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IN THIS ISSUE New info on Festival of Sharing
Upcoming One-on-One’s
2020 Graduates
Church Attendance
Weekly Prayer
Contact Us
PPP Loans—Zoom June 9, 2020
Light The Way Campaign
BY GEORGE Campaign— FINAL UPDATE
Tools & Tips for Church Finances
One-Stop Shop—COVID –19 Resources
NWP Directors of Pulpit Supply
Lay Servant Ministries Courses-POSTPONED
Call to Prayer
First UM
Emmaus
Festival of Sharing
Message from Bishop Palmer
Traction Track
Local Church and Community (2)
Classifieds (4) Resources
Northwest Plains District Website
West Ohio UMC Website
West Ohio You Tube
Lay Ministry
The United Methodist Church
United Methodist VIM
United Methodist Women
Church World Service
Rethink Church
Find A Church
MissionInsite
UMCom Tech Shop
UMCOR’S YouTube
Friendly Center, Toledo
Bread for the World
Society of St. Andrew
Stop Hunger Now
THE MISSION of the West Ohio Conference IS TO EQUIP LOCAL CHURCHES TO
MAKE DISCIPLES OF JESUS CHRIST FOR THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE WORLD… A
world of JUSTICE, Love, and Peace filled with people GROWING
in the likeness of JESUS CHRIST
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June 8, 2020
Monday, May 25, 2020
Thank you for serving as a Festival of Sharing Kit Depot Volunteer. I am incredibly grateful for your service to this ministry. After careful consideration and many prayers, the FOS Committee has decided to proceed with the Festival of Sharing on September 18-19, 2020. That is wonderful news! The safety of Kit Volunteers is our top priority at the FOS. We are confident we can open our depots safely—and I hope we can count on you to help us. We have established a few guidelines to help you open your depot safely. We are asking our volunteers to create a “no-contact” environment this year by hosting one of these 3 type of depots: Outdoor Kit Depot; Self-Serve Kit Depot; Drive-In Kit Depot. You probably are probably already hosting one of these types of depots. Maybe your church building isn’t open yet, so you could consider host-ing a one-day outdoor depot on earlier date and store the kits in a secure place. The FOS Committee is going to ask all of our Kit Donors contact you prior to drop-ping off their kits. Our hope is to limit the number of people at your depot at one time. And just to make sure we covered all of our bases; the FOS will be sending safety guidance instructions to all of our Kit Donors. As a volunteer, you are an essential part of the Festival of Sharing ministry and I am so thankful for your dedication to serving others. Can you do me a favor? If you are unable to serve as the Kit Depot Volunteer this summer, can you help with a backup plan and identify someone else at your church who could help? With school not being in session, this might be the perfect time to get a youth or a fami-ly involved with the kit collection.
Thanks again for your service to the Festival of Sharing Kits ministry. With gratitude, Sam Fore
Important Festival of Sharing Details
**You will find more info on page 9**
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2020 GRADUATES
NORTHWEST PLAINS WISHES ALL THOSE GRADUTATING IN
2020 THE VERY BEST!
Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.
Joshua 1:9
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Northwest Plains District Annual Virtual One-on-Ones
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Thank you!
