Subject:                                       ENEWS June

 

 

 

ENews

Salisbury District—WNCC United Methodist Church

Welcome...

Moving Day is set for June 26, 2007. Please make  sure to welcome new clergy to our district… Remember that Sally is on sabbatical leave until September. If you have questions or concerns, please contact Ravonda at the District Office.

 

 

Jim Brookshire—to Memorial UMC, Kannapolis

Paul Burke—to Pine Bluff UMC, Midland

Bev Coppley—to First UMC, Landis

Steve Haines—to Salisbury First

Bruce Handy—to Shiloh UMC, Concord

Jim Hood—Assistant, Bethel UMC, Midland

Glenn Myers—to Epworth UMC, Concord

Frank Ramos—Associate, Forest Hill UMC, Concord

Debra Short—to Roberta UMC, Concord

Neville Storey—to Yadkin UMC, Spencer

Judy White—to Trinity UMC, Kannapolis

Parsonages

It is very important that everyone involved in the whole is­sue of parsonages know that the action taken at confer­ence (Petition 18), as printed, contains one error. 

   In item 5 at the beginning of the petition, the petition says, "...appointed for the 2006-07 conference year will negotiate..." That date is not correct. It should read, "...appointed for the 2007-08 conference year will negoti­ate..."

   This was clarified during one of the sessions of confer­ence, but I'm hearing that a ton of people missed it.

   Please advise those who need to know, particularly pas­tors who are vacating parsonages and whose committees are on the verge of selling everything out from under the incoming pastors!

Salisbury District ENEWS

ENews is a bi-weekly publication of the District Office. If you know of anyone who would like to be added to the recipient list, please reply to… ravonda@ctc.net

School of Congregational Development

We are excited about this year's School of Congregational Development which will be held on August 2 - 7, 2007 at the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection.  This year we have added some new tracks and I wanted to be sure that you were aware of the opportuni­ties to encourage pastors and leaders to attend who might benefit from this training. Along with the tracks we offer for new church development and turning around congregations we are offering these new tracks:

Developing a multi-site congregation:                         Greg Ligon & Duane Anders

                 One of the hot strategies is developing mulit-site congregations.  Learn the keys for developing multi-site campuses and congregations.  Participants interested in this topic can also see The Church of the Resurrection's new second  campus and learn about the strate­gies they employed for its launch.

Ministry of the Executive Pastor:                                     Dan Enwistle and Rob Huckabee

                                  If you have large churches in your district with staff who have responsibil­ity for administration and strategic planning, this is an excellent opportunity to learn from two of the best.  Dan is at The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection and Rob is at Brent­wood UMC in Brentwood, TN. Designed for those who serve in executive leadership roles in large churches and growing churches, you will learn keys strategies for staff management, ministry development, and strategic planning.

Worship Leadership:                                                            Stacy Hood & Ronda Kingwood

                 This track specially designed for worship leaders and worship teams will give you the tools you need to create worship experiences that tap into all the arts from music, dra­mas, liturgy, and multi-media.  Learn how to create theme based worship that captures the hearts of those who long to be touched by God's grace.

Leading Beyond the Walls:                                                Adam Hamilton

                 Designed for pastors of high potential churches, participants will be taught the prin­ciples, strategies and tactics that  led The Church of the Resurrection to grow to over 10,000 people today.  Learn about leadership, marketing and outreach, preaching that connects with non-religious people, and developing high-expectation churches.

For online information and registration, please go to www.scdumc.org.

Mid-Summer Rocky Mountain Mission Trip supported by the Charlotte District of the United Methodist Church. Open to people of all ages (families included)  July 14-21 If you are interested in working with America’s poorest Native Americans, learning their culture, understanding their plight, and improving their way of life, this trip is for you.  We fly into Billings Montana and head west to the beautiful glacier capped mountains of western Montana and southern Alberta Canada where the Blackfeet live.  The trip is July 14-21 and the cost is $200 plus air. which will run around $300-$400. The team's projects will be coordinated by UNC Charlotte students who are part of the United Christian Fellowship campus ministry Summer Internship Program in conjunction with the Blackfeet United Methodist Parish, an Advance Special mission site.  For more information visit: http://www.uncc.edu/ucf/july.pdf

Paul's First Missionary Journey - March 2008

Travel with Bishop and Mrs. Lawrence McCleskey and friends from the Western NC Conference on a cruise to sites in Greece and Tur­key from Paul’s First Missionary Journey, as well as Israel.  Depar­ture is March 31, 2008.  Clergy, you can earn your trip by recruiting and hosting members of your church and friends/family and give them the unique and transformational experience of traveling to places of significance in the lives of Paul and Jesus—Athens, Cor­inth, Tarsus, Antioch, the Galilee, Jerusalem, etc.  For more informa­tion, contact Rev. David Hockett our district coordinator at 704.213.3763 or dhockett@carolina.rr.com.

Local Church News

Royal Oaks UMC has several folding chairs that need a new home.  We have replaced our folding chairs with new chairs.  Any­one needing folding chairs please contact Darrin Everhart at 704-933-2695 or royaloaksumc@ctc.net.

Bethel UMC (Rowan) is seeking a part-time secretary—if you know of someone interested, or for more information, please contact Mark McLeod, Chair of Staff-Parish Relations Committee at jmmaccleod@bellsouth.net or 704-638-6507 or Sherri Barnes, Pastor at revsebarnes@bellsouth.net or 704-637-9957.