- Download the printable version of the April 20, issue of GPconnect.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Tickets on sale now for gospel concert at jurisdictional conference
- Archbishop Elias Chacour will visit Topeka, Wichita and Lincoln
- Complete list of Orders & Fellowship resources now available
- Application deadlines set for UM Men, Fleming scholarships
- Scholarships available from Nebraska UM Foundation
- Learn how to calm anxiety in Lay Servant training course
- GBHEM releases new guidebook for clergy candidates
MERCY AND JUSTICE
- Nigeria Mission Partnership Orphanage director Simon Benjamin available for visit
- Hutch UMC reaches out with flip-flops, socks
- Archbishop Elias Chacour will be visiting Topeka, Wichita and Lincoln
- Social justice seed money goes toward Mental Health Summit
- You can help with offerings during annual conference session
- Free social media, website workshops offered day before annual conference in Topeka
OTHER NEWS
- Folk-rock-Gospel singer to perform at Lincoln church
- Franklin Graham to visit Topeka, Lincoln
- Newsletters
- Classifieds
- Press Clips
The Holy Spirit is almost certain to be present during the South Central Jurisdictional Conference in Wichita, Kansas, when Grammy and Dove awards nominee William McDowell takes the stage July 15 for the "area night" concert.
Along with a mass choir from more than 20 Wichita-area churches, McDowell will bring his energetic and soulful worship music to the Century II Performing Arts and Convention Center, 225 W. Douglas Ave., in Wichita. McDowell's talents have landed him atop the Billboard Gospel single and album lists. His performance will include his hit songs as well as music from his new album, which was released in February.
A T-shirt with this creative design showcasing that God's love is greater than anything else we will encounter will be for sale for $10 at the same ticket locations and at the South Central Jurisdictional Conference hospitality booth at the Hyatt Hotel. You can reserve yours when you register for the conference.
Archbishop Elias Chacour will visit Topeka, Wichita and Lincoln
Retired Archbishop Elias Chacour, a Palestinian Christian who is a citizen of Israel, will be the speaker at several United Methodist Church events in June, including at the Great Plains Annual Conference onJune 2 in Topeka.
Chacour will appear at 7 p.m. Friday, June 3, at the College Hill UMC, 2930 E. First St. North, Wichita; will preach at 9 and 10:30 a.m. Sunday, June 5, at St. Paul UMC, 1144 M St., Lincoln; and will speak at 6:30 p.m. that day at First Lutheran Church, 1551 S. 70th., Lincoln.
At the annual conference, Chacour will speak at 8 a.m. Thursday, June 2, at the Kansas Expocentre in Topeka as well as at a noon mission lunch that day.
Chacour has worked for reconciliation and peace in the Middle East, especially by building high-quality schools in the Galileean village of Ibillin, where the students and faculty include Christians, Muslims, Jews and Druze. More than half of the 3,000 students are girls.
Complete list of Orders & Fellowship resources now available
All videos and photos from the Orders and Fellowship clergy meeting in February are now uploaded to the conference website and are available for viewing and to download. The meetings this year focused on creating a culture of call in our local churches.
You can view all resources at greatplainsumc.org/of2016.
Application deadlines set for UM Men, Fleming scholarships
The United Methodist Men is celebrating its 27th year of awarding scholarships to students who are pursuing degrees in Christian leadership and related fields. Deadlines are set for May 1 for three of the scholarships to be awarded during the annual conference session in June in Topeka, Kansas.
Application forms can be downloaded for the following financial aid awards:
- Fleming-Humphrey-Goff Scholarship
- United Methodist Men’s 100 Club Scholarship
- Fleming Family Foundation Scholarship
The Nebraska United Methodist Foundation has scholarship applications available online for seminary students or students pursuing a career in church leadership. Materials can be found atwww.numf.org/scholarships. The Foundation is pleased to be able to administer these scholarships to individuals who are members of a Nebraska United Methodist church and pursuing a degree for service in the Great Plains Conference.
