THE UNITED METHODIST REVIEW CUMBERLAND DISTRICT

THE UNITED METHODIST REVIEW
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT
Macon, Sumner, Trousdale, Wilson
and parts of Clay, Smith, Robertson, Davidson, and Cheatham Counties
Volume 5, Issue 8
August 2012
Cumberland District Staff
 Rev. Tom Halliburton,
District Superintendent
Five Must-Know Facts about First-Time Guests
by Rick Ezell
Healthy and growing churches pay close attention to
the people they count as members, as well as those
people who are not yet a part of the flock. These
churches know that new people are the lifeblood of a
growing church. Like a spigot, they want to keep the
valve open for the flow of new people, and most
importantly, they want to ensure that nothing impairs
or cuts off the flow of new people to the church.
With that in mind, churches need to be aware of five
significant facts about first-time guests looking for a
church home.
 Ms. Carolyn Bullock,
District Secretary
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Scott Hilgadiack, Editor
Cumberland District
Review
Inside this issue:
Joelton Hope Center
2
A Journey of Faith,
Fellowship and Community
3
Lessons from Wesley for All
Churches
4
Methodist School for
Supernatural Ministry #5
5
1. Visitors make up their minds regarding a new
church in the first 10 minutes of their visit.
Often, before first-time guests have sung an inspiring
song or watched a compelling drama or viewed a well-produced video vignette or heard
a well-crafted sermon, they have made up their mind whether or not to return. In fact, if
you ask most church leaders, far more time and energy are spent on the plan and
execution of the worship service, with only minimal time spent on preparing for the
greeting and welcoming of the first-time guest, which is equally if not more important.
Clergy Retreat Coming to
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Aldersgate
Ministers Retreat
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6-7
Penterst-ing Tips to Make
Your Church a Curator of
“Cool”
8
New Cumberland District
9
Ministry Chairs
New Pastors to the District
10
Bishop-elect McAlilly named
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to the TN Conference
Lake Junaluska Ministry
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12
Summit
Local Church Events
13
2012 Lake Junaluska
14
Multicultural Conference
New Ministerial Stoles
15
Prayer Request
16
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Are parking attendants in place?
Is there appropriate signage?
Are your ushers and greeters performing the “right” job?
Is the environment you take for granted user-friendly and accepting to guests?
2. Most church members aren’t friendly.
Churches claim to be friendly. In fact, many churches put that expression in their logo or
tag line. But my experience in visiting churches as a first-time guest proves otherwise.
The truth is that most church members are friendly to the people they already know, but
not to guests.
See if members greet guests with the same intensity and concern before and after
the worship service as they do during a formal time of greeting in the worship service. A
lack of friendliness before and after the service sends a mixed, if not hypocritical,
message to new people.
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The six most important minutes of a church service, in a visitor’s eyes, are the three
minutes before the service and the three minutes after the service.
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Churches are wise to discover their most gregarious and welcoming members and
deploy them as unofficial greeters before and after each service, in addition to
designated parking-lot greeters, door greeters, ushers, and information booth
personnel.
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3. Church guests are highly consumer-oriented.
“If Target doesn’t have what I need, I just head to Kmart.” Capitalism has taught us that if we don’t find what we want,
someone else down the street will have it. If your church building is too hard for newcomers to navigate, if they have to
park in the “back 40,” if your members are unfriendly, another church may be in their future. Or worse yet, they may
decide getting into a church is not worth the effort and give up their search altogether.
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Pastors and church leaders need to look at their churches through the eyes of a first-time guest.
The use of objective anonymous guests to give an honest appraisal is very important.
4. The church is in the hospitality business.
Though our ultimate purpose is spiritual, one of our first steps is attention to hospitality. Imagine the service that would
be given to you in a first-class hotel or a five-star restaurant. Should the church offer anything less to those who have
made the great effort to be our guests?
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Hospitality is almost a forgotten virtue in our society.
Church members can extend hospitality to guests by offering to sit with them during the church service, giving them
a tour of the church facilities, inviting them to lunch after service, or connecting with them later in the week.
