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Kol Shofar Treasurers Report June 2015 First A Huge Thank You To our Staff Jenni Sutton Director of Finance Nancy Drapin Executive Director To our Budget Committee. Acts 14:23. ; . Acts 20:17ff,32. .. These men must meet specified qualifications that demonstrate their abilities to serve in this capacity, . 1Tim.3:1-7. ; . Titus 1:5-9. .. However. , their primary role is that of . Mission-Based Ministry in The United Methodist Church. Don Greer, Coordinator of Circuit Ministries. Dan R. Dick, Director of Connection Ministries. Wisconsin Conference. 3 Biblical Terms for Congregation. Why should Christians care for creation? The environmental state of the world: climate change, ozone depletion, countries, are affected by these conditions. good and the biblical mandate for humans Left to right: Mark Akridge, Taccoa First UMC . Elaine Latore, . Wesley Chapel UMC. Marlena Salters, . Impact UMC. Donna Alexander, . Hogansville First UMC. . Jamie Weaver, . Epworth UMC. Back row: Ben Green, . Monks & Nuns; Householders (male and female). Four fold congregation. . Monks & Nuns; Householders (male and female). Jain symbols. Jain mantras. Ṇamo arihantāṇam. Obeisance to the perfect beings with body. Cynthia . Rylant. This is a story of a small girl and her family, and the life they live in the mountains. Cynthia . Rylant. is from the mountains in West Virginia. She wrote this story to share her love of her childhood mountain days.. I. What guidelines should govern the practice of communion in the local church?. A. The right foundation should be laid in the congregation (See supplemental notes on Communion at the end of this lesson).. Focus. THE FORWARD FOCUS. The Forward Focus is a Process:. To study . the “ministry potential and vitality of . a . church”. Requires an extensive . study of past, present & potential for ministry. Making & Deepening Member Connections and Congregational Vitality. 4 Types of Growth. Numerical. Maturational. Organic. Incarnational. (from “Congregational Growth in Unitarian Universalism”, New Congregation & Growth Resources, UUA, 2005, drawn from Loren B. Mead’s . I will stand in the congregation, and I will exalt You. . I will stand in the congregation, and I will exalt You. . Let the children of Your Salvation, . lift their praises too. Hallelujah! . Elders. Responsibilities to the. Elders’. Congregation. They must take heed to themselves. They must be guided in their work by God’s word. They must show themselves to be examples to the flock. They must willingly take the oversight of the congregation. And Their Qualifications. 1.. How is a congregation to know if a man desires the office of an elder?. Talk to him!. Talk to him!. Ask him!. Talk to him!. Ask him!. Encourage him!. 2.. Can a Christian introduce his own considerations in the selection and if so, how can we know they are appropriate?. Rev. Stefan M. Jonasson. UUA Director of Growth Strategies. Rev. . Tandi. Rogers. UUA Growth Strategist. In the past, Unitarian Universalists shared reliable best practices about how to grow our faith. We now find ourselves in a rapidly changing social landscape where much of what we thought we knew is no longer sufficient. How can we share our faith and grow it in an uncharted landscape? . Pana IL Congregation January December, 2017 407 South Sheridan Pana IL 62557 : 22203 E 27 Road Rosamond IL 62083 Worship: 10:00 am Pana IL CongregationLeadership Team: Kim Barringer