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Pastors and church leaders have approached us with questions about how to count our worship attendance during the COVID-19 pan-demic. Worship attendance, under normal circumstances, is recorded as the number of participants at regularly scheduled worship times. This includes Sundays and other days of the week when worship is practiced, as well as regular religious services like Ash Wednesday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Christmas Eve. Children and youth ministries that feature sharing of the gospel, praying and sing-ing can be included if on a regular basis – assuming participants are not already counted during the main worship service. All of these can be counted and added to your average worship attendance. Note that funerals and weddings are not regularly scheduled and should not be counted. Online worship is a bit different. Not all churches have online capabilities, though it is becoming more and more popular. Online wor-ship is especially helpful to people in care facilities, at-risk individuals and those who work or travel on weekends. You can find good information about how to create online worship. We believe this will serve us long after COVID-19. If we count online worshippers, how do we do it? How do we know if a Facebook viewer is on for 20 seconds or the entire service? Obviously, our government stay-at-home order, rightfully designed to protect us and slow the spread of the virus, has created challeng-ing situations for businesses and churches alike. Missing six to 10 weeks of worship dramatically reduces the average worship attend-ance for the year. Here are suggestions on ways to count worship attendance: 1. 2020 has 52 Sundays. Subtract the Sundays your church was closed due to COVID-19. Divide that number (i.e. 52-10 = 42 weeks) into your total worship attendance to get your 2020 average. 2. If you offer online worship, try to get accurate counts for all weeks online worship was offered. Add those numbers to your regular worship attendance and divide by 52 weeks. The calculation for online worship should be the number of hits on your sermon times a 1.6 multiplier. The average is that for each hit, 1.6 people are watching. However, please be reasonable. If your church attendance was averaging 120 before the shutdown and you are registering 531 online hits, don’t assume that all of these people are engaging in your whole worship service. They may be surfing websites. Facebook has metrics available to publishers and page editors with information such as total minutes viewed, peak viewers, unique viewers, 10-second views and average completion percentage. If possible, use these as they can help distinguish between actual worshippers and web surfers. Also, add regular online or in-person Fresh Expression worship venues. The Breakthrough Goal reports are being updated, along with the church year-end report, so you can report worship in three categories: regular face-to-face live worship, online worship and Fresh Expression-type services. Record them separately and then total them for the required reports. Perhaps most importantly, if you are currently doing online worship, do not stop when the virus goes away! Thirty percent of Americans work on Sundays. They need opportunities to worship in alternative ways and to be invited into your worship. Keep up the good work! We hope this information is helpful to you during this season. If you have questions, please contact your district superintendent. Blessings, The Rev. Scot Ocke, Maumee Watershed District Superintendent The Rev. Dennis Miller, Foothills District Superintendent The Rev. Barry Burns, Northwest Plains District Superintendent The Rev. Calvin Alston, Shawnee Valley District Superintendent The Rev. Todd Anderson, Ohio River Valley District Superintendent The Rev. Linda Middelberg, Capitol Area North District Superintendent The Rev. Jocelyn Roper, Miami Valley District Superintendent The Rev. Tim Bias, Capitol Area South District Superintendent
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Northwest Plains District is Available by Phone & Email The Northwest Plains District remains closed to visitors but the work of the staff continues. You should expect responses by telephone and email. Messages left in the general voicemail will be forwarded to staff the same day. The West Ohio Conference Center is following the same pattern. Thank you.
The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing. Proverbs 10:28, NIV Lord our God, we wait for you night and day. We believe in you and we long for your righteousness. You will answer our prayer. Bless us, we pray. May your name be kept holy and your kingdom come. O Lord our God, may your will be done among the nations. May your will be done in each of us and be plainly seen, as it is in heaven. Look upon the nations. Watch over all human-kind. Let a new path be broken so that a peace that passes all understanding may come, a peace from you, the Lord our God. Amen.
Paycheck Protection Plan (PPP) Loan Forgiveness Zoom Discussion June 9 Join Bill Brownson as he reviews information around how to apply for PPP Loan Forgiveness on Tuesday, June 9th, 2:00 - 3:00 pm via Zoom. Join Zoom Meeting through this link: https://wocumc.zoom.us/j/95081535680 Meeting ID: 950 8153 5680. To call in on your phone dial 1-312-626-6799, then enter 95081535680# Additional resources about this process that you may find helpful:
Wespath COVID-19 Legislation
Wespath updates House passes bill that would relax PPP forgiveness requirements Starting the Loan Forgiveness Process A Second Look at Loan Forgiveness
BY GEORGE! Campaign
Thank you so much for your wonderful response to the By George Campaign. This campaign has now come to an end. The final amount collect-ed from everyone’s wonderful donations had come to a total of $37,907.71. Again, Thank you for your support!!
Campaign Vision and Purpose Our purpose is to multiply the number of vibrant, robust, effective congre-gations and in turn multiply the number of people who are choosing to live in the hope of Jesus Christ, being shaped from the inside out by the justice, love and peace that Jesus brings to us all.
IF we sincerely believe that God is calling us to offer Christ in a Wesleyan way, passionately and respectfully, that is relevant to our cultural context
and inspires hope and new life…
AND we are sincere in asking God to send one more person, family, or child for us to love and disci-ple…
THEN we are called to come together to plant new churches and nurture congregational vitality in order to reach new people of all ages and life circumstances and connect them with Jesus Christ.
For more information on the Light the Way Campaign contact: Rev. Stanley Ling/[email protected], Rev. Sue Nilson Kibbey/[email protected], Mr. Brad Aycock/[email protected]
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The economic impact of COVID-19 is felt by businesses and churches alike. Federal and state legislation has been enacted to help ease the economic im-pact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Click
here for more on this topic.
