Washington Region

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Leadership Day - Registration Open!!!

If you haven't already done so, please register for the Washington Region Leadership Day on January 29, 2011 from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. at the Conference Mission Center. For more information and to register, go to http://www.bwcumc.org/microsites/g/2011washingtonleadershipday. Each person registering much register under their own user name and password in Gateway. If you need your user name and password, contact Darryl Campbell (dcampbell@bwcumc.org) or Pam Mullay (pmullay@bwcumc.org).

Evaluations

Have you and your church done your evaluations today? The Evaluations are past due. If you have not gone into Gateway do your evaluations, please do so as soon as possible.

Cooperative Resources

There are many churches in the Washington Region that are small and cannot always afford to hire a youth pastor, office secretary, handyman or facilities person. Have you thought about working with another church near you to see if they have a similar need and can split the cost with you? A little cooperative resourcing can go a long way.

RSS Feed

Have you considered subscribing to the blog via the RSS feed at the bottom of the page. If you are using a e-mail reader like Apple Mail, Outlook, etc. you can add the RSS/Atom feed (feed://bwcwashingtonregion.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default) and get the updates right in your e-mail program. Gmail users can also add the RSS/Atom feed to the "web clips" that their gmail browser will show them when they check their e-mail. This way, new posts show up automatically, but don't clog up anyone's inbox. Thanks to Mark Schaefer for that great suggestion!

Room Reservations at the Conference Mission Center

We now have an online room reservation system for the conference rooms at the Conference Mission Center. If you would like to reserve a room, please go to http://www.bwcumc.org/content/facilityuseform and complete the form. You will receive an email confirmation from John Gauthier once your reservation has been approved.

Daily Devotional

Sight Psalms,” a new daily devotional intended to help people reflect on God’s presence in their lives through the use of images, is now available on GBOD’s website as a part of a new page on Prayer. Each day, a new photograph will be posted to evoke reflection and inspiration with a brief verbal message accompany most photos. Sight Psalms can be found at www.gbod.org/sightpsalms where users also will have the opportunity to subscribe to have each day’s image delivered via email.

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Important Dates

November 1 & 2 & 3, 2011 - Discipler Groups http://www.bwcumc.org/content/discipler-group-roster
November 15, 2011 9:30 a.m.- Discipler Group Make-Up Session, Conference Mission Center
November 15, 2011 - Visioning 2020 with Bishop Schol http://www.bwcumc.org/events/visioning2020
November 29 & 30, 2011 9-11 a.m. & 1-3 p.m. : Gateway Training on Statistical Reports - Conference Mission Center
December 1, 2011 - Evaluations Due
December 1 & 6 & 7, 2011 - Discipler Groups http://www.bwcumc.org/content/discipler-group-roster
December 20, 2011 9:30 a.m. - Discipler Group Make-Up Session, Conference Mission Center http://www.bwcumc.org/content/discipler-group-roster
January 28, 2012 - Washington Region Leadership Day - Conference Mission Center
April 19, 2012 9-12:30 - Pastor Transition Workshop - Conference Mission Center
April 21, 2012 - Prodigal Worship, Queens Chapel UMC, Beltsville, MD
May 12, 2012 9-12:30 Washington Region Transition Workshop for Pastors/SPRC, Conference Mission Center
May 30 - June 1, 2012 - Annual Conference - Marriott Waterfront Hotel, Baltimore

Did you know?

If you have questions about taxes, W-2 forms and I-9's, the best place to go to have those questions answered is the GCFA website. www.gcfa.org/ls_CTP/html We suggest you access the information from GCFA, then contact accounting professionals for any additional information.

It is important that you update your leadership in Gateway, especially for Annual Conference. All new leaders should be added to your church. To do this, log into Gateway and click on Committee Overview. Then click on Committee Participation and Update. Click on Local Church Leadership Committee. For more information abut make changes/updates, go to www.bwcumc.org/content/gateway-resources and click on the Introduction to Gateway Manual.

The current address of the Conference Mission Center does not always show up on GPS or MapQuest. We suggest you use the address for Maggie Moo's Ice Cream which is 8170 Maple Lawn Boulevard, Fulton, MD 20759. The Conference Mission Center is located in the parking lot behind Maggie Moo's.

If you send mail to our old address on Gateway Drive in Columbia, it will be returned to you. Please be mindful of our new address when sending timely information.

Your guide and district superintendent (and your RA) enjoy reading your newsletters. If you have them electronically, please feel free to pass them on to us via email.

That if you forget your Gateway user name and password and set up a new account in Gateway that your new account will not be connected to your church and you will not be able to access the forms you need on Gateway. To avoid this from happening, please contact Pam Mullay to obtain your user name and password for Gateway if you have forgotten it.

Clergy Compensation Reports are linked to medical and pension and if the reports are not submitted on time your 2011 medical and pension benefits can be affected.

That if you register anyone other than yourself on Gateway (aside from ROCK) for training, that person's name and email will take over your account and your name and email will disappear from Gateway. To avoid this each person must register for events individually unless stated that group registrations are allowed. We do this to allow for monitoring of CEU credits. If you have someone else register you then they will receive credit for the class in your place.