Applications are available for the following scholarships:
- The Albert R. Murdoch Ministerial Scholarship
- The Alice Kruse Ministerial Scholarship
- The Alice Kruse Seminary Scholarship
- The Alva Clark Seminary Scholarship
- The Baldwin F. and Amy L. Kruse Scholarship
- The Charles and Marilyn Humphrey Seminary Scholarship
- The Cowles United Methodist Church Memorial Scholarship
- The Darrell and Joyce Pickett Scholarship
- The Harlan and Mabelle Wyrick Memorial Scholarship
- The Lincoln St. Mark's United Methodist Church Foundation Scholarship
- The Murdock Ebenezer UMC Professional Church Leader Scholarship
- The Myrtle E. Williams Seminary Scholarship
- The Scahill Family Scholarship
- The Verl & Sylvia Miller Memorial Scholarship
- The Wilson's Tither Scholarship
Those students applying for the scholarships listed above will also subsequently be considered for the following scholarships:
- The Cal Leeds Scholarship
- The Rev. Albert W. Winseman Scholarship Endowment
- The Atherton Memorial Scholarship Fund
- The Ben and Martha Simmons Scholarship Fund
- The Andrew & Nevabelle Howe Scholarship.
If you would like to talk to someone about how you can honor the memory of a loved one or help a seminary student, please call us at 877-495-5545.
Learn how to calm anxiety in Lay Servant training course
Learn how to be an agent of calm and clarity during anxious times by taking part in a Lay Servant training session July 8-9 in Grand Island, Nebraska.
The Rev. Bill Selby, creator of Center for Pastoral Effectiveness of the Rockies, and the Rev. Kelly Karges, pastor of churches in Doniphan and Rosedale, will lead the class, which is titled “Dynamics – How to Be a Nonanxious Leader in Anxious Times.” The seminar empowers congregational members and leadership by offering a basic understanding of Systems as it applies to the congregation. The focus is on influencing and enhancing the strengths of the congregation; addressing the natural reactivity, both positive and negative, that occurs in any family system; learning about systems thinking; the human brain; self-differentiation; leadership; and anxiety – what triggers it and how it spreads like a virus, as well as healthy characteristics of response.
This seminar is designed to empower each person to become a healthier leader in their home, personal life, and professional life.
The seminar is scheduled for 7-9 p.m. July 8 and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. July 9 at Trinity United Methodist Church, 511 N. Elm St., in Grand Island, Nebraska.
Register by June 15 so the church can properly plan for the classroom, the snacks and the meal.
- Download the flier and registration form.
- Learn about other Lay Servant Ministry training opportunities in the Great Plains Conference.
- Find out more about the Lay Servant Academy, scheduled for April 21-23 at Mount Sequoyah, near Fayetteville, Arkansas.
The General Board of Higher Education and Ministry released a new Candidacy Guidebook, “Answering the Call: Candidacy Guidebook” on April 12.
Designed for group candidacy mentoring, this resource provides a more robust discussion of United Methodist beliefs, and defines the sharp distinction between the discernment the application processes. It includes a guide to assist mentors as they lead discussions and prepare mentor reports.
The guidebook features two new chapters, “Health and Wholeness” and “Financial Literacy” to help candidates fully understand health considerations and educational expenses.
“Our hope with this new edition is that we have been responsive to conferences as they have developed a model for mentoring in candidacy groups as well as addressing some of the emerging needs of candidates regarding health and financial literacy,” said the Rev. Meg Lassiat, editor of “Answering the Call” and dDirector of candidacy, mentoring, and conference relations for the Division of Ordained Ministry at the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry.
Candidates and conference representatives can order the new guidebook through UMCARES. An electronic version of the guidebook also is available. Candidates who have begun using the 2009 Guidebook, “Fulfilling God’s Call” may complete that edition rather than changing books midstream. For additional information, please contact the Candidacy Office at candidacy@gbhem.org.
