| Bishop
and Disciple author speaks in Tampa
Bishop Richard B. Wilke, United Methodist bishop
in residence at Southwestern College, will speak at Tampaís Hyde Park
United Methodist Church May 5 at 6 p.m. The event is titled ìDisciple
Celebration.î
Wilke is author of ìAnd Are We Yet Alive?î and
ìSigns and Wonders.î He and his wife, Julia, designed and developed
the Disciple Bible Study program. One million graduates in more than
9,000 congregations have used the four Disciple studies, and the
series is available in English, German, Korean, Spanish and Chinese.
For more information, contact Hyde
Park United Methodist Church at 813-253-5388 or visit http://www.hydeparkumc.org.
School offers insight for new,
turnaround churches
The School of Congregational Development is a
“practical, very user-friendly” learning experience for pastors in
new, turnaround and high-potential churches, according to the Rev.
Mont Duncan, the Florida Conference’s director of New Church
Development and Church Redevelopment.
The School is Aug. 1-6 on the West Campus of
First United Methodist Church, Houston, and is sponsored by the Joint
Committee for Congregational Development, General Board of Global
Ministries and General Board of Discipleship.
This year’s featured speakers are the Rev.
Kirbyjohn Caldwell, pastor of Windsor Village United Methodist Church
in Houston, and Dr. Tony Campolo. Individual classes are taught by
pastors and leaders with experience in new, turnaround and
high-potential situations.
Duncan said he is excited about this year’s
emphasis on existing churches, both those in turnaround situations and
those with high potential for future growth. He said the School is
also “an inclusive experience” with classes emphasizing leadership
in racial-ethnic faith communities.
The cost is $400 plus housing and travel. The
registration deadline is July 1, but registration is limited to the
first 600 people and is on a first-come-first-served basis. For more
information, contact Duncan at 1-800-282-8011, extension 147, or MDuncan@flumc.org.
Lakeland seeks volunteers to build
homes in El Salvador
The Lakeland District’s United Methodist
Volunteers in Mission (UMVIM) is putting together a team of volunteers
to travel to El Salvador and build homes to replace those destroyed in
last year’s earthquakes. The two-week mission is June 8-22. One-week
trips are also available.
Provisions for travel, food and lodging have
already been made. The cost is $900 for one week and $1,200 for two
weeks.
For more information, contact Wally Mulder at
863-291-0914 or JJBJ57@AOL.com.
Forum presents information on Middle
East crisis
The Middle East Network of United Methodists (MENUM),
an adjunct of the Methodist Federation for Social Action (MFSA),
invites United Methodists concerned about events in the Middle East to
gather in Washington, D.C., May 24 to promote united action in support
of a just peace.
The one-day forum, “Hope and Crisis in
Palestine and Israel: Charting a Course as United Methodists,” will
be at Washington’s Lutheran Church of the Reformation.
The keynote speaker is Ambassador Philip C.
Wilcox Jr., a 31-year veteran of the United States’ State Department
and president of the Foundation for Middle East Peace. Jim Winkler,
general secretary of the United Methodist Board of Church and Society,
will report on recent trips he has made to the Middle East.
For more information, contact the national
office of MFSA at 202-546-8806 or visit the MFSA web site at http://www.mfsaweb.org.
Short Bite
The Center on Aging and Older
Adult Ministries of the General Board of Discipleship is offering
grants of up to $2,500 each to United Methodist annual
conferences, districts and congregations to help develop
intentional, innovative and creative ministries with older adults.
The grants are available annually through 2004. The deadline for
application for 2003 is June 30. Visit http://www.aging-umc.org
or contact Teri Kline, assistant to the director of the Center, at
1-877-899-2780, extension 7177, or tkline@gbod.org.
The Florida Conference’s Cokesbury Action
Team (CATeam) is available at no cost to consult with Christian
education leaders, help churches select appropriate curricula, lead
teacher training workshops and serve as a liaison between churches
and the United Methodist Publishing House. Florida has seven CATeam
members. Contact Delia Halverson, CATeam leader, at 941-432-0952 or samandee2@cs.com,
or call Curric-u-phone at 1-800-251-8591.
The Florida Conference Family Camp Program’s
Memorial Day Family Camp is May 24-27 at the family campground in
Leesburg. The cost is $4 plus campground fees. Contact John Mobley,
event coordinator, at 813-935-2046.
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