Resources

Higher Education and Campus Ministry Ordained Ministry
United Methodist Theological Schools
A list of United Methodist-affiliated theological schools and seminaries provided by the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry.
Archives and History
Wheeler Award for Church History and Archives Nomination Form
Each year at Annual Conference, the Conference Commission on Archives presents the Wheeler Award for Church History and Archives. The award was established in 2011 to recognize and thank Glynn and Annie Ford Wheeler for their ...
Disaster Response
Disaster Response - Connecting Churches
The information your congregation provides through this page will enable the Conference and District Disaster Response Teams to have at their fingertips the information needed to respond to communities that have found their world ...
Disaster Response
Disaster Response - Connecting Individuals
If your church does not have a Disaster Response Team or organized Disaster Response ministry, and you would like to assist in response operations please complete and submit the Connecting Individuals form. Your information will ...
Multicultural Ministries
Strengthening the Black Church for the 21st Century
Strengthening the Black Church for the 21st Century is a program designed to assist United Methodist churches with predominantly black congregations become effective in mission and ministry. It does this by linking successful ...
Youth Discipleship
Crash Courses in Youth Ministry
Discipleship Ministries offers downloadable Crash Courses in Youth Ministry loaded with practical tips and basic wisdom that you can read today and put into practice tomorrow. These eBooks are free to download. Just click the ...
Communication COVID-19 Information Technology
Google Meet training and help
Google Meet allows you to hold online video meetings with people inside or outside of your organization.
Communication COVID-19 Information Technology
Instant Conference (Audio Conferencing)
This is a basic conference call system that allows a group of participants to connect via telephone. The free option limits you to five participants per call. There is a paid option (only $9.95 per month) that will allow calls ...
Communication COVID-19 Information Technology
Zoom How-To Videos
Zoom offers simplified online video conferencing and messaging across any device.
Dismantling Racism
Dismantling Racism Articles and Information
Anti-racism Starts: Do’s and Don’ts https://www.r2hub.org/library/anti-racism-starts-dos-and-donts   Children aren’t too young to talk about race http://www.childrenscommunityschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/theyre-not-too...
Dismantling Racism
Dismantling Racism Books
Dream with Me: Race, Love, and the Struggle We Must Win By John M. Perkins "Justice is something every generation has to strive for." A trailblazer in the civil rights movement, John M. Perkins led voter registration efforts in ...
Dismantling Racism
Dismantling Racism Discussion Guides and Bible Studies
Racial Justice Conversations Guide Resources to help get you started and create building blocks for additional work to engage others in difficult, but important, conversations—such as the topic of white privilege and/or racial ...
Dismantling Racism
Dismantling Racism Moving to Action
21-Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge​ An excellent 21-day racial equity challenge with videos and readings from the Desert Southwest Conference of the UMC-  https://dscumc.org/religion-and-race/dsc-race/original-21-day-r...
Dismantling Racism
Dismantling Racism Podcasts
White Lies In 1965, Rev. James Reeb was murdered in Selma, Alabama. Fifty years later, two journalists from Alabama return to the city where it happened, expose the lies that kept the murder from being solved and uncover a story ...
Dismantling Racism
Dismantling Racism Videos for Small Groups
Vital Conversations  Videos and discussion guides for a series on race produced by The General Commission on Religion and Race https://www.r2hub.org/vital-conversations-series-home   Is Reverse Racism Really a Thing? Study guide ...
Dismantling Racism
Dismantling Racism Webinars
John Wesley, Slavery, & Anti-Racism Hosted by Hinton Rural Life Center featuring Dr. Jonathan LeMaster-Smith Dr. Jonathan LeMaster-Smith leads this webinar that explores how the writings of John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, ...
General Conference 2020
General Conference 2020 Q&A
When is General Conference? The 2020 General Conference was originally scheduled for May 5-15, 2020, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Commission on the General Conference determined to postpone the worldwide gathering due to the ...
Communication Conference Policies Information Technology
North Alabama Conference Privacy Policy and Communication User Agreement
This Privacy Policy is intended to inform you about the types of information gathered by the North Alabama Conference when you interact with the Conference electronically, and how the Conference may use and safeguard your ...
Children's Discipleship
Conference 2020 Virtual VBS
During the summer of 2020, health concerns and in-person meeting restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic left many North Alabama congregations pondering how to best continue ministry with their children - especially Vacation ...
COVID-19 Safe Sanctuaries
Safe Sanctuaries Best Practices During COVID-19
As churches consider how to transition summer children’s and youth ministry to online formats during the summer, as well as how to safely begin meeting again in person, it is important that Safe Sanctuaries best practices continue...
COVID-19
Virtual Pentecost 2020 Worship Service
Order of Worship Pentecost Sunday May 31, 2020 Click here to download a .pdf version.     Entering God’s Presence   Call to Worship   I am the Church! https://youtu.be/_NhAjVOIhKg   North Alabama families accompanied ...
COVID-19
A video discussion on the Do No Harm recommendations to reopen North Alabama UMC Churches
Dr. Neil Lamb and Rev. Chris Powell discuss the North Alabama Conference document Do No Harm: Recommendations for Reopening Our Church Buildings. Pastors are encouraged to use this video as a resource as they begin creating their ...
COVID-19
Virtual Easter Worship Service 2020
Order of Worship Easter Sunday April 12, 2020 Click here to download a .pdf version.     Entering God’s Presence   Prelude   https://youtu.be/kSvasb4p318   Dr. Dedric Cowser   Welcome and Call to Worship   https://yout...
Communication Worship
Copyright and Local Church Licensing
Churches using hymns, other copyrighted music in their online worship services must have a license to do so – just the same as is required for printed copies of protected music or video clips. Several services offer streaming ...
COVID-19
COVID-19 Pandemic Public Health Information Links
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)   World Health Organization (WHO)   Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH)    Alabama COVID-19 Tracking (Bama Tracker)
COVID-19
COVID-19 Public Health Information and Guidance for Churches
From the General Board of Global Ministries: Coronavirus (COVID-19): United Methodist updates and resources   From ADPH - Guidelines for Places of Worship   From the CDC - Interim Guidance for Communities of Faith   From the CDC ...
COVID-19 Worship
Pandemic Response Worship Resourcing from The Fellowship of United Methodists in Music and Worship Arts
The Fellowship of United Methodists in Music and Worship Arts (The Fellowship) has launched a crowdsourced Pandemic Response Worship Resourcing document. This resource has great information and resources for worship leaders who ...
COVID-19 Worship
Facebook Group: Worship and Service Ideas in response to COVID-19
This Facebook Group gives North Alabama pastors and worship planners a place to share technology, webinars, articles with one other. As well as a place to share creative ideas. NOTE: This group is a public group which means ...
Communication COVID-19 Information Technology Worship
Facebook Live - How Tos and Tutorials
The social media platform Facebook has a feature called Facebook Live that allows users to use the camera on their computer or mobile device to broadcast live video. www.facebook.com How to go Live on Facebook – www.facebook.com/...
Communication COVID-19 Worship
Low Power Radio - General Information
General information from the Federal Communications Commission to answer some of the more commonly received questions on this subject of starting a "low power" or "micro power" radio station for local broadcasts (AM or FM). 
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