Risk-Taking Love February 15, 2011

Pray Now   ·   Archives   ·   Job Opportunities   ·   About Us Churches ask hundreds of questions about direct invoicing,  apportionments  John Tate has opened his email to find as many as 111 questions from churches regarding this year's changes in the conference finances. What question does he hear most often? Holston hotline: Sudan mission team featured in national story    Last week's letters about the ban on gay clergy  Money for senior ministry: Loving grant application  Money for new ministries: Redwine grant application        Evangelism Conference: April 1-2 in Knoxville  Discovery: For young people who hear God's call Jubilation: Send a senior who needs friendship   Tennessee supreme justice speaks at Macedonia UMC (PDF)  United Methodist info: Lesbian elder faces church trial    Are we abandoning the rural churches?  How churches can minister to the unemployed  Premarital counseling: It might work  Spirit Singers: South Carolina Conference youth choir  'Community of rednecks, Latinos, and African-Americans'   African American clergy retreat: April 4-6 at Lake J   Don't waste my time: 6 committee meeting tips   Can PPR committees have secret meetings?   Conference calendar:  Feb. 15: Change for Children grant applications due    Feb. 20-22: Christian Educators Fellowship in Pigeon Forge  Feb. 28-March 3: Ministers Convocation in Lake Junaluska March 1: Resolutions/petitions deadline  March 5: UMMen's Day with the Bishop in Hixson   March 10-12: Ministers' Wives Retreat in Pigeon Forge March 12: Children's Ministry Connection in Knoxville  March 18-20: Marriage Enrichment Retreat in Jonesborough April 1-2: Evangelism Conference in Knoxville April 3: One Great Hour of Sharing April 10-12: Jubilation retreat for older adults in Kingsport April 15: Margaret Loving grant application due  April 15: Redwine grant application due  May 8: Native American Ministries Sunday   May 13-14: UMW Spiritual Enrichment Experience in Lake Junaluska May 14-15: UMW Young Women's Retreat in Lake Junaluska   June 12-15: Holston Annual Conference in Lake Junaluska   More calendar items...