EQUIPPING THE SAINTS 2015:

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1 Your Organization 222 Sidney Baker South, Suite 528 Kerrville, TX Phone: EQUIPPING THE SAINTS 2015: MISSION IMPOSSIBLE Happy New Year! There are many things new happening all around us: A new District, new Conference, new Churches, new ministry focus and new faces. The Hill Country District has much to be thankful for. We, as a district, are very involved outside the walls of our churches. Our Missional Focus extends across borders and we act as the Body of Christ giving hope, love and outreach to communities and individuals. The churches in our district are working to becoming Vital Congregations to bring the Word to individuals who might not get the chance to hear about God s grace. We are working to develop existing congregations, identify possible new church start areas and encourage pastoral leadership as a way of life for clergy and laity. It is an exciting time as we step forward into the new Rio Texas Conference. INSIDE THIS ISSUE Lunch Speaker...2 Mission Fair...3 Course Description...4 Course Description...5 Registration Form...6 SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST CHILDCARE AVAILABLE. SEE REGISTRATION FORM DISCIPLESHIP DATA BASE REV. RAY ZIRKEL

2 REV. RAY ZIRKEL KEYNOTE SPEAKER In 1995, we were invited by Dr. Luis Palomo, Bishop, to minister with the Methodist Church in Costa Rica. Ray is an ordained elder in the Methodist Church and serves as a professor at the Evangelical Methodist Seminary. In addition, Ray is a member of the Board of Directors of the Methodist High School and Elementary School; and, he helps to plant and develop local congregations. Lidia is the director of the Methodist Children s Home and we host approximately 25 short-term mission teams each year who work on a variety of church related ministries. Ray Ray is a native Texan. He attended Southern Methodist University earning a B.A. in both History and Latin American Studies, a minor in Spanish and a Texas teaching certificate. While attending SMU, Ray was privileged to assume leadership positions within two Christian ministries on campus: Campus Crusade for Christ and the university Sunday School Class at Highland Park UMC. Through his work with these two groups and the continual development of his personal relationship with Christ, he sensed the Lord leading him into full time Christian ministry and mission work. He began his ministry in 1989 as a missionary to Guatemala, teaching Spanish at a mission school. In 1990 he returned to the USA to attend Seminary at Asbury Theological Seminary graduating in 1994 with a Masters of Divinity degree. It was while he was attending seminary that he met Dr. Palomo and was invited to teach at the Methodist Seminary immediately following his graduation. The Mission Fair is here for everyone to walk around, view and ask questions. It can be in lieu of a session; done at 10:50 tip 11:45 or even during lunch. Please take time to visit with folks and talk about your stories and maybe get some new ideas. Lidia Lidia is a native Alabamian. She attended the University of Alabama at Birmingham earning a B.A. in English with a minor in Marketing. While attending UAB, Lidia worked full time in financial marketing and advertising. It was while Lidia was attending UAB that she became a Christian and felt the Lord leading her into full time ministry. Lidia also graduated from Asbury Theological Seminary with a Masters of Divinity degree in During Lidia s first year in Costa Rica she attended language school in San José. LIVING OUR BELIEFS ADVANCED LAY SERVANT MINISTRY COURSE AND LEAD- ERSHIP ORIENTA- TION FEBRUARY 27- MARCH 1, 2015 THE WORSHIP TEAM AT GRUENE UMC NEW BRAUNFELS INVITES YOU! Are you reaching new and younger people in today's culture? Do you want to learn more about how to use media, visual arts, contemporary music and experiential worship to help reach those around you and in the world? The worship team at Gruene UMC New Braunfels invites you to a day of worship, learning, and sharing in break out sessions / panel discussions so that we can all learn and grow and reach more people in the name of Jesus. We will discuss thematic worship approach, team planning, how to improve your sound, media / visual arts, how to take worship beyond the walls of the church and much, much more. Please bring a team with you (staff or volunteers): sound folks, worship leaders / music directors, media / visual arts folks and the Lead Worshiper...the pastor who does most of the preaching! We will gather at 9:00 and start at 9:30. Snacks and lunch provided. We will conclude about 3 or 3:30. The cost is per person or max per church. Saturday, Feb. 28, :00 am Gruene UMC 2629 E. Common St. New Braunfels, TX 2