One-Stop for Corona Virus Resources, which is kept UPDATED, can be found here.
Lay Servant Training Events
Lay Servant Ministries is one of the most significant lay leader-
ship development programs already available within the United
Methodist connection. Through this system of equipping and
empowering, lay servants have the opportunity to grow as
disciples of Jesus Christ who then go and make other disciples
“Lay Servants lead in Prayer (CORE) led by Jeff
Motter/Lay Ministry Teaching Team will be offered
on Saturday, April 4, at 8:30am-4:30pm, at Leipsic
UMC, 127 W. Main St., Leipsic, Ohio. . The FIRM
deadline for registration is March 25, 2020. Register
on the district website or attached form on page 9.
“Grief Seminar (Advanced) will be offered on Sat-
urday, April 4 at 8:30am-4:30pm, at Leipsic UMC,
127 W. Main St., Leipsic, Ohio. The FIRM dead-
line for registration is March 25, 2020. Register on
the district website or attached form on page 9.
Please help get the word out. If you, or someone you
know, would be interested in participating, please reg-
ister when the time is open to do so!
NWP Directors of Pulpit Supply
Pastors, if you are in need of Sunday morning pulpit supply and would like to arrange for a Lay Speaker to fill in for you, please contact our District Directors of Pulpit Supply.
• Linda Hoover is responsible for the south-ern part of NWP District including Allen, Auglaize, Hardin, Mercer, Van Wert and Wyandot counties. She can be reached at 567-204-0329 or by email at [email protected].
• Larry Zuvers is responsible for the northern part of NWP District including Defiance, Hancock, Henry, Paulding, Putnam, and Williams counties. He can be reached at 419.636.2329 or by email at [email protected]
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New classes being offered via ZOOM
coming soon. Please look for details in next weeks newsletter.
THANK YOU!
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Let us remember in prayer those grieving the loss of their loved one, and remember in thanksgiving the life and ministry of: Rev. Delmer Dodrill who died Monday, June 1, 2020. He was a retired pastor from the West Ohio Conference of The United Methodist Church. He served appointments at Dresbach-Salem, Salem, Scioto Chapel and Albany churches. Preceding Del in death was his brother, John Dodrill, Sr. Surviving are his wife, Phyllis Ogilvie Dodrill; son, Dr. Craig (Lisa) Dodrill; grandsons, Wesley Garrett Dodrill and Wyatt Ogilvie Dodrill; granddaughter, Wynne Elizabeth Dodrill; brother, Rev. Denver (Marilyn) Dodrill; sisters: Ethel Armstrong, Esther Huddle and Etta Hammons; and nu-merous nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts, and uncles. Given the COVID-19 crisis, a unique drive-through outdoor viewing will be held in the parking lot of Christ Commu-nity Wesleyan Church, 6275 Kenney Memorial Lane, Albany, Ohio 45710, on Wednesday June 3, 2020, from 2:00 - 4:00 pm and 6:00 - 8:00 pm. Attendees are to please stay in their vehicles and respect social distancing recommenda-tions. A small private funeral is also planned. You may send condolences to his wife, Phyllis and the Dodrill family at 8800 Johnson Road, Unit #122, The Plains, Ohio 45710. In lieu of flowers you may send donations in Del’s memory to Athens Ohio Health Hospice, 444 W. Union Street, Suite C, Athens, Ohio 45701 or to Richland United Methodist Church, 60 Pomeroy Road, Athens, Ohio 45701.
First UM Church Announces Return to Live Worship First United Methodist Church in Van Wert is pleased to announce it will return to live, corporate worship services beginning Sunday, June 14. Worship services have been on-line only since March 15. After careful discussion, study and professional input, First Church will resume live services with Casual Worship at 8:30 a.m. and Tradi-tional Worship at 10:00 a.m. Entrance will be through the Central Avenue doors. Masks are preferred, but not required. Many other safety pro-tocol will be in place to ensure the safety and well-being of all worshippers. Worship services will continue to be broadcast on Facebook Live and on its website: vanwertfirst.net. First United Methodist Church is located on the corner of Central Avenue and Jefferson Street, adjacent to Fountain Park in downtown Van Wert. Pastor Chris Farmer and Director of Worship Arts, Paul Hoverman invite you to join them in worship.
