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Celebrate Jesus offers first in series
of training events
Celebrate Jesus is adding a new dimension to its
ministry of helping transform churches. March 21 kicks off the first
in a series of training seminars that are part of the ministry’s
vision to “awaken and equip” churches, according to Karen Taylor,
the ministry’s executive director.
The “Leading Your Congregation Toward
Spiritual Formation” seminar will be held at Asbury Theological
Seminary-Orlando, 9 a.m.-noon, and led by Dr. Steve Harper, the
Orlando campus president.
“The seminar will look at the strategies and
structure that give shape to a congregational ministry of spiritual
formation,” Harper said. “We will give particular attention to the
development of spiritual leaders, who establish the core for a local
church’s formation experience.”
Taylor says she hopes the session will offer
clergy and church leaders ways they can help their churches see the
need for “approaching ministry and worship differently, and then to
offer creative ways to begin the journey…”
“The buzz word in the Florida United Methodist
churches these days is ‘transformation,’ ” Taylor said. “It is
scary to most congregations and to some pastors. Though most may agree
there are changes to be made, how to go about making the changes is
the big question.”
Register for the March 21 session by calling the
Celebrate Jesus office at 407-893-7305. There is no charge for the
seminar.
Hispanics offer Lenten retreat
The Florida Conference’s Hispanic Ministry
team is sponsoring a Lenten Retreat March 15, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., at First
United Methodist Hispanic Mission, Brandon.
The Rev. Armando Rodriguez, pastor of Alturas
United Methodist Church, will present a workshop on congregational
transformation. The Rev. Sa·l Pelay, pastor of the Brandon mission,
will lead the worship.
Contact Pelay at sakypelay@aol.com
or 813-651-9101.
Retreats offer programs geared across
the age spectrum
Older adults are invited to the Adult Week Day
Retreat March 24-27 at the Life Enrichment Center in Leesburg. The
retreat is sponsored by the Florida Conference’s Discipleship
Ministry Team.
The theme for this year’s event is “Joy.”
Classes will be offered on Biblical models for hospitality, how to
live a joy-filled life, finding joy in difficult times and the joy of
prayer.
The cost is $135, double occupancy. The
registration deadline is Feb. 24.
The “Totally Me!” weekend, March
21-22 at the Warren W. Willis Camp in Leesburg, offers fourth- and
fifth-graders and their parents an opportunity to build a solid
foundation of trust and communication, especially around the topic of
human sexuality.
Students will participate in small-group
discussions about their changing bodies, peer pressure, the body as a
temple and decision-making. Parents will learn what the children are
taught in sessions led by Dr. Liz Harvey, a family mental health
therapist.
The cost is $55 per person or $150 for a child
and two parents. The registration deadline in March 1.
For more information on either retreat contact
the Rev. Carol Sue Hutchinson, director of the Florida Conference’s
Discipleship Ministry Team, at CHutchinson@flumc.org
or 1-800-282-8011, extension 140. Brochures are available at http://www.flumc.org/events.
Bishop gathers with clergy, spouses
This year’s Bishop’s Clergy-Spouse Retreat
is April 25-27.
The event will be held at the Ramada Inn
Conference Center/Resort, Orlando. The cost is $250 per couple and $70
per commuter couple.
Checks may be made payable to “Florida
Conference Treasurer” and sent to Steven and Jeannene Riddle, 1474
Bethel Church Road, Tallahassee, FL 32304. The registration deadline
is Feb. 27. Questions? Call 850-576-2541 or e-mail vjriddle@aol.com
Short Bites
Reports for the 2003 Florida Annual Conference Event Workbook are due
to the Florida Conference Center in Lakeland by March 3. The workbook
is distributed to delegates prior to the Annual Conference Event at
district orientations. Contact Diana Herchig, 1-800-282-8011,
extension 102, or dherchig@flumc.org.
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