5. You only have one chance to make a good first impression.
More than a truism, first impressions are lasting ones. Little hope of correcting a bad first impression is possible. Your
first-time guests have some simple desires and basic needs. They decide very quickly if you can meet those criteria.
The decision to return for a second visit is often made before guests reach your front door.
Are you creating the entire experience, beginning with your parking lot?
Are you consciously working to remove barriers that make it difficult for guests to find their way around and to feel at
home?
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Do newcomers have all the information they need without having to ask any embarrassing questions?
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Are greeters and ushers on the job, attending to details and anticipating needs?
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Does anything about your guests’ first experience make them say, “Wow!”?
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Your church may have a skilled preacher, and your church may have excellent small groups or the best children’s
ministry in the community. But first-time guests will never know unless they make a second or third visit. Will they come
back? It all depends on the impression you’re making. Make it the right one the first time.
Rick Ezell is pastor of First Baptist Church in Greer, South Carolina, and his website is www.rickezell.net. This article
first appeared a twww.churchleaders.com and is used by permission.
Joelton Hope Center
The center had a runaway semi go through our front doors. The semi was parked across the street.
Some reason it slipped out of gear and rolled straight to our front doors. No one was in the truck or
the center so nobody was hurt. We did not have a lot of damage to our merchandise, just a lot of
structure damage. The Center is hoping that they will be able to move next door until the repairs are
complete. If you have Facebook, you can view a couple of the picture by getting on the Joelton
Hope Center page.
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A Journey of Faith, Fellowship and Community
A Celebration of the 200th Anniversary of Methodism in Tennessee
Saturday, September 29, 2012
10:00am – 2:00pm
McKendree Memorial UMC
208 Wheeler Street
Portland, TN 37148
You are invited to come and enjoy a guided tour of the community of Fountain
Head . . . Bishop McKendree’s Family Home and location of the First Meeting of
the Tennessee Conference!
Walk in the footsteps of Your Church Founders. 200 years ago, November 10, 1812, Methodist from across
Tennessee gathered together at Fountain Head Meeting House to formally recognize the forming of the Tennessee Conference. The founders of your local congregation made the journey. Follow in their footsteps and
join us at Fountain Head as we celebrate 200 years of Methodism in Tennessee.
The bus tour begins at McKendree Memorial UMC starting at 10:00am and continuing every 30 minutes until
2:00pm. The tour takes you to the actual location of the first meeting of the Tennessee Conference. Here
there is a free light lunch available as you take your time walking the grounds, meeting with Bishops McKendree and Asbury along with others that were in attendance that historical day. Perhaps you will have some
time to enjoy reminiscing with other Methodists from other eras.
After spending time at Fountain Head, board the bus that will take you by the location of the second day
meeting place, the Fountain Head Methodist Episcopal Church South, Bishop McKendree’s Family Farm and
burial plot. As the bus returns you to McKendree Memorial UMC, you will hear other historical facts as they
relate to Methodism in upper Sumner County.
You can call the Church at 615-325-4444 for more information or you can call
the church historian at 615-325-2970
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Lessons from Wesley for All Churches
by Lovett H. Weems, Jr.
Martin E. Marty once observed that between the time of Luther and
Calvin and our own time, John Wesley symbolized the genius of
adaptation to modernity. In his foreword to E. Brooks Holifield’sHealth
and Medicine in the Methodist Tradition (1986), Marty reminds us that
the Wesleyan movement was so successful that for one or two
centuries it was one of the strongest movements in Western
Christendom. Marty’s discussion of the reasons for Wesley’s
pioneering genius suggests important lessons for churches today.
Embrace knowledge. Wesley was not afraid of modernity. He was no
enemy of science, and he was a friend of medicine. Some of his
medical theories seem bizarre today; yet they were not far off the
mark of the best scientific efforts of his time. They also showed a
passionate regard for humans in their suffering and a clear sense that
his workers were to care and cure not only in the realm of the spiritual.
Emphasize social relations. Wesley knew the importance of social relations in the search for wellbeing. He provided classes and patterns of discipline. This practice led one scholar to argue that
most of what is worthwhile in contemporary group therapy is consistent with, and in some ways
flows from, Wesley’s understanding that people need the support of other people, and also that they
like to provide such support.