3 SCHEDULE 8:45-9:15 Registration 9:15 9:45 Worship Led by Rev. Bill Henderson & District Choir SESSION SCHEDULE Morning Session I 10:00-10:45 Sessions offered: Volunteers in Mission Stewardship of God s Provision: Local Church Finance (Basic) Learning Styles for Christian Education & Worship Local Church Lay Leader Mission Involvement for Every Church Beginners Mission 101 Moving into Mission 201 Mission Master 301 Morning Session II 10:00-11:45 PPRC/SPRC Let s Talk Youth Multimedia Technology & Social Media For the Church Volunteer 101 Hill Country District Missional Strategy with Local Independent School Districts Local Church Trustees Reaching More Broadly Into Our Mission Field LUNCH - SPEAKER 12:00-1:30 Includes small group question and answer session following lunch with Rev. Ray Zirkel Afternoon Session III 1:45 to 2:30 Sessions offered: HC District Lay Servant Ministry (formerly Lay Speaking) Turn The Power On Methodist Tradition for Modern Ministry Emergency Preparedness 3 Plan for the Local Church Afternoon Session IV 2:45-3:30 So, You want to go to Costa Rica? Mission Involvement for Every Church Beginners Mission 101 Moving into Mission 201 Mission Master 301 Stewardship of God s Provision: Local Church Finance (Advanced Tools) Mission Fair DISCIPLESHIP DATA BASE Have you ever attended a conference or district event and thought, I could do that. I wonder who chooses speakers and presenters for church training events?? Or did you see exciting pictures of a Mission trip, and think, I would really love to do that. How can I go if my church is not doing a mission trip?? Or did you hear about a retreat or training that you wished you had known about? Be sure and find the Discipleship Data Base Sign UP 3

4 LOCAL CHURCH LEADERSHIP tories r or s is ce ile (CONT) PPRC/SPRC The committee consults with the lead pastor to recommend staff positions to support the strategy of the church leadership team (church council). The committee recommends staff compensation, travel, housing, and other financial matters to the church council through consultation with the finance committee. The finance committee includes the salary total in the budget, and the PPRC works with staff on allocation. The committee provides for annual evaluation of the pastor(s) and other staff for ongoing effective ministry. The committee creates and updates written policy for hiring, evaluating, promoting, retiring, and dismissing staff members who are not subject to episcopal appointment. (Procedures must comply with local and state laws). This is recommended to the church council for adoption. The committee conducts proper screening (including background checks) for lay employees and volunteer staff. The chairperson is the congregation s primary connection with the district superintendent and bishop related to appointed leadership of the congregation. he committee meets with the district superintendent and/or the bishop in an advisory capacity related to clergy leadership. Considerations include the age and stage of the congregation, an understanding of feelings and desires within the congregation about the pastor's leadership and appointment, and the culture and needs of the community around the church. The committee enlists, evaluates, and annually recommends to the charge conference candidates for professional ministry. 4 STEWARDSHIP OF GOD S PRO- VISION: Local Church Finance A look at how to account for and plan to handle the annual budget cycle in our congregations. The how and why of apportionments ; planning for facility maintenance, risk management and week to week cash handling/banking relationship and auditing. KEN BRUNER Active in church work throughout his 23 year military career and beyond, his experience includes service on church boards for three congregations as either Elder or Deacon, teaching adult and youth Sunday school, as a lay chaplain and as a worship leader/pastor for ten years of annual cowboy gatherings. Ken has served Kerrville: First UMC for three years as Director of Operations. A member of the National and United Methodist