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Church holds leadership broadcast

A leadership seminar featuring author and motivational speaker Dr. John C. Maxwell will be simulcast at First United Methodist Church of Umatilla March 24, 8 a.m.-12 noon. The national program, titled "Maximum Impact," will be broadcast live via satellite to 1,200 churches throughout North America.

Maxwell will focus on the principles outlined in his book "Developing the Leader Within You."

Contact the Rev. David Rawls, pastor of the church, at 352-669-2741 or visit Maxwell's Web site at www.maximumimpact2001.com.

Bishop invites confirmands to Orlando

United Methodists preparing for confirmation are invited to attend the Bishop's Confirmation Convocation March 31, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., at St. Luke's United Methodist Church in Orlando. The event's theme is "Prayers, Presence, Gifts, Services."

Participants can choose from among 14 classes featuring the prayer labyrinth, drama, dance, signing, leadership, choir, banner making, prayer and spiritual gifts. Community mission projects are also scheduled. Some classes will design and participate in the afternoon worship service.

Each participant is asked to bring at least one completed School Kit, a collection of specific school supplies sent to children around the world by the United Methodist Committee on Relief.

The cost for the event is $6 per person. The registration deadline is March 23. For registration information, contact Betty Pierson in the Florida Conference Registrar's office at 1-800-282-8011, extension 101, or BPierson@flumc.org.

Secretaries to be "Linked by Love" in Montgomery

The "Linked by Love" 19th Annual Conference of the Professional Association of United Methodist Secretaries (PAUMCS) is April 19-22 in Montgomery, Ala.

Featured speakers are Cal Turner Jr., chairman, president and chief executive officer of Dollar General Corporation; the Rev. Dr. John Ed Mathison, senior pastor of Montgomery's Frazer Memorial United Methodist Church; Peter Land, a human resource development consultant; and Shirley Good, a church office efficiency consultant.

Registration for PAUMCS members is $195. Contact Cynthia Haralson, staff representative to PAUMCS from the General Council on Finance and Administration, at 847-869-3345, extension 6548.

Short Bites

The "Totally Me!" weekend March 16-18 at the Warren W. Willis Camp in Leesburg is an opportunity for students in the fourth and fifth grade to begin building a relationship of trust with a parent or adult sponsor as they deal with issues of faith, sexuality and self esteem. The cost is $70 per person. Contact Birk Mullinax in the conference's Discipleship Ministry office at 1-800-282-8011, extension 141, or BMullinax@flumc.org.

Laity and clergy are invited to the “Developing In Your Church a Prayer-Based Ministry” workshop March 26-29 in Lake Junaluska, N.C. The event is designed to teach church leaders how to overcome today’s busy and hurried culture. Dr. Reginald Johnson, professor of spiritual formation at Asbury Theological Seminary; Dr. Danny Morris, longtime leader of Upper Room Prayer Ministries, Walk to Emmaus and the Academy for Spiritual Formation; and Chris Hughes, the Southeastern Jurisdiction's director of Discipleship Ministries, will be among the leaders. Contact the Lay Ministry Center at 1-888-829-1231.

Lay and clergy leaders of adult ministries are invited to attend the National Adult Ministries Event 2001 April 24-17 at the Four Points Sheraton Hotel in San Antonio, Texas. Titled “Rivers of Faith: Transforming Adult Ministries in the 21st Century,” the event is sponsored by the General Board of Discipleship. Registration is $275 and does not include lodging or travel. There is a $25 per person discount for groups of three or more from the same church. Contact Lori Whitehurst at 615-340-7176 or 1-877-899-2780, extension 7176, or lwhitehurst@gbod.org.

The Racial Ethnic Minority (REM) Fellowship sponsored by United Methodist Communications is now accepting applications for the 2001-2002 opportunity. The fellowship is a one-year program for recent college graduates of racial ethnic backgrounds interested in exploring religion communication as a career. The deadline for application is March 13. Contact United Methodist Communications at 1-888-278-4862 or REM@umcom.umc.org, or visit the Web site at http://crt.umc.org/rem.