Beacon 1-5
Rex Thomas Nelson
Ministries.
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Volume 1, Issue 5, September 18, 2009
Spirit Letting Go Part III: Noah's Dilemma by Rex Nelson
- Noah saved relationship, community. But what did he choose to
save?
Program What course do I need to be Certified? by Rex Nelson
- On Monday, September 14th, the Conference Committee on Lay
Servant Ministries (CCLSM) decided on a policy set to better steward the
Gifts of Lay Servants by broadening course and topic availability.
Servant A Long and Winding Road by Rev. Greg Schrimpf
- I was one of the original Certified Lay Servants who began to
serve the
Campbellsport: First UMC congregation. God kept calling me to do more.
Eventually, I gave in, applied for candidacy, went to Licensing School,
and became available for pastoral ministry.
Ministry Nursing Home Lay Ministry by Dave and Char Becker
- Dave and I are Lay Servants at New Hope United Methodist Church
in Greenbush, WI. Along with Karen Bruinooge, our musician, we visit two
nursing homes each month and provide church services with scripture
readings, prayer and concerns
time, a sermon, and hymn singing.
Calendar
- Visit http://www.WisconsinUMC.org/Metro → Lay Ministry
Opportunities → Lay Servant Ministries for upcoming events. See below
for a short list.
!!! Saturday, October 3 !!!
Metro Region Lay Servant Ministries Central Milwaukee Planning Session
at Milwaukee: St James UMC. If your church needs a class or wants to
host
one, send a representative. More info at
http://www.wisconsinumc.org/metro →
Lay Ministry Opportunities → Lay Servant Ministries.
!!! Sunday, October 4 !!!
Bishop Lee's Enthusiastic about Metro Circuits at Wauwatosa: Wauwatosa
Avenue UMC. Be there! More info at http://www.wisconsinumc.org/metro.
Sunday, September 20
Stewardship Seminar 2009 (Elm Grove: Community UMC)
http://www.wumf.org/assets/DavidBell2009.PDF
Sunday and Monday, September 27-28
Ministering to the Ecumenical Family (Cardinal Stritch University)
http://www.wichurches.org/events/index.html#body4
Tuesday, September 29
Faith Communities Forum on Domestic Violence (by Hope House of South
Central Wisconsin, At Holy Cross Episcopal Church, Wisconsin Dells)
Contact Cindy Carlisle at ccar...@presbybaraboo.com.
Friday thru Sunday, October 2-4
Marriage Encounter Weekend (Pine Lake)
Ron and Sharon Morishita at 2625540369
or w1mar...@sbcglobal.net.
Friday and Saturday, October 9-10
Disciple Making In Challenging Times (Wisconsin Rapids UMC)
http://www.wisconsinumc.org/content/Documents/Education/DiscipleMaking0
9.pdf
Saturday, October 10
17th Annual Holy Spirit Conference (Milwaukee: Kenwood UMC)
http://www.wisconsinumc.org/metro/PDF/Holy_Spirit_Conference.pdf
Saturday, October 10
How to Invite People to Church, UCC Style (Wisconsin
Conference UCC Center, De Forest, WI)
http://wcucc.org/calendar.asp