Tag: Call
A journey toward ordination
Tania Dozeman shares some “random thoughts about the experience of a second career person’s journey toward ordination at the end of a pandemic as the UMC faces a split.”
5 practical tips for discernment
Discovering your calling in life can be scary. Anna Eckelbarger Salas provides some tips that might make the process less intimidating.
Deaconess ‘walks with’ young people
Deaconess Amanda Mountain discerned her gifts for ministry. Pentecost is a time when everyone can pause and do just that.
Comfort in connecting
Birmingham First United Methodist Church organized a telephone ministry as a way of connecting members and friends of the congregation during COVID-19.
Vision for ministry overcomes virus
Beginning a first appointment during the time of COVID is odd, uncomfortable, and exciting all at the same time. These visionary leaders are ready for ministry with God as their… Continue Reading Vision for ministry overcomes virus
Connecting with the unplugged
Are you developing offline communications for those members and neighbors who are unplugged from electronic devices? Here are some ideas to increase connection.
Leading in times of turmoil
As Esther rose up to lead in “such a time as this,” these men and women rose up in 2019 in response to God’s call to serve in a stressful… Continue Reading Leading in times of turmoil
About ‘wanting to be a deacon’
The Rev. Sue Pethoud, a Michigan Conference deacon serving the Detroit Cass Community, shares in a blog posted by GCOSROW.
PKs as preachers
When Preachers’ Kids are ordained, are they “following in their parents’ footsteps?” Not exactly.