Journey toward wholeness. Wesley’s doctrine of holiness and sanctification involved
a journey toward wholeness. He did not talk about a “state” of health or a “condition” of well-being.
Instead, we are pilgrims, restless ones, seekers.
Respect the values of pluralism. Marty understands that contemporary bearers of the Wesleyan
tradition both encourage and fear pluralism. Wesley made a deliberate decision to promote the
development of freedom so as to assure that Methodism did not become narrow, confining, and
easily defined.
Improve people’s lives to change the world. Wesley believed that churches and church people
had to promote well-being wherever they were. He understood that religions of the West tended to
be part of the status quo. Wesley was far from a revolutionary, but it is true that wherever the
Wesleyans went, people were helped and the conditions of their lives became better. In this sense,
the movement was a “positive virus” that changed the world.
Lovett H. Weems, Jr., is professor of church leadership and director of the Lewis Center for Church Leadership of
Wesley Theological Seminary. His most recent books are Focus: The Real Challenges That Face The United Methodist
Church and Bearing Fruit: Ministry with Real Results (with Tom Berlin).
Used with permission from the Lewis Center for Church Leadership: http://www.churchleadership.com/default.htm.
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METHODIST SCHOOL FOR SUPERNATURAL MINISTRY #5 “Faith Catalyst” February 6-9, 2013 at the
Aldersgate Renewal Center, 121 East Avenue, Goodlettsville, TN
A person who is a catalyst is someone who precipitates a
process or event without being changed by the
consequences. In this session of the school we are going
to ask the unchanging Holy Spirit to come and speed up
the growth of our faith as resource people share the
supernatural ways that the Holy Spirit has used them. Bill
Johnson has stated “Those who are exposed to the
miraculous expose others.”
Confirmed leadership apart from ARM staff: Will Hart
(from the Furious Love DVD); Dudley Perio [humble oil rig
engineer used supernaturally by God]; musician and
evangelist Cinde Lucas; and prophetic worship leader
Don Hershman.
MSSM #6 “Power Evangelism” February, 2014 at the Aldersgate Renewal Center
• This session would be about evangelism that is dependent upon the supernatural power of God
• Topics include: Biblical and Wesleyan Foundation for Power Evangelism; Evangelism by the Presence of God; Evangelism through
the unity of churches; Treasure Hunting; Prophetic worship in power evangelism; Spiritual warfare to break strongholds.
DVD curriculum based on session #5 and #6 will also be produced. Why not consider using the MSSM DVD sets in your Sunday
School Classes this fall?
CLERGY RETREAT Coming to the Aldersgate Renewal Center, Goodlettsville, TN
September 17-19, 2012
A few days ago, our dog needed to go out in the middle of the night. Trying not to disturb anyone,
we navigated through the house in the dark. Spread throughout the house were my laptop, my cell
phone, my wife's cell phone, the wireless phone (yes, we still have a land-line), the lithium camera
battery charger, and the cordless vacuum. Each had a little "charging" indicator light that kept me
oriented as I walked in the darkness. There was much benefit from those items being recharged!
The same is true of us in ministry. The intensity of a life of ministry can move us along at such an
unsustainable pace that we find ourselves drained, and living with regret because of poor
decisions, missed opportunities, and broken relationships. We need the power, the daily
recharging, so to speak, of the Holy Spirit to be able to function at our full capacity in ministry to
others. That is the heart behind the ARM Ministers Retreat, September 17-19, 2012. Second
Peter tells us that God's divine power has given us everything we need for life and Godliness.
This Monday - Wednesday experience will allow those in ministry an opportunity to plug into God's
power, learning to replace unhealthy life patterns with spiritual disciplines that will help us daily stay plugged in to the power of the
Holy Spirit. Sessions will include worship, prayer, fellowship and times in the Word led by leaders seasoned in successfully
navigating the challenges and opportunities of a life of ministry.
