Direct Dial
In an effort to reduce the amount of calls going through the front desk, please feel free to call the Washington Region on their direct phone lines. The numbers are as follows:
Discipleship Academy
Registration is now closed for theWashington Region Discipleship Academy Discipleship Academy
Bishop's Day Apart Clergy - Shaping Our Covenantal Life Together
November 11, 2010 from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. At Glen Mar UMC, 4101 NewCut Road , Ellicott City , MD
Guest Speaker: Dr. Lovett Weems, professor and director of theLewis Leadership Center
Dr. Weems will present on leadership trends in the church and his findings in a recent study he conducted of the BWC appointments and ideas about our future. Clergy will be invited into a conversation at the gathering, How Leadership Trends Are Shaping Our Covenantal Life.
Deepening Your Effectiveness - Registration Now Open on Gateway
In an effort to reduce the amount of calls going through the front desk, please feel free to call the Washington Region on their direct phone lines. The numbers are as follows:
־ Cynthia Moore 410-309-3435
־ Darryl Campbell 410-309-3484
־ David Argo 410-309-3493
־ David Carter-Rimbach 410-290-7307
־ Edgardo Rivera 410-309-3436
־ Pam Mullay 410-309-3493
־ Vivian McCarthy 410-309-3493
Registration is now closed for the
Bishop's Day Apart Clergy - Shaping Our Covenantal Life Together
November 11, 2010 from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. At Glen Mar UMC, 4101 New
Guest Speaker: Dr. Lovett Weems, professor and director of the
Dr. Weems will present on leadership trends in the church and his findings in a recent study he conducted of the BWC appointments and ideas about our future. Clergy will be invited into a conversation at the gathering, How Leadership Trends Are Shaping Our Covenantal Life.
Clergy will be invited to share in conversation on some of the important questions being raised:
־ What are we learning about leadership for the church?
־ How are decisions being made about effective leadership?
־ What is leave taking and what is the process for leaves of absence?
You are invited to set time aside for this important day in our life together.
Registration Fees (includes lunch)
$20 Early Bird -- Register online paying by credit card October 11-20
$30 Rate Increase -- Register online paying by credit card October 21-November 6
$30 Rate Increase -- Register online paying by credit card October 21-November 6
No walk-in registration at the door.
Christian Believer: Knowing God with Heart & Mind
Hosted by Joye Jones
30 Weeks, Beginning January 18, 2011
Tuesday evenings, 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Led by Pastor Joye Jones
Good Shepherd UMC, 9701 New Hampshire Ave , Silver Spring , MD
Goodshepumc@verizon.net or 301-434-3331
Cost $40, includes student book and reader
Orientation meetings: Tuesday, Jan 4, 7:00 pm OR Sunday, Jan 9, 2011 – 9:00 am
(attend only 1)
Dear Colleagues, I will be leading Christian Believer: Knowing God with Heart & Mind at Good Shepherd UMC here in Silver Spring , beginning in January. I would like to invite you and members of the congregation you serve to join in this class on understanding theology.
While the format is similar to the Disciple Bible Study series, Christian Believer focuses on doctrine. We will study what the Church teaches, moving class participants from “I believe” to “We believe” of the Christian Community.
Christian Believer is not easy for some people, but my then 78-year-old mother – who has only a high school education – took the course; while she had to work at it, she “got it.” There are daily reading assignments, both from the Bible and from a reading book containing writings from theologians through the ages. More than the Disciple Bible studies, participants need to keep up with the reading, because it is very hard to do it all just before class meets.
On the other hand, I have taught this class before, and it repays the hard work that participants invest in learning. Participants come to know the foundational and traditional doctrines of the Church, their basis in scripture and tradition, and why they matter.
We have ordered some handbooks that describe the course in more detail; I will be very happy to give you some to pass out to any in your congregation who are interested in learning more. In addition, the orientation sessions will give potential participants a better understanding of the commitment they will be making.
If ever there is a class that suits our United Methodist connectionalism, this is it. Christian Believer enables people across the full theological spectrum of our denomination to be in conversation with each other and with the Tradition.
Please let me know if you or others in your congregation are interested in participating, or they can contact me directly by email or phone (info above). If you need more information, or would like some of the descriptive handbooks, please let me know. Or if you want some information for your church newsletter, I’ve got that, too. - Joye
There will be a new learning opportunity for you and interested members of your congregation. The class is based on the book Deepening Your Effectiveness by Dan Glover and Claudia Lavy. The book offers a fresh perspective on developing disciples and reaching the un-churched. The instructor is Vicky Starnes, an Annapolis Southern Region guide and effective communicator.
The course begins November 1 and will be done online until December 3 and 4 when there will be a 2-day face to face workshop here at the BWC Mission Center
Registration is open online. Please use the following link to register: http://www.bwcumc.org/microsites/g/other
Please share this opportunity with your congregation and take advantage of it yourself.
Special Sundays
The last one of the year is United Methodist Student Day on Nov. 28, 2010.
For more Information and the graphic (under Website Advertising) go to:
Cokesbury at the Conference Mission Center
For those of you who haven't had a chance to visit the new Conference Mission Center
Early Response Team Training
Do you like to work with your hands?
Can you work independently with little outside support? Would you like to be Christ’s presence to people following a disaster?
If this describes your passion, consider becoming a UMCOR Trained Early Response Team Volunteer from the Baltimore-Washington Conference
An Early Response Team (ERT) is a small self-sufficient group of volunteers who go into a disaster area after the First Responders have secured the area and help begin the process of helping survivors put their lives back together. ERTs typically travel on short notice to disaster area either in the BWC or in nearby Methodist Conferences at their invitation. All ERTs are trained through the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) and are ready to stabilize an area in preparation for Volunteer In Missions (VIM) teams. ERTs work hard removing debris and cleaning houses, but most importantly they represent Christ’s presence to those who have survived a disaster.
The Baltimore-Washington Conference is in the process of recruiting and training ERT volunteers so we are ready to respond when a disaster strikes.
Training sessions will be held at the following locations:
October 30, 2010
Rev. James Dement
Cell # 410-790-8935
November 13, 2010
Rev. Stephen Ricketts
Cell # 240-308-2148
November 20, 2010
Hedgesville UMC
Mr. Alan Brown
Cell # 301-676-1717
All Training Classes begin at 8:00 am and run until 4:00 pm and include lunch.
All classes contain the same material and are taught by UMCOR certified trainers.
A fee of $25.00 is required for each participant for materials and lunch.
.8 Continuing Education Units will be given for this class.
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