Women’s Studies available at the conference resource center
How do we find hope and forgiveness in a world that is filled with hurt, disappointments and betrayals in both marriage and friendships?
Melissa Spoelstra, popular women’s conference speaker and Bible teacher uses the Old Testament stories of Jeremiah and Joseph to teach us about grace, forgiveness and living a hope filled life in the midst of uncertainty.
“Jeremiah – Daring to Hope in an Unstable World” is a six-lesson study that gives us six hope inspiring themes found in the book of Jeremiah. We will find God calling us to lay aside our worry, fear, doubt and bitterness and to place our hope in him alone.
The six lessons are:
- Surrender – Raising the White Flag
- Idolatry – Recognizing Counterfeits and the Real Deal
- Listening – Opening Our Ears
- Heart Issues – Staying Spiritually Sensitive
- Personal Responsibility – Quitting the Blame Game
- The Promised Messiah – Finding the Source of Our Hope
- In Spoelstra’s second study, “Joseph: the Journey to Forgiveness” we explore what God has to say to us about grace and forgiveness through Joseph’s story of trial and triumph found in Genesis 37-50.
- Acknowledging the Pain – Genesis 37 & 39
- Waiting To Be Remembered – Genesis 40
- Dreams Coming True – Genesis 41-42
- The Roller Coaster Ride – Genesis 43-44
- Grace and Boundaries – Genesis 45-46
- Moving Forward – Genesis 47-50
To reserve one of these studies for your women’s study group, email Diane Dunkerson at ddunkerson@greatplainsumc.org or call 800-435-6107. To view a complete listing of all our wonderful studies for all groups go to our online catalog at www.gpresourcecenter.org.
Nigeria Mission Partnership Orphanage director Simon Benjamin available for visit
Simon Benjamin, director of the Nigeria Mission Partnership Orphanage will arrive to the Great Plains on Sunday May 22, in advance of his attendance to the GP Annual Conference meeting, May 31. Any church interested in hosting Simon, either live or by video conference, or wishing to learn more about his visit are invited to contact Kathryn Witte at kathrynwitte75@yahoo.com.
The orphanage children continue to thrive, four of the students have advanced to the college level. Thirty-nine of the students are in the equivalent to American high school. The orphanage works with 58 students in primary school. To learn more about the Great Plans Mission Partnership in Nigeria go to the website at www.greatplainsumc.org/nigeriapartnership. To join the work of the partnership committee contact Witte at email provided above.
Hutch UMC reaches out with flip-flops, socks
At First United Methodist Church in Hutchinson, Kansas, reaching out to the community is as simple as putting bags with flip-flops and socks outside its downtown location.
The bags disappeared, one by one, throughout the week.
“It’s one thing to provide help with big necessities with life like an electrical bill,” the Rev. Jeff Slater said. “But there are smaller needs in life that help open the eyes of those who can donate.”
Read more about the program in a story from the Hutchinson News.
A UNIQUE MINISTRY IN HUTCHINSON
Sharing hope simply: Church offers gift of socks, flip-flops to those in need by Kathy Hanks The Hutchinson News khanks@hutchnews.com
Courtesy photo
Flip-flops and socks are seen on the bushes outside of First United Methodist Church, 101 E. First Ave., last week.
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Kathy Hanks
Social justice seed money goes toward Mental Health SummitLast fall, Topeka JUMP (a coalition of 18 churches in Shawnee County, Kansas) received Social Justice Seed Money through the Mercy & Justice Team of the Great Plains Conference.
The funds helped plan and implement a Mental Health Summit on March 28, with about 30 participants. Topeka JUMP’s mission is to have “people of faith from all walks of life come together to seek justice for the widow, the orphan and the poor.
By bringing the faith community together and building the power of organized people, Topeka JUMP works to influence local decision-makers to make systemic impacts that address serious community problems in our community.”
The Mental Health Summit engaged community stakeholders on mental health recovery support through employment. To read more about the work of Topeka JUMP, go to topekajump.weebly.com.
