Category: News
Puzzlers Corner- A Call For Prayer
Next week, our nation will be voting to elect our next leaders at all levels of government. I don’t believe that I am alone when I say that I am feeling some anxiety about what may unfold on November 5th and the days that follow. I ask for each faith community to consider being open… Continue Reading Puzzlers Corner- A Call For Prayer
Church Leadership Updates Needed
Please be sure to make your local church leadership changes in Brick River, the Michigan Conference official database. Both district and conference staff use Brick River to email important information to your local church leaders. Need a tutorial how to update Here is the link to the tutorial. https://michiganumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Dashboard-Training-Text-1.pdf Questions about updating your local church dashboard… Continue Reading Church Leadership Updates Needed
Getting to Know You
Five years ago, we created the Michigan Conference, bringing the West Michigan and Detroit Conferences together. We were able to accomplish some of what we hoped to achieve for this new conference. Unfortunately, like many of our faith communities, COVID changed the path we wanted to take. As we launch the new Michigan Conference, we… Continue Reading Getting to Know You
PASTORAL TRANSITIONS: PART 2, WELCOME
In this second half of a two-part article, Glenn Wagner offers advice to congregations welcoming new pastors and outlines practical wisdom to clergy transitioning into a new ministry setting. GLENN M. WAGNER Michigan Conference Communications Pastors in our Michigan United Methodist connectional system have been moving to new appointments since clergy were called circuit riders… Continue Reading PASTORAL TRANSITIONS: PART 2, WELCOME
PASTORAL TRANSITIONS: PART 1, GOODBYE
In this first half of a two-part article, Glenn Wagner shares ideas from his four decades as a United Methodist pastor to help clergy and congregations better say goodbye and welcome during seasons of pastoral transition. GLENN M. WAGNER Michigan Conference Communications Pastoral transitions are a regular occurrence in the lives of United Methodist pastors… Continue Reading PASTORAL TRANSITIONS: PART 1, GOODBYE