“We are looking for Latino and Black leaders who are actively trying to grow the ethnic community in their congregations via communication or marketing activities,” noted Teresa Faust, Research Manager for United Methodist Communications.
The cruise will offer all participants three days of guided or personal spiritual nurture and an opportunity to rest, unwind and be in fellowship with friends in ministry.
The Academy for Spiritual Formation is an experience for those who hunger for deep spirituality.
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s legacy is a reminder of the difference one person’s life can make, not only to those who know them best, but also to a country and world.
We do new things because we recognize there are so many people who have lived through hard things and are in desperate need of some good news — the good news of Jesus Christ.
The next EVOLVE session on February 8 will feature Jason Moore discussing why congregations should continue offering hybrid worship experiences.
The Adult Discipleship Team has purchased a labyrinth for use by churches and ministry groups in the North Alabama Conference.
The information requested in this report is for the 2021 calendar year—January 1 through December 31.
Is it possible that “all things new” includes not only the present and future, but also the past?
The team would like to invite all congregations to celebrate the day in concrete and creative ways.
The Adult Discipleship Team invites you to participate in a weekly Ignatian Examen.
Grants are for small and medium churches to launch an experiment or initiative to share the Gospel, tell their faith stories, and invite others into a relationship with Jesus.
Jesus is more than a promise come true. Jesus is God’s Son. He is God come to Earth. He is the reason that we celebrate Christmas.
Rev. Denise Mullaney is an ordained United Methodist minister, a licensed clinical social worker and a certified spiritual director.
The Christmas Eve concert featured a selection of ten traditional carols played at the tower dedication one hundred years ago.
Tornadoes have wreaked havoc in parts of Tennessee, Kentucky and several neighboring states. Lives were lost, buildings destroyed and communities devastated. We want to do something to help those who are hurting.
The Conference's Adult Discipleship Team offers information on Spiritual Formation practices.
A Birmingham church found a way to help an Ohatchee church destroyed by a tornado.
"As our team worked through this redesign project, we were determined to do more than a superficial facelift. We hope this new design will better serve you and your congregation’s ministry.”
“Advent is the time in the Christian year when we particularly watch and wait for God to break into our lives.”
Conference UMVIM Coordinator Rev. Todd Owen shares two current opportunities to give through UMVIM this month.
Reading through the Bible together in 2022 is a way in which we open ourselves to experience God's presence and kainos new.
Canterbury United Methodist Church shares the joy of reading with women in a Birmingham correctional facility.
The goal is to find 40 high school seniors plus chaperones for this inaugural tour.
During this time HealthFlex participants may evaluate their health insurance coverage and make any changes needed for the year 2022.
All reports and information submitted for publication in the PreConference Book should be submitted by no later than Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022.
Petitions and resolutions must be in the hands of the Conference Secretary no later than February 1 each year.
Our next Holy Land pilgrimage with Educational Opportunities will be June 28 - July 7, 2022, and is open to clergy and laity.
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