You can help with offerings during annual conference session
Sharing hope simply: Church offers gift of socks, flip-flops to those in need by Kathy Hanks The Hutchinson News khanks@hutchnews.com
Courtesy photo
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Contribute to this story: Suggest a correction
Kathy Hanks
Social justice seed money goes toward Mental Health SummitLast fall, Topeka JUMP (a coalition of 18 churches in Shawnee County, Kansas) received Social Justice Seed Money through the Mercy & Justice Team of the Great Plains Conference.
The funds helped plan and implement a Mental Health Summit on March 28, with about 30 participants. Topeka JUMP’s mission is to have “people of faith from all walks of life come together to seek justice for the widow, the orphan and the poor.
By bringing the faith community together and building the power of organized people, Topeka JUMP works to influence local decision-makers to make systemic impacts that address serious community problems in our community.”
The Mental Health Summit engaged community stakeholders on mental health recovery support through employment. To read more about the work of Topeka JUMP, go to topekajump.weebly.com.
You can help with offerings during annual conference session
Four offerings will be taken during the session, so choose which ones you would like to support and send your special offerings with your pastor or a lay member to annual conference. The offerings this year will go for:
- Multicultural Mission Partnerships (offering during opening worship June 1) – The conference is trying to raise $100,000 each for the Lydia Patterson Institute (LPI) in El Paso, Texas; the Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference (OIMC); and the Zimbabwe East Annual Conference. LPI needs funds to make repairs and expand the school. OIMC needs funds to help pay its pastors, which are the lowest-paid in the South Central Jurisdiction. And the Zimbabwe East Conference is building an office to help coordinate ministries. Learn more about the partnerships and find resources such as bulletin inserts and videos.
- Camp Comeca (during the memorial service June 2) – The conference is trying to raise $994,000 for our camp near Cozad, Nebraska, to help pay for cabin renovations, debt repayment, swimming pool repair and sewer improvements.Learn more about the Camp Comeca Renewal campaign.
- Imagine No Malaria (during the ordination service June 3) – The conference is taking one more offering for this United Methodist Church program aimed at helping curb the spread of malaria by providing mosquito nets and other means to prevent the spread of disease, particularly in developing nations. Learn more about the Imagine No Malaria campaign.
- Youth Service Fund (during the youth-led worship serviceJune 4) – Money in this fund supports projects led by youth in the Great Plains Conference via grants to local churches.Learn more about the fund.
The Great Plains Conference and United Methodist Communications are providing free workshops on creating a social media strategy for local churches and then how to bolster each church’s website presence.
The sessions begin with the social media workshop at 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 31, at First United Methodist Church, 600 SW Topeka Blvd., in Topeka, Kansas. The website workshop will follow in the same location at 3:30 p.m. Both workshops come at no cost to participants.
The workshops will be led by Craig Catlett, the training and development specialist at United Methodist Communications. He holds a bachelor’s degree in religion and a master’s degree in communication. Before coming to work for United Methodist Communications, Catlett taught interpersonal communication, public speaking and business and professional communication for Western Kentucky University. He has a background in ministry and teaching classes online and now combines his experiences to serve The United Methodist Church.
Please register for the workshops as you fill out the form for the annual conference session. Or send an email to Todd Seifert, communications director for the Great Plains Conference, at tseifert@greatplainsumc.org. Registration will help us plan for the best room and to ensure enough materials are prepared.
Here are descriptions of the two workshops:
- Communicating Faith in the 21st Century
- Communicating Faith in the 21st Century will teach how to effectively communicate in today’s society and to equip the faith community to share transforming stories. This workshop focuses on going beyond just having a church website to effectively implementing a broader online presence. We will cover the basics of launching a successful online strategy that helps people connect with your church in a new way. This workshop will also focus on implementing a broader online presence, using the social media tools of today. By engaging your audience online first, you extend your reach beyond Sunday services and expose your audience to your message before they visit your church.