One last thought about recharging. You cannot negotiate with a dead battery. My laptop, phone, and cordless vacuum are unable to
fulfill their intended purpose when the battery is drained and there is no power source. They must be recharged. Because of our
busyness in ministry, it is easy to justify not taking time to plug in and recharge. But we encourage you to recognize that time taken to
recharge your batteries is not wasted time, but rather it is essential time of investing so that you can fully run the race marked out for
you to the glory of God. So, join us September 17-19! Detailed information is available on-line at aldersgaterenewal.org/re.
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Pinterest-ing tips to make your church a curator of "cool"
Pinterest is the fastest-growing social media tool today,
amassing more than 10.5 million users as of late February,
2012. It has the same amount of referral traffic as Twitter does
(AllTwitter). Furthermore, users spend more than an hour on
Pinterest versus a half hour for Twitter (AllTwitter). Pinterest has
already redefined the act of “pinning” in the lexicon. Pinterest
appears to be the big social media phenomenon of 2012.
What is Pinterest?
At its core, Pinterest is a free bookmarking social media site.
Think of Pinterest as an Internet bulletin board. The unique
quality of Pinterest is that it is very well organized and has a
visual pin board type layout. As well, Pinterest requires minimal
writing and time to set up and use. So, now you might ask:
How can MY church use Pinterest in ministry?
Pinterest is about promoting excellent information on the web. Therefore, most pins should not be self-promoting. Pins
should be carefully chosen third-party pages geared for church leaders, congregants and community members. Though
you can promote some of your own “best-of” events and happenings, these should not be the main focus.
To gain credibility from users, provide a diverse array of topics, engage other tasteful pinners and re-pin their findings.
Here are some ideas to get you started:
1. Pretend you’re the city’s curator of "cool" and create a "Your Town Guidebook" board that includes your favorite
parks, restaurants and entertainment around your community. Provide short summaries of why each place is excellent.
Link to this board on your visitor page on your website while repeating the mantra “Pinterest is welcoming.” The
Gathering UMC in St. Louis has done this for "Our Neck of the Woods." Also look at what Melrose UMC in Lottsburg,
Va., did on their Pinterest board entitled "The Northern Neck."
2. Create a "Books for Spiritual Reading" board. This could be a “best-of” church library or bookstore. If you link to an
Amazon associate account, the church could even make some money. Melrose UMC has started one of these spiritual
reading book boards.
3. Collect a library of articles around the Internet that cover a local or national news issue.
4. Encourage the congregation to share your website’s wedding page on their "community board."
5. Create a “Wedding Planning” board that highlights local resources, wedding planners, florists and so forth. Include
excellent photos of weddings from your church as well.
6. Use “shared” boards to collect ideas for church events such as vacation Bible school and special dinners. These can
come in handy when decorating or designing a space for that event. Joanna Cummings, children’s minister at Forest
Hills UMC in Brentwood, Tenn., contributes to a board for sharingVBS ideas.
7. Chronicle your church’s community missions happening around the area. This way, members can plug into and share
these missions with their networks of friends. Dunwoody UMC in Georgia did something similar with their Habitat for
Humanity build.
8. Create resource areas for your programs, such as a youth ministry, missions or children’s ministry. Memorial UMC in
Farmington, Mo., has a few boards tending to specific ministries and groups of people within their church.
9. If you have a Wordpress-based website, you can use the Pinterest RSS widget to plug your boards into your website
to share this collection of selective content. This great visual on your website gives visitors not only an idea of what is
happening at the church, but also a glimpse into some of the interests and passions that drive the congregation.
Quick step-by-step guide to getting started on Pinterest
1. Go to http://pinterest.com and request a user account. It usually takes one day to be approved.
2. Your initial setup will include the creation of your first "boards."
3. The Pinterest application will give you a “Pin It” button that works within your browser as a one click "pinning"
function.
4. Connect Pinterest to other growing applications that sync with the site. Facebook is a huge connecting site for
those who use Pinterest.
5. Download the mobile Pinterest application.
6. Need a little more help? Check out HubSpot’s tutorial or look up more on Google.
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Start pinning!
