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Communique # 246 – July 23, 2008

A few weeks ago, we mentioned that there have been some problems relating to the delivery of the Communique. While the problems are being addressed as quickly as possible on our end, we in the communications office realize that some people still might not be receiving their weekly copy of the Communique.

If you ever feel that you have not received a copy of the Communique, or you have deleted your copy in error, you can always access an archive of all conference e-newsletters at www.kansaseast.org/newsletter_find.asp. If you cannot find a listing for the issue of Communique in question, then no Communique for that date has been sent out. If this is the case, please refer to the conference website at http://www.kansaseast.org/ for news and upcoming events.

Britt Bradley
Electronic Media Specialist
Kansas Area Communications Office


News

South-Central Jurisdiction elects three new bishops

Hundreds of delegates from across the jurisdiction gathered in Dallas last week for Jurisdictional Conference to elect and places bishops. Bishop Scott Jones of the Kansas East Conference will continue to serve as the bishop of the Kansas Area for an additional four-year term. Three new bishops were elected from the pool of candidates to replace episcopal vacancies in the jurisdiction. Read about the newly-elected bishops at the links below:

“Bledsoe fulfills father’s dream”: www.kansaseast.org/news_detail.asp?pkvalue=478
“SCJ elects J. Michael Lowry”: www.kansaseast.org/news_detail.asp?PKValue=479
“Dorff elected Bishop”: www.kansaseast.org/news_detail.asp?PKValue=480


Kansas East members elected to general boards and agencies at Jurisdictional Conference

The following is a list of members of the Kansas East Conference who were elected to serve on general boards and agencies at the South-Central Jurisdictional Conference last week in Dallas.

  • Kelly Williams – on staff at Church of the Resurrection, to a first term on the General Council on Finance and Administration
  • Oliver Green – member at Asbury-Mt. Olive in Topeka, to a second term on the General Board of Church and society
  • Eduardo Bousson – pastor at Atchison, to a first term on the General Board of Global Ministries
  • Young Ho Chun – faculty at Saint Paul School of Theology, to a second term on the United Methodist Publishing House
  • Luke Wetzel – member at Olathe: Aldersgate, moving from the General Board of Discipleship to the General Commission on Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns
  • Jada Hodgson – Certified Lay Minister serving Ottawa: Union Chapel – Princeton, to the Mission Council of the South Central Jurisdiction

In addition, names were approved for submission to the National Council of Churches to be a part of their nomination “pool”. Tedd Inman’s name is included in that list. Decisions will come at a later date as to who will actually serve on that Board.

New pastor wants to build on ‘good stuff already going on’

Rev. Claudia Bakely is featured in an article about her new appointment at Basehor UMC in the Bonner Springs newspaper, “The Chieftan,” at: www.bonnersprings.com/news/2008/jul/17/new_pastor_wants_build_good_stuff_already_going.

Favorite Hymns of United Methodists

Dean McIntyre, Director of Music Resources for the General Board of Discipleship, has compiled a list of the ten favorite hymns of United Methodists. A summary of the top ten favorite hymns identified through research done in 2007, broken down into a number of categories, can be found at the following link:
www.gbod.org/worship/musing200-favhymns.pdf.


Upcoming Events

Safe and Sacred Spaces instructor training

A training for Safe and Sacred Spaces instructors will take place at the Leawood Church of the Resurrection on Saturday, September 6, from noon to 5PM. The event is located in Room 220 (in the East Building), and is open to any in the conference desiring to be an instructor or for those instructors that need to be recertified to continue teaching.

The event is listed on the conference calendar here: www.kansaseast.org/event_detail.asp?PKValue=2397.


Saint Paul offering one-day courses in lay member training and education

Saint Paul School of Theology is offering one-day classes for lay members as a part of their new “Laity School of Theology.” Cost for each day-long class is $35.

For more details about each class, visit www.spst.edu/site/documents/LaitySchoolSchedule08-09Final.pdf.

More information about the Laity School of Theology can be found at: www.spst.edu/site/laity_school.php.


Religious philanthropy event hosted by National Association of United Methodist Foundations


The National Association of United Methodist Foundations is hosting an educational conference in Indianapolis, Indiana, September 17-19 during the NAUMF annual meetign. The title of the conference is “Religious Philanthropy for United Methodist Church Leaders – Creating a Culture of Generosity”.

A link to the brochure for the event can be found at: www.naumf.org/National%20Meeting%20Brochure%20for%202008.pdf.


Burning Bush curriculum offered

Sessions for “Burning Bush” – the core curriculum of Discipleship University – will be beginning soon. The curriculum is designed for congregational teams, and will focus on developing congregational plans for making disciples through a series of learning experiences on five weekends over two years. There are three different tracks – for small, mid-size and large congregations. Sessions for the mid-size track starts this fall with the other two tracks starting in 2009.

For more information, visit the event website at: www.gbod.org/du/burningbush/default.html.


Communications Staff

Lisa Elliott Diehl
Area Director

Susan Cooper
Associate Director
Beverly Fanestil
Secretary
Britt Bradley
Electronic Media Specialist

Area Communications Office, 9440 E Boston, Suite 110, Wichita KS 67207
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