Associations for Church administration, he is currently a Certified Lay Speaker, member of United Methodist Men at Kerrville First, and of the Hill Country Emmaus Community, Treasurer for the Kerrville/Hill Country District and a member of the new Rio Texas Conference Finance & Administration Council. CHURCH TRUSTEES -Effective Trustees are Christian stewards of the property God has entrusted to the congregation. Effective trustees supervise and maintain the property of the congregation to ensure that disciple-making ministries of the congregation are effective and that local legal requirements related to the property are satisfied. Larry Harrison has served as Chair of Trustees in the previous Southwest Texas Conference and is a member of FUMC Junction. PPRC Bill Henderson -The committee leads the congregation to encourage, strengthen, nurture, support, and respect the pastor(s) and staff and their families. It helps the staff set priorities that strengthen the congregation's total ministry. (C0nt) Rev Bill Henderson is currently District Superintendent of the Hill Country District. He has served this district for 5 years and strives to empower laity in the local church. HILL COUNTRY DISTRICT LAY SERVANT TEAM Scott Maderer presenter Come hear about the opportunities to serve the mission of the church through being a lay servant, a certified lay servant or certified lay speaker. How these have evolved from previous Lay Speaker ministry and discussion of how lay servants can fill missional opportunities within your area. Scott Maderer has been serving as the Lay Leader at Lakehills UMC. He is currently the District Lay Servant Team Director. HCD LAY LEADER The Lay Leader promotes the role of laity as we work to fulfill our mission of making disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. Local Church leaders have huge potential for increased vitality throughout The United Methodist Church. David Rush is a member of Kerrville: St Paul's UMC. He was very active with FUMC Eagle before retiring in Kerrville. LET S TALK YOUTH Panel for forum with youth leaders and youth as well as youth workers that are volunteers not staff. Discussion about why those youth come - Christy Winn Leakey UMC, Carrie Anders FUMC Johnson City, Kendra Glass Bandera UMC REACHING MORE BROADLY INTO OUR MISSION - Conversation about extending missional outreach in the Hispanic community and tools to bridge gaps between two diverse cultures to continue making Disciples for Christ together. Rev. Leyva is currently

5 serving as the organizing pastor of a new congregation in the Gruene area and as consultant to new Hispanic faith community development for the Rio Texas Annual Conference. TURN ON THE POWER We all lead busy lives. This is a time for us to practice a Spiritual Discipline with a group of people. We hope we all can experience the love, grace and presence of God more powerfully while practicing these means of grace. Ryan Stratton is the Youth Minister at Buda UMC. He is also a candidate for ordained ministry. METHODIST TRADITION FOR MODERN MINISTRY In this session, we ll engage Scripture and Wesley s brief Character of a Methodist to reflect on Wesley s definition of key characteristics of a Methodist Christian. Our time will also include small group conversation to explore how Wesley s writing speaks a reinvigorating word of faith to our modern ministry contexts. This session is led by Rev. Todd Salmi, an engaged Wesleyan theologian; academically, practically, and spiritually. Todd developed WordsOfWesley.com, a website containing searchable copies of Wesley s sermons. WordsOfWesley also features Wesley quotes via social media. Todd serves as associate pastor at First UMC San Marcos, where he lives with his wife and three kids. MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGY & SOCIAL MEDIA FOR THE CHURCH VOLUNTEER In this session Rev. Will Rice will tell you everything you need to know about the web, technology, and social media. Well, maybe not everything. He will try to help your church take first steps, next steps and big steps in reaching the mission field through the use of technology. Topics will include: building or renovation of your website; using Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to reach out and connect; live-streaming and trends in church technology. Whether you are a techie or just want to know where to star, we will have something for you. Rev. Will Rice is the Director of Communications and Media Support for the Rio Texas Annual Conference and formerly served as the Pastor of Communication and Outreach at University United Methodist Church in San Antonio. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN IN THE LOCAL CHURCH Pastor Celia recently led her congregation through the process of writing an emergency preparedness plan. In this course she will offer several of the discoveries she and her congregation learned along the way, including why your church needs to have a plan and how to begin the process of writing a plan. Rev. Celia Halfacre has been pastor at Lakehills UMC for 2 years. She serves as the chair of the HCD Vitalizing Congregations Team. LEARNING STYLES FOR CHRISTIAN EDUCATION AND WORSHIP In order to best reach persons of all ages, it is important to plan learning sessions and worship which will reach those whose learning styles are different from our own.. We will explore the (at least) 7 learning styles and discover ways in which leaders can engage as many individuals as possible. Carol Ann Weston-Director of Christian Education at St. Paul s FUMC, Kerrville. Has served as Director of Christian Education in churches in Harlingen, Portland and Kerrville for over 30 years and is a certified Godly Play Trainer for the United States. MISSION INVOLVEMENT/PRESENCE IN THE LO- CAL CHURCH HCD Mission Team to provide 3 different panel discussions for churches with: Little or no activity;: Beginners Mission 101. George Barnett & John Fink moderators Moving into Mission 201 moderate activity to include mission trip beyond Eagle Pass or Border. Dr. David Pope, Rev Tom Tarver, Vicki McCuistion Master Mission 301 active global and community mission awareness. Bob Dibble FUMC Boerne, Rev. KP Polk, Phyllis Nichols VOLUNTEERS IN MISSION (VIM): HOW TO LEAD A MISSION TEAM how to create mission team/ volunteers in local church. Judy is a member of Fredericksburg United Methodist Church, is the immediate past International Coordinator for Volunteers In Mission for the Southwest Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church, and a member of Fredericksburg Morning Rotary Club. Judy has participated on many medical and construction missions to Haiti, Afghanistan, Guatemala, Mexico, India, Russia, Pakistan, the Philippines and Malawi over the last 15 years. She travels to Mexico at least 5-6 times per year fora medical mission to 10 very remote villages. Judy retired from active nursing after working for 20 years. Her passion is helping women and children with health and wellness. SO YOU WANT TO GO TO Costa Rica Costa Rica!!!!! Come learn all the nuts and bolts that go into taking a short term mission trip to Costa Rica! Dan Magee, Brad & Sharon Pederson from Kerrville: FUMC will be sharing the details of their 2015 Costa Rica Mission Trip. HOW TO REACH OUT AND GET INVOLVED WITH YOUR LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT: Ideas from weekend food help for students to mentoring to school supplies to fields of faith and beyond! Including Back-Pack Ministries. Vicki McCuistion has been the Director of the Barnabas Connection since its inception as an outreach ministry of Wimberley UMC in As Director, she has grown an idea into a successful community organization that received 501(c) 3 status in The Barnabas Connection connects people in need with resources to help them, focusing on health and human services, advocacy, and education.. Vicki has an extensive background in grassroots organizing, communications and fundraising. 5.

6 REGISTRATION FORM DEADLINE: JANUARY 21, 2015 Mail this form to the: Kerrville District Office 222 Sidney Baker South, Suite 528 Kerrville, TX FAX to or register by phone at CHILDCARE AVAILABLE If you are in need of childcare for the event you must register each child with Name & Age By January 20, 2015 CALL LIZ AT DISTRICT OFFICE Church Name: Address: Pre-registration with a check for all lunch reservations will ensure a speedy check-in. NAMETAGS WILL BE PRINTED AHEAD OF TIME. Persons registering at the door will be seated at the meal on a space-available basis, only. To confirm a meal, contact the District Office by January 20, Please make checks payable to Kerrville District - $12.00 per person. PLEASE PLACE STAMP HERE 222 Sidney Baker South Suite 528 Kerrville, TX Phone: kdumc@kdumc.org hcdumc.org Liz Cover Admin. Assist. Pam Elliot-District Program