- Your Church Website: Rethinking Your New Front Door
- Your Church Website focuses on going beyond just having a church website to effectively implementing a broader online presence. We will cover the tools to plan, build, and launch a successful online strategy that helps people connect with your church in a new way. This workshop looks at going beyond just having a church website focusing on how to effectively implement a broader online presence. By engaging your audience online first, you extend your reach beyond Sunday services and expose your audience to your message before they visit your church.
United Methodist Communications has launched a French-language portal at UMC.org, the official website of The United Methodist Church. The site provides resources, history, news and other information about the denomination, including details about General Conference 2016, the quadrennial legislative global event set for May 10-20 in Portland, Oregon. The URL for the new site is francophone.umc.org.
"Providing a French-language website presence continues our efforts to support the French-speaking church," said Dan Krause, chief executive of the denomination's communications agency. "United Methodist Communications also provides websites in English, Spanish and Korean. Over the next quadrennium, we are committed to growing in our support of ministries in all of the official global languages of The United Methodist Church."
The United Methodist Church has more than 12 million members throughout the world, including members in French-speaking countries, such as Europe’s France and Switzerland, and Africa’s Côte d'Ivoire and Democratic Republic of Congo.
For the African communities, where information may be limited, access to the French-language portal is especially significant, says Côte d'Ivoire native Isaac Broune, a member of the French content team.
Folk-rock-Gospel singer to perform at Lincoln church
Pianist and composer John Nilsen will share his folk-rock and Gospel sound in a concert Saturday, May 7, at Havelock United Methodist Church, 4140 N. 60th St., in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Nilsen has been making music nearly his entire life. Based in Oregon, He has traveled to all 50 states as well as Europe sharing his unique style of music. He is the founder of the Magic Wing recording label and has recorded 19 solo and group albums with his band Swimfish.
He blends his folk-rock sound with traditional hymns for a wonderful worship experience. You won’t want to miss his debut at Havelock UMC. The concert is free of charge, but a love offering will be taken.
For more information, contact the church at 402-466-6736.
Franklin Graham to visit Topeka, Lincoln
Evangelist Franklin Graham will visit both of the state capitals in the Great Plains Conference as part of his “Decision America Tour.”
Graham, son of legendary evangelist Billy Graham, will be on the south steps of the Kansas Capitol in Topeka at noon Thursday, April 28; and on the north plaza of the Nebraska Capitol in Lincoln at noon Wednesday, May 18.
Franklin Graham will be visiting each of the 50 states during the Decision America Tour and challenging Christians to pray fervently and live out their faith at home, in public and at the ballot box, according to the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. At these prayer rallies, he will also share the Gospel, which has the power to transform hearts.
More information is online at billygraham.org.
Newsletters
- Nebraska United Methodist Foundation: April 2016
- UMC Development Center: Spiritual Giving
- Ministry Matters: April 19, 2016
- Lewis Center for Church Leadership: Leading Ideas
- Global Ministries: connectNmission
- 50th anniversary banner available for free
- Director of communications needed at Wamego First UMC
- Trinity UMC in Lincoln seeks business administrator
- Director of LCKids' ministries needed at Long's Chapel UMC in North Carolina
- St. Paul's UMC in Lenexa seeks children's ministry coordinator
- Crosby (Texas) UMC in need of director of music ministries
- Trinity UMC in Grand Island seeks interns
- Mound City UMC seeks part-time youth leader
- Perkins School of Theology seeks director of youth and young adult ministry education
- Senior director of finance needed at GBGM
Press Clips
- Congregations across the Great Plains Conference are making the news in their local newspapers.
- View our newspaper clipping reports to see if there are stories, ideas and ministry happenings you can learn from to use in your own congregation. Press clips can be found at greatplainsumc.org/inthenews. You can see education partnership ideas at greatplainsumc.org/education.
To submit a letter to the editor, send it to info@greatplainsumc.org.
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