Once you’re set up, browse the web, read articles, scroll other Pinterest boards and “pin” your favorite pages to your
various boards. Pinterest will automatically insert a prominent image from each page to highlight the pin. Edit the text
under the image and give it an inviting spin.
After you have pinned several pages, watch for others with whom you have connected to "re-pin" their boards.
Optimize your website for Pinterest
1. Always use a large, high-resolution and visually appealing image to go along with your blog postings, event
pages, photo galleries and book studies that you put onto the Internet. If someone wants to pin these pages,
Pinterest needs to find a large enough image to make a “pin.”
2. Make sure to include Pinterest sharing buttons on your website to make it easier for people to “pin” your content.
3. Encourage congregation members to share appealing church happenings on their pin boards.
Your goal as a church on Pinterest is not to become the most influential "pinner." It is to provide useful tools for ministry
and inspiration for your congregation and the community.
Cumberland District Votes in New District Board on Ordained
Ministry Chair
Reverend Jay Voorhees has. been unanimously been voted as the new chair of
the Cumberland District dCOM. Jay is the Senior
Pastor serving Old Hickory United Methodist Church.
His credentials include district, as well as, conference
level positions. Fresh ideas, organization skills,
knowledge, and an excitement to head this Committee
will be an asset to the Cumberland District. Jay is
married to Reverend Kay Hereford Voorhees and live
in Old Hickory with daughter Anna.
Pastor Kay was appointed to Ruth Ensor United Methodist Church July 1.
Cumberland District Board on Ordained Ministry Chair
News:
Reverend Mike Potts, who has served on the Cumberland District Board on
Ordained Ministries as Chair, has stepped down in order to take the new
year and finish his dissertation to receive his doctorate in ministry.
Taking his place is the Reverend Jerry Wallace. Jerry is married to Jamie,
and has two children, Christian and Grace. Jerry is currently serving as
Senior Pastor at Gallatin First United Methodist Church
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New Pastors to the District:
Bio for Pastor Tommie Martin
1. Born in New Orleans, La Nov. 27, 1949 to George and
Cordelia Martin.
Father was career Navy and Mother was full time home keeper.
I have one older brother and two younger sisters, a son and a
daughter both in their 30's and 3grandchildren who live far
enough away that we rarely see each other.
2. My family moved to Guam and I attended 1st and 2nd grade
there.
Moved to Pensacola, Fla and attended 3rd thru 7th grade.
My brother and I attended a Sunday School Church for children
in the Navy housing
project where we lived. We were able to enjoy Bible Camp
several years. It was during
this time that the Lord revealed to me that he was real.
Moved to Virginia Beach, Va and attended 7th -10th grade.
When 11 years old I received Jesus as my Savior and was
confirmed and baptized.
Moved to Memphis, Tn and attended 10th - 12th grade,
graduating in 1967 from Frayser High School.
Attended U.T.Martin as a freshman and transferred to Memphis
State Univ. where I received my Bachelor Degree in 1972.
It was at U.T. Martin that I was called into the ministry. I had been pursuing a Chemical
Engineering course of study but knew the Lord had other ideas for my life.
In 1972 I married. The marriage lasted for twelve years..
I received my Master of Divinity in 1975 from Methodist Theological Seminary in Ohio.
3. In 1975 I graduated from seminary and was appointed to my first church, Hazel Mason’s Chapel. I often comment that the Churches of Christ in the area helped
complete my seminary Bible training. They made it necessary for me to have a Biblical text
for every doctrine or theological position I professed.
4. While serving the Martin Charge from 1980 to 1984,the Lord impressed upon me that His
Word was either all true or mostly irrelevant. If only partially true, we will tend to judge the
Word instead of the Word judging us. If wholly true then we can approach the Bible with
confidence that every word is from God and not just the opinion of a dead saint.
5. In 1986 I married a lovely woman who saw as one of her ministries the joy of helping me
in be a better pastor. This joint ministry has been a blessing to the present.
6. For the last four years I have served pastorates in West Ky. and am now serving the
Lafayette congregation in Tn.