Findlay Emmaus Walks @ St. Marks UMC, Findlay, OH
http://www.findlayemmaus.org/
Women's Walks /Dates
June 4 – 7, 2020
October 8 – 11, 2020
Men's Walks/Dates
November 5 – 8, 2020
Sidney Emmaus Walk @ First UMC, Sidney, OH
http://www.sidneyemmaus.org/
Women’s Walks /Dates
#81 - 06/11/2020 - 06/14/2020
#82 - 10/15/2020 - 10/18/2020
Men’s Walks/Dates
#76 - 11/05/2020 - 11/08/2020
NW Ohio Emmaus Walks @ Widewater, Liberty Center, OH
http://www.nwoemmaus.com/
Women’s Walks /Dates
Men’s Walk/Dates
Chrysalis is a three day experience of
spiritual renewal open to members of
any Christian denomination, ages 15 to
24. It is an opportunity to meet Jesus
Christ in a new way. Chrysalis is meant
to inspire, challenge, and equip youth
for Christian action in their homes,
churches, communities and places of
work. 2020 events have been canceled.
2021 are listed below.
St. Andrew’s UMC, Findlay
Girls Flight #53
Feb. 19,20,21, 2021
Girls Flight #54
July 30,31, Aug 1 2021
Boys Flight #53
March 5,6,7, 2021
Boys Flight #54
July 9,10,11 2021
http://www.findlaychrysalis.org/
Greene Street UMC, Piqua
http://www.westohiochrysalis.com/
Delta UMC, Delta
http://www.nwoemmaus.com/
The Walk to Emmaus is a global ministry of the Upper Room dedicated to supporting the spiritual formation of Christians and the development of Christian servant leaders for the local church. If you would like to experience this spiritual retreat or learn more about it contact Brad Martin.
I am also looking for clergy who are interested in serving in the Northwest Ohio Emmaus Community. The clergy listing needs updating. If you took your walk in another communi-ty, if you took another three-day retreat, or if your contact information has changed, please send the information to Brad Martin, Emmaus Community Spiritual Director |
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Traction Tracks Online Resources Traction Tracks training courses are available online. These short videos provide insight for church leadership through this pandemic and beyond. Topics include:
First Quick Steps to Connection with online Worship Visitors Rev. Terry McHugh, Executive Pastor and Rev. Curt Bissell, Online Pastor Garfield Memorial United Methodist Church Cleveland, OH Strategies for Making your Church the "Go to" Place during the Pandemic Season Pastor Krysta Deede First United Methodist Church Tomah, WI Move Ministry With Families To The Next Level - Even During A Pandemic Season Michelle Shiparski Traction Tracks "Family Ties", Children/Families Ministry Trainer West Ohio Conference of the United Methodist Church. To view the training videos, click here.
NEW 25 Minutes: Traction Tracks: How to Perform an Ethnography
25 Minutes: How to Start a Fresh Expression 15 Minutes: Creating a Social Media Calendar 20 Minutes: Four Non-Negotiables to Keep Your Breakthrough Prayer Initiative Fresh 25 Minutes: First Quick Steps for Connections with Online Worship Visitors 15 Minutes: Strategies to Make Your Church the “Go To” Place During the Pandemic Season 20 Minutes: Move Ministry with Families to the Next Level – Even During a Pandemic Season Find them here.
Local Church and Community
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SCRAP METAL DRIVE
Ok, so you are home now. Did you clean out your garage or backyard and
acquire a pile of metal to get rid of? Or did you take down a TV antenna, a metal shed, or chain link
fence? Have we got a deal for you! You can get rid of all that old rusty metal for free. Take it to the
lot next to Tri R Guns, 241 East Second Street, Ottawa, OH from NOW through October and
there will be a large container in the parking lot for your items. All METAL is welcome. PLEASE,
NO PAINT CANS, TV’S, BATTERIES, OR TIRES, NO GARBAGE, NO MATTRESSES . The
proceeds will be used for Trustee (building) projects at the church (Trinity UMC Ottawa). Thank
you very much for your support.
Skilled, Adult Volunteers Needed for Dayton Rebuild Many of the repair and rebuilding needs of Dayton’s tornado survivors were put on hold when the pandemic hit. Now, skilled adult volunteers are needed for day-only work in Dayton (no overnights – teams drive in and out each day). Volunteers must follow specific protocols including no more than 10 people per work site (larger teams may be split between sites), maintaining 6 feet between volunteers, wearing masks, not sharing and/or disinfecting tools after use, self-assessing for fever or symptoms prior to arrival, and no volunteers who are immune compromised or have been exposed to the virus. If your team meets these criteria and you are interested in serving tornado survivors in Dayton, email [email protected] for more information.
