Conference offers
change seminar
The Rev. Dr. Gil Rendle, a United
Methodist elder and director of consulting and education at the Alban
Institute, will lead three seminars in the Florida Conference designed
to help clergy and laity manage the dynamics and challenges of
congregational change.
The “Less
Pain More Gain” workshops will be held Oct. 19 at Orange Park
United Methodist Church, Jacksonville; Oct. 20 at Riviera United
Methodist Church, St.4 Petersburg; and Oct. 21 at Christ Church United
Methodist, Ft. Lauderdale.
The workshop will explore ways members
of a Christian community think about leadership and decision making
during times of disagreement. Participants will explore cultural
reasons for the diversity of opinions in congregations, the
responsibility of the Christian community to set the standard of
behavior, and ways to reset behavior to reflect Christian values.
The cost is $20 per person for the
first two people attending from a church and $15 dollars for each
additional person. Lunch is $5 per person. For more information,
contact Carol Sue Hutchinson at 1-800-282-8011, extension 140, or CHutchinson@flumc.org,
or Diana Herchig at 1-800-282-8011, extension 102, or DHerchig@flumc.org.
Clergy invited to rediscover community,
connection
The Rev. John Hill, dean of the Florida
Conference’s School of Ministry, invites Florida Conference clergy
to rediscover the meaning of connection and community at the 2001
School of Ministry Oct. 1-3 at the Life Enrichment Center in Leesburg.
This year’s theme is “Life Together—Rediscovering
our Connexion.” Bishop Timothy Whitaker will be among the event’s
speakers.
The cost is $120, double occupancy, and
$144, single occupancy. Child care is available for $25.
For more information, contact Hill at
Jacksonville’s Isle of Faith United Methodist Church at
904-221-1700.
InfoServ addresses hot topics on-line
InfoServ has a new service to help
United Methodists and people interested in the church find out what
the denomination says about today’s hot topics.
The “We’re Getting Questions About:”
section on its Web site, http://infoserv.umc.org/,
features answers to some of InfoServ’s most frequently asked
questions. The site also includes an option for users to submit
questions. Recent topics include stem cell research and the death
penalty.
InfoServ also provides a section of
frequently asked questions about the denomination, how to find a
church, apportionments and disaster relief efforts.
Short bites
Florida United Methodist Children’s Home is seeking house parents to
care for and love the children living there. For more information,
contact the Rev. Alex Carmichel, Children’s Home president, at alex.carmichel@fumch.org
and copy jean.ritchey@fumch.org.
Anyone interested in serving on a Florida Conference ministry team,
board, agency, committee or task force must submit their application
by Nov. 15 to be included in the Committee on Nominations workbook.
For more information, contact Margaret Carter at 1-800-282-8011,
extension 148 or MCarter@flumc.org.
An application is available on the conferenceís Web site at http://www.flumc.org/appserve1.htm. |