Because of the burden laid upon my heart by the Lord, I am seeking ways to lead the
congregation to personal discipling of others rather than being mere inviters
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Dr. John R. Daniels
[email protected]
www.drjdaniels.com
John is a transformational pastor, church planter and social
entrepreneur , who has also traveled in several states preaching and
teaching revivals, seminars and workshops on church planting, life
coaching, innovation, navigating change, healing ministries, and
marriage enrichment. In addition to being a UM pastor for 28 years, he
is President and founder of drjdaniels.com and author of Grace Full
Healing, writes poetry and song lyrics.
He holds undergraduate degrees in Business and Psychology from
Muskingum Tech and Ohio University; M.Div. from United Theological
Seminary; and earned his Doctorate from Ashland Theological
Seminary. He has also studied at Trinity Lutheran Seminary, Asbury Theological Seminary,
Methodist Theological Seminary, Center for Parish Development, Nehemiah Institute, and the West
Ohio UMC New Start Church Academy, and the Church Planting Boot Camp. He is a previous
recipient of the Denman Evangelism Award in the West Ohio Conference UMC. As an ordained
Elder, he has served in the West Ohio UMC Conference on the Board of Ordained Ministry, and
Church Planting Teams. John is serving the Bethpage UMC and has come to serve in the TN
Conference due to family needs.
He and his wife Jody were high school sweethearts. They have three grown children Abbey (son-inlaw Greg), Theresa, and John Wesley. His hobbies include hiking, walking, golfing, basketball and
shopping when his wife makes him do it.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. / TN Conference UMC / The Memphis and Tennessee Conferences are excited to welcome Bishopelect Rev. Bill McAlilly and family to the Nashville Episcopal Area UMC. The
announcement of his appointment came shortly after 9:15 pm cst on
Thursday, July 19 from the bar of the 2012 Southeastern Jurisdictional
Conference at Lake Junaluska Conference Center, the traditional venue for
this quadrennial event.
Bishop-elect McAlilly hails from the MS Conference UMC and is currently
District Superintendent of the Seashore District. A small portion of his
bio reads: “He leads the heart of the church into the heart of mission as
evidenced by his call to the MS Gulf Coast and in forming a partnership
between Seashore District and the Methodist Church of Nicaragua, now a
mission emphasis of the Mississippi Conference. He serves as a member
of the Holy Conferencing Task Force leading toward General Conference
2012 and was a contributor to the book, The Gift of Unity, edited by Bishop
Scott Jones.”
McAlilly will serve as Bishop for both the Memphis and Tennessee Annual Conferences
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Lake Junaluska Ministry SUMMIT
August 5 -7, 2012
For all SEJ Lay Leadership and Clergy
www.lakejunaluska.com/summit
Adaptive Leadership: Shifting from Managerial to Missional
Gil Rendle, Summit Leader
In a time of deep change the measure of leadership shifts from being
efficient to being effective. It is not a matter of doing our work better but
doing our work differently in order to be missionally effective. Our UMC is
now faced with questions of economic sustainability, and more
importantly, with questions of relevance. Can we speak to a changed
culture and a new mission field? The 2012 Lake Junaluska Ministry
Summit will explore the challenges now facing us and learning about
appropriate leadership responses. Gil Rendle will be the Lake Junaluska
Ministry Summit leader. For event information and to register, please visit
www.lakejunaluska.com/summit
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Local Church Events
Lafayette United Methodist Church
506 Bratton Avenue
P.O. Box 122
Lafayette, Tennessee 37083
Phone: 615-666-3497
E-mail: [email protected]
Weekly Schedule
Praise & Worship Service
High Energy Music
Sunday Morning at 8:30 AM
Come as you are and celebrate Christ with us.
Sunday School at 9:45 AM for all ages!
Traditional Worship - Sunday Morning at 10:55 AM
Hispanic Methodist Meetings
IGLESIA METODISTA UNIDA HISPANA ASILOE@
Monday and Thursday nights at 7:00 PM
Summer Events
Flamingos Are Migrating!
The T.G.I.F. Youth Group
Teens Guided In Faith
Has started their FUNDRAISER!