All In Community Issues COVID-19 Reentry Kit Challenge Correctional facilities across the country have been hard-hit by the COVID-19 pan-demic, and West Ohio is no exception. As returning neighbors are released from prisons and jails, they bring with them a higher risk of spreading the virus within their community. They also have fewer resources to protect themselves and others from the coronavirus, which is why All In Community, along with the West Ohio Conference United Methodist Women and West Ohio’s Disaster Response Minis-tries, are issuing the COVID-19 Reentry Kit Challenge. Churches, families, indi-viduals, and groups can participate by providing hygiene kits and/or washable face masks for returning neighbors. Each of the eight West Ohio districts is being called
on to supply 500 hygiene kits and face masks, for a total of 4,000 COVID-19 Reentry Kits. Kits and masks will be collected through June 22, then distributed as needed by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections. For more information on how to participate, go to https://www.westohioumc.org/conference/covid-19-reentry-kit-challenge. Send questions to Reba Collins, All In Community consultant, at [email protected].
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Local Church and Community Events
Mission Opportunity for Building a House in the Henderson Settlement Area during the late Summer and Fall of 2020
What: SOWER (Sharing Our Witness - Enriching Relationships) is a conference wide construction mission to build new housing in the area served by Henderson Settlement. Objective: To construct a house from the foundation up for a family in need Where: Henderson Settlement, Frakes KY (Part of the Red Bird Missionary Conference) When: Aug.9 - 15 & 16 - 22; Sept. 13-19 & 20-26; Oct. 11-17 & 18-24 of 2020 Cost: $260/volunteer (covers room and board at Henderson Settlement) Materials: Funds/pledges are needed to cover the materials cost Contact: Ralph and Carolyn Brandon - 740-344-5581 or [email protected]
You may call Cindy Crawford at 419-224-2597 or 419-224-2668 for more information
We have 1 part time position open at Trinity UMC in downtown Lima, Ohio. Lima Trinity is a diverse community of faith focused on making and nurturing disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. Our building is used for worship, Bible study, Hispanic ministry, youth activities, day care, breakfast ministry, free store, Narcotics Anonymous, victims of domestic violence, symphony concerts and more so staff is expected to show radical hospi-tality to people from all different backgrounds. Background check is required. Part-Time custodian: This part time Sunday morning and weekday evening positions will be responsible for clean-ing, maintaining and securing the building. Required hours are Sunday’s from 7am-1pm, and weeknights as sched-uled after 5pm up to 20 hours/week. Will need to be able to follow instructions and be a team player while also re-sponsible enough to work independently. For a full job description or questions contact the church office at 419-227-0800 or [email protected] Send resumes to above email or mail to Trinity UMC, 301 W. Market St. Lima, OH 45801
Full-time Director of Children's Ministries
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Liberty Chapel Youth Pastor Liberty Chapel is looking for a full-time Youth Pastor. Primary responsibilities would be ministries with Junior High and Senior High Youth along with coordination of ministries at The Rock youth center. Interested persons should send their resume to the church: 9474 County Road V, Liberty Center, OH 43532, 419-533-2881. Atten-tion: Pastor Brad Martin. or to [email protected]. The Youth Pastor’s main goal is to lead students through teaching scripture, developing youth ministries, and public relations with the congregation and community. He or she will provide regular short-term small group studies for youth to attend. The primary responsibility of this person is with the Junior High and Senior High Teams, but she or he will also provide resources for Children and Middle School Teams. The Youth Pastor will provide leadership in summer to the Junior High and Senior High Youth Ministries which generally includes mission trips among other activities. He or she will also coordinate ministries at The Rock youth center. Liberty Chapel United Methodist Church is a rural congregation near Liberty Center, Ohio. About 200 persons join together for worship and praise each Sunday. There is a good age-spread of children, youth, youth adults, and older adults. The church has a strong evangelical heritage, classic and contemporary worship services, a tradition of youth ministry, a youth outreach center in Liberty Center with after school programming and lots of dreams, and a Wednesday night student ministry with youth and children.
