The North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church hosted free teaching lessons from its ministry practitioners.
In a Facebook post on Friday, Feb. 18, the North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church said it facilitated four great learning opportunities with leading edge ministry leaders.
According to the church’s post, Dr. Tod Bolsinger, Dr. Mark DeYmaz, Rev. Elizabeth Hagan, and Rev. Robert King of North Georgia Annual Conference led powerful in-person sessions on Adaptive Leadership, Multi-Ethnic and Entrepreneurial Church Development, Building Trust and Healing Relationships Through Brave Church Experiences, and Reclaiming the Holy Spirit's Work in Our Hearts, Relationships, and Evangelical Efforts.
Members of the North Georgia Annual Conference can now watch these teaching sessions online and download them for free. To gain access, fill out the request form visiting the church's Facebook post.
The church said it encouraged the public to share this information with their local church, district, and North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church ministry environment.
It also advised not to distribute outside of the conference, out of respect for the presenters' intellectual property.
The North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church thanked many churches and districts for partnering with the Center for Congregational Excellence to make this series possible, including St. Paul Summit Street UMC, Cliftondale UMC, East Point First Mallalieu UMC, The Nett, East Cobb UMC, Neighborhood Church, and the Central North, Central East, and North East Districts.
Those interested in learning more about this story can go to the North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church's Facebook page.
Church’s Training Program
Meanwhile, the United Methodist Church's North Georgia Conference encouraged the public to participate in a training program that will prepare them to start and grow environmental programs in their areas.
Global Ministries is looking for United Methodists to lead grassroots environmental projects, according to the North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church.
EarthKeepers is a training program administered by Global Ministries that assists United Methodists in the United States in starting and growing environmental programs in local communities, according to the church.
Eco-theology, anti-racism, community organization, and project planning are among the themes covered, according to the church. Each participant creates a project during the program.
The United Methodist Church's North Georgia Conference has announced that two sessions will be held in the near future.
According to the church, the application deadline for the session from March 18 to April 2 will be on March 1.
Meanwhile, the deadline to apply for a session from July 18 to August 11 is on June 30.
Church’s History
According to its website, the North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church includes over 800 congregations, over 1,300 clergy members, and over 340,000 lay members.
Its goals include developing moral Christian leaders, engaging in poor-relations ministry, improving global health, advocating for justice, reacting to disasters, and fulfilling the denomination's mission of "creating disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world."
It is currently the largest United Methodist Conference in the United States, according to the church's website.
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