Courtoy and the Rev. Carol Hoffman-Guzman from the Florida Conference.

Friday night and Saturday morning will focus on youth, and there will be a dance and pizza party for ninth-graders and up.

The cost is $125 for adults staying at FSC, $75 for commuters and $25 for youth. The registration deadline is May 1. For more information, contact Barbara Holden in the conference’s office of New Church Development and Church Redevelopment at 1-800-282-8011, extension 146, or BHolden@flumc.org.

Short Bites

“A Pattern for Living” will be the theme of the annual Ministers’ Mates Luncheon June 5, 11:30 a.m., in Sikes Hall at the Lakeland Civic Center. The cost is $11. Tickets must be purchased in advance. For more information, call Roxanne Pareti at 941-924-3044.

Churches and individuals are invited to participate in Bread for the World’s 1999 Offering of Letters, “Proclaim Jubilee: Break the Chains of Debt,” part of the international Jubilee 2000 movement to urge the United States Congress to help relieve the debt of the world’s poorest countries in a way that benefits poor people. For more information, contact Bread for the World at 1-800-82BREAD (1-800-822-7323) or offering.of.letter@bread.org.

Don’t Forget…

The fourth annual Deaf/Disabled Ministries May 21-23, Life Enrichment Center, Leesburg. Helps local churches become more accessible to individuals with hearing impairments. Register by May 3. Contact Toni Parrish, 941-355-0815 (v/tdd)/ thpdeaf@aol.com, or Jean Powell, 352-728-3220 (v/tdd)/ tompwyl@aol.com.

The Youth Ministry Spring Training Event May 13-15, Warren W. Willis Camp, Leesburg. This combination training and spiritual renewal event is for youth professionals and summer youth interns. Register by May 7. Contact Emily Harris, conference Youth and Events Ministry offic , 1-800-282-8011, extension 139; EHarris@flumc.org.

The 1999 Florida Conference Children’s Rally May 15, St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, Orlando. Register by May 2. Contact Birk Mullinax, conference Discipleship Ministry office, 1-800-282-8011, extension 141; BMullinax@flumc.org. .