TRINITY VAN WERT IS SEEKING WORSHIP LEADER
Trinity United Methodist Church in Van Wert is looking for a Worship Leader for our Praise Team. This position
consists primarily of 1 weekly rehearsal and 2 Sunday morning worship services and assisting the Youth Director
with the Youth Praise Band. The position is able to be negotiated, but primary responsibilities are:
• Maintaining/developing team atmosphere among the volunteer Praise Team • Scheduling Praise Team members • Leading rehearsals to prepare for Sunday morning • Choosing music for Sunday morning based on Pastor's sermons • Maintaining music database • Working with the Youth Director to develop the Youth Praise Band • Ensuring worship graphics are prepared for worship
While we would like a Leader who is able to lead worship, we have many in our Praise Team that can do so. This position is as much about organization and team building as it is about leading worship. Salary is negotiable in the $110 - $130/week range dependent on experience and availability. Candidates can email resume and references to Pastor Kurt Tomlinson @ [email protected].
Children’s Coordinator position – Elida Immanuel Church Elida Immanuel Church is seeking an enthusiastic, dynamic children’s coordinator who loves Jesus, loves children, and builds rapport with them and their families. A thorough understanding of Scripture and the ability to teach it are essential requirements. This person must be able to oversee all areas of children’s ministry including Sunday school classes, VBS, and participation in worship. This is a part-time paid position of approximately 13 - 15 hrs per week. Full job description will be available upon request. Please contact Pastor Randy Coleman at 419-331-2366 or at [email protected]
Free Cantata Books
Middle Point UMC has song books for Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter, and Patriotic seasons. Donating. Really good condition. Please call Sandy Moore at 419-968-2443 if interested.
Robe Women Clergy Alb with various stoles. Size Small. Free for the taking. Can be picked up here at the District Office. Please call at 419-523-9901 or email at [email protected].
DIRECTOR OF YOUTH MINISTRIES
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, Defiance, Ohio 2020
St. Paul’s has begun a search for our next Director of Youth Ministries, grades 6-12. The ideal candidate will live out an evident and vibrant Christian faith. They will be passionate about working with youth and be part of a ministry team that continues to set the stage for God to do a new thing. The primary re-sponsibilities include Leading weekly Wednesday evening ministry, Leading summer camp experiences, and Participating in Sunday morning ministries.
This is a part-time position, 20 hours per week. Compensation is based on experience. This position is currently open and will begin in June 2020.
If this sounds like something you would like to explore further contact Rev. John Schlicher for a com-plete job description or to schedule an interview at [email protected] or 419-782-3751.
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Resources
Free Active Shooter Prevention Guide
Recently, attention has been drawn to the unthinkable action of active shoot-
ers in a house of worship.
UMI is offering this resource to you as a way to prepare you, your church lead-
ership, the congregation and visitors in the event this should occur. Being pre-
pared helps everyone cope with these realities and begin to re-focus attention on core ministries.
Conducting the ministries of The United Methodist Church takes on many forms. Our first call to ministry is to make
disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. This crucial part of our ministry as a denomination begins
in the local church. Everything else we do on a daily basis supports this core commission. (Matthew 28:19)
There are many supportive actions taking place every day to support the local church. One of them is to insure the
church properties so that a church can continue its core ministries in the community.
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Local Church Officer Job Descriptions
Positions Required in All Congregations Every congregation must make provision for including these functions according to The Book of Discipline of the Unit-
ed Methodist Church, ¶244, ¶249. Positions may be combined except for the financial functions. "The positions of
treasurer and financial secretary should not be combined and held by one person, and the persons holding these posi-
tions should not be immediate family members (¶258.4)."
Nominations and Leader Development Committee (¶258.1)
Pastor/Staff-Parish Relations Committee (¶258.2)
Trustees (¶258.3 and ¶2524 to 2550)
Finance Committee Chairperson (¶258.4)
Lay Leader (¶251.1)
Lay Member of Annual Conference (¶251.2)
Financial Secretary (¶258.4)
Church Treasurer (¶258.4)
Membership Secretary (¶234 and ¶235 to 242)
Leadership Team (also called Church Council, Administrative Board) Chairperson (¶251.3)
LEARN MORE http://www.umcdiscipleship.org/leadership-resources/local-church-officer-job-descriptions
Do you have news or something interesting to share? Know of anyone who would like to be added to our Weekly Bulletin e-mail list? Contact Northwest Plains District via e-mail [email protected] or call 1.800.589.7828.
When e-mailing the district staff, please use the e-mail addresses listed below:
Rev. Barry Burns, District Superintendent: [email protected]
Rev. Lynda Lockwood, Assistant to the District Superintendent: [email protected]
Kim Tumblin, Financial Secretary: [email protected]
Lesley Moore, Office Administrator: [email protected]
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