Washington Region

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Stewardship
Please click on the link below for this feature article on Stewardship from the Lewis Center for Leadership.
Mature Disciples Supporting New Givers

Young Adult Ministry
Are there people in your District working with young adult ministry? If so they might be interested in the Young Adult Summit, Oct. 21-23 in Austin Texas which will include looking at the five challenges facing young adult ministry in the UMC, sharing best practices and experiences and exploring ways to address the challenges, resource, reach and minister with young adults. For more information or to register, go to http://bit.ly/nK4nsq.

VIM Training
The Annapolis Southern Region VIM coordinators are having a team leader and team member training on Saturday, October 1 from 9 to 4 at St. Matthew’s UMC (14900 Annapolis Road, Bowie, MD 20715). Lunch will be provided. Registration is required so that proper preparations can be made. Please go to the BWC website to register on line. There is no option for a paper registration. Link to the registration is: http://www.bwcumc.org/events/vimtraining.

United Methodist Insurance Webinars
The United Methodist Insurance, Propery and Casualty Coverage for your Ministry is offering a series of webinars. For more information, go to http://unitedmethodistinsurance.org/events/church-insurance-webinar-1/.

G92 Immigration Conference
Equipping the Next Generation for an Effective Biblical Response to Immigration
The G92 Immigration Conference will keep Jesus and His Word at the center of our discussion. We are committed to transcending partisan sound-bytes and modeling an exceptionally high level of civility as we think carefully about an issue that is both complicated and important. Our desire is to equip a new generation of leaders to respond to this issue in a way that exalts Jesus Christ and draws people from every nation to Him. For more information about the Conference, go to http://www.cedarville.edu/Event/G92.aspx.

Musician Needed
Lincoln Park United Methodist Church, 1301 North Carolina Avenue, N.E., Washington DC, is looking for a church musician.

The incumbent will work closely with the Pastor, the Director of Music and a designated member of the Worship Committee to correlate the music ministry of various musical styles or idioms and expression (i.e. Spirituals, Hymns, Anthems Contemporary Gospel, etc) as it relates to Lincoln Park United Methodist Church and direct choral music as necessary.

• Discuss and review plans, ideas and activities with the Pastor, the Director of Music, a designated member of the Worship Committee and the music staff as it relates to Sunday worship service and outside activities.
• Incorporate the Organ, Key Boards and Piano as related to services and special occasions.
• Ensure musical accompaniment and choir direction for all choirs.
• In conjunction with the Director of Music, coordinate and maintain a rehearsal schedule for each choir.
• Be available for additional rehearsals as needed.
• Ensure the availability of Organ/Piano accompaniment for the choirs each Sunday for morning worship service.
• Ensure a prelude is provided fifteen (15) minutes prior to each Sunday morning and a postlude a few moments after benedictions.
• Ensure availability of a choir and Organ Piano accompaniment at funeral services held at Lincoln Park United Methodist Church
• Ensure the availability of Organ/ Piano accompaniment for special services upon request, i.e. afternoon programs and visitation to other churches.
• Identify and assist in the addition of the music staff as needed.
• Meet quarterly with the Director of Music and other music staff to develop long range plans with goals and objectives.
• Meet quarterly with the Worship Committee, and as necessary to review and update the financial budget and program evaluations of Lincoln Park.
• Maintain a pleasant and positive attitude.
• Become familiar with the United Methodist hymnal and the order of worship at Lincoln Park United Methodist Church.
• Assist the Director of Music in the evaluation of all music staff.
• Identify and maintain the need for continuing education in the areas of religious music and leadership.
The incumbent must be knowledgeable in and have
• Excellent leadership abilities
• Excellent planning and organizing skills
• The ability to direct various types of religious music
• The ability to cooperate with and maintain control of a large group with multiple talent
• Salary $450 per week/$23,400 annually

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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.