| Conference
offers Christian Believer training
The Florida Conference is sponsoring a “Christian
Believer” training event April 18-20 in Orlando.
“Christian Believer” addresses the
uncertainty about the substance of the Christian faith and the
connection between believing and living. It is a 30-week,
DISCIPLE-inspired, small-group study of the classical doctrines of the
Christian faith. It is open to anyone who would like a better
understanding of the teachings that have sustained the Christian faith
for centuries.
Dr. J. Ellsworth Kalas, Professor of Preaching
at Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Ky., and author of numerous
Christian books, is the writer of the “Christian Believer” study
manual and will make a presentation at this training event.
The cost for newly enrolled churches is $750 and
includes training for the leader, lodging for two nights, six
scheduled meals, leader’s materials and materials for a group of up
to 12 students. Training for additional persons is $300 and includes
lodging for two nights, six scheduled meals and leader’s materials.
Some scholarships are available for United
Methodist churches through the conference’s Discipleship Ministry
office. Contact the Rev. Carol Sue Hutchinson at 863-688-5563,
extension 140, or CHutchinson@flumc.org.
For more information go to www.umph.org/christianbeliever
or call 1-800-672-1789.
Summer camp offers adventure to young
people
“Mission Possible: Take the Risk” Summer
Camp Adventures invites rising fourth-graders to rising high school
seniors to a week of Christian bands, new friends, worship experiences
and Bible study designed to help them deepen their Christian faith.
The nine weeks of the conference’s annual
summer camp program begin June 3. The regular camps for children,
middle school youth and high school students are at the Warren W.
Willis Camp and Life Enrichment Center in Leesburg. The ministry also
includes Creative Spirit Camp, Middle School and High School Group
weeks, Out-of-State Hiking Missions and Camp Pioneer.
For more information on the Summer Camps
ministry, visit the Web site at http://www.umsummercamp.org
or contact Mike Standifer, director of the conference’s Summer Camp
Ministries office, at 1-800-282-8011, extension 138, or MStandifer@flumc.org.
Encounter offers passionate prayer life
Dr. Terry Tekyl, a nationally-recognized
preacher, teacher and author, will be at Morrison United Methodist
Church in Leesburg May 5-6 for his “Acts 29 Prayer Encounter.”
Tekyl has been traveling the country for 30
years preaching and teaching about the power of prayer and the need
for Christians to have a passionate prayer life. His program provides
the tools for improving personal prayer lives and helping churches
develop effective prayer ministries.
The cost is $25 per person. For more
information, contact the Rev. Barry Lane, pastor of Morrison United
Methodist Church, at 352-787-3786.
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