The Youth Group will “Fly” these BEAUTIFUL BIRDS to a friend’s yard of your choice for a fee. “These birds will “Rest” for
approximately 24 hours UNLESS it is requested that we “Shoo them Away” sooner. During this 24 hour period, if requested, for a
small donation they may ‘migrate’ to another friend’s yard.
Flight size is as follows:
**THE BEST FLIGHT**
Small
Large
15 Flamingos
30 Flamingos
$20.00
$30.00
Proceeds from this Fundraiser will be used for outreach projects, missions, youth retreats, etc.
New Stained glass window installed in the Bryant
Chapel at Lebanon First United Methodist Church.
Completion of the building is scheduled for the fall
followed with a dedication. A spokesperson added that
the church is excited for the addition to their campus for
visitations, small funerals, small weddings, large classes
and special services.
Lebanon First UMC is seeking a Youth Director.
Application form is available on the web
site, www.lebanonfumc.com on the left panel. Complete
and submit with your resume to: Dr. Mike Ripski, FUMC,
415 West Main St., Lebanon Tn 37087 or email to [email protected]
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2012 Lake Junaluska Multicultural Conference:
Creating a Church for All People
Save the date: November 29 - December 1
Lake Junaluska, North Carolina
Early Registration ends September 30
Register today at
www.lakejunaluska.com/multicultural
Scholarships available soon. Contact 828.454.6697 for more information.
The 2012 Multicultural Conference will explore the changing racial, ethnic and cultural
demographics of our country that are moving towards a population that is majority racial-ethnic.
In light of this fast-approaching demographic change, how do we create a church in which all
people feel welcome? This conference will provide thought-provoking cultural competency
training for clergy and laity, enhancing their ability to serve as leaders within diverse churches
and changing communities.
Participants will experience this training through a mixture of plenary sessions, workshops,
powerful and inspiring worship services and motivating speakers, all of which will empower the
participants to embrace the principles learned at the conferences and put them into action in
their local churches and communities, thereby "Creating a Church for All People."
Leadership includes:
Bishop Melvin Talbert
Bishop Linda Lee
Bill Cruse
Others to be announced.
For more information and to register, visit: www.lakejunaluska.com/multicultural
For more information, contact:
The Rev. Dr. Carl Arrington, Director
African-American Ministries
Lake Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center
Southeastern Jurisdiction of The United Methodist Church
P. O. Box 67
Lake Junaluska, NC 28745
[email protected]
www.lakejunaluska.com
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T HE U NI T E D ME T HO D I S T R E V I E W
V O LU M E 5 , I S S U E 8
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 477
Hendersonville, TN 37077
District Office Location:
525 New Shackle Island Rd
Hendersonville, TN 37075
(Inside Good Sheppard UMC)
Check out our updated web page:
http://cumberlanddistrictumc.org/. If you have
any suggestions or corrections please email
Scott Hilgadiack at [email protected] .
Telephone: 615-822-1433
FAX: 615-822-3729
Deadline for the next Cumberland
District Review, August 18, 2012.
Please send any information you wish
to be printed in this edition to
[email protected] or to
[email protected].
Open Hearts. Open Minds. Open Doors.
Prayer Request
Please be in prayer for the family and friends of Judy Pearce, spouse of retired pastor, Gene Pearce in the Cumberland
District. Judy passed away Tuesday, June 19th. A private memorial service will be announced at a later date.
Condolences may be sent to
Rev. Gene Pearce
113 Oakland Ct
White House, TN 37188-9001
Carolyn Bullock, District Secretary, broke her left foot and may need surgery.
While attending the TN Annual Conference Frank Billman experienced chest pains and had to be driven the hospital
where they diagnosed a blockage and put in a stent. Please keep Frank in your prayers.
Please pray with the Columbia District for Linda Rowe, who had an aneurism on Friday morning and was transported to
Vanderbilt Medical Center where she had emergency surgery. She is in stable condition and is being monitored for brain
swelling. It has affected her speech centers and some motor functions. Please be in prayer for her. She is in room 6639
in the neurological unit. Linda is the wife of Pastor David Rowe.