Welcoming Congregations Goal 

The Florida Conference Igniting Ministry Design team has developed a resource guide to help Florida's churches continue their active participation in the campaign. The team and Bishop Timothy W. Whitaker have also set a conference-wide Igniting Ministry goal of having every congregation in the Florida Conference become a Welcoming Congregation. A church receives that designation when it meets a set of criteria listed on the Welcoming Congregations checklist in the Igniting Ministry Planning Kit produced by United Methodist Communications in Nashville.

The team chose to focus on encouraging churches to become Welcoming
Congregations because hospitality and being welcoming are two of the most
critical parts of the Igniting Ministry campaign. And every church can
participate by actively enhancing their welcoming and hospitality efforts. 

Below are several items to help your church learn more about becoming a Welcoming Congregation. Please share these resources, saved as PDF files,* with the members of your congregation who are coordinating your church's Igniting Ministry efforts. These include:

If you have any questions about the goal or how your church can participate
further please contact any member of the Florida Conference design team or
your district's Igniting Ministry coordinator (contact names are listed on
page 4 and 5 of the Resource Guide below and may also be found at
http://www.flumc.org/ignitingministry/distcoord.htm  and
http://www.flumc.org/ignitingministry/geninfo073101.htm#7).  
You may also visit the national Igniting Ministry Web site at
http://www.ignitingministry.org. 

Thank you for your continued efforts to make the Igniting Ministry campaign
a success in reaching out to our communities.

A message from Bishop Timothy Whitaker.pdf

Igniting Ministry Resource Guide.pdf

Welcoming Congregations checklist.pdf.

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