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3/30/2017

 

 

The UMRC is here to help support your church in its various ministries! Please forward this newsletter to church leaders and Sunday school teachers in your church.

 

There is no rental fee to borrow these items; the only cost to churches is to mail resources back to me.

  

 The UMRC is located in the United Methodist Center in Springfield.
If you're here for a meeting during the week, come in and look around!
        Contact me in advance and I'll have resources ready for you to pick up.  

The UMRC has a wide variety of materials for teachers of
adult, youth, and children's classes!
Click here to visit the UMRC website.             
Please let me know if you have any questions or comments; my contact information is listed below, near my signature.
Lent and Easter resources are still available!
Check out the lists below, make a list of items you are interested in, and contact me to see what is available for you! 

DVD studies
Easter Cross
  
Additional DVDs
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Lent and Easter resources that may be of interest to teachers of children and youth
Sharing the Easter Faith with Children
  
  
Books for adults
  
  

Becoming Heart Sisters: A Bible Study on Authentic Friendships
Becoming Heart Sisters #102167
In this six-session DVD study, Natalie Chambers Snapp guides us through the process of finding and nurturing healthy, authentic friendships that enrich our lives, honor God, and build up the body of Christ.  Sessions:  1) Why do we need girlfriends and where do we find them? (16 min.);  2) Getting right with God (18 min.);  3) Clash of the Titans (21 min.);  4) The forgiveness business (18 min.);  5) Blurred lines (17 min.);  6) Heart sisters do's and don'ts (21 min.).  Includes leader's guide and sample participant book.  CLOSED CAPTIONED.
Grace-Full Life
#107098 Grace-Full Life
God's grace is like a big umbrella that covers us from the cradle to the grave.  We all live under this grace.  The question is: how do we experience it?  In this four-session DVD study, Jorge Acevedo and Wes Olds examine God's Word and explore four distinct seasons in which we experience God's grace along life's journey, leading us to a better understanding and experience of the amazing grace of God that transforms us, those around us, and our world.  Sessions:  1) Even there -- God's all-reaching love (11 min.);  2) Even now -- God's soul-saving love (14 min.);  3) Even more -- God's character-shaping love (14 min.);  4) Even when -- God's never-ending love (12 min.).  Includes leader's guide and paperback book.

Holding Up Your Corner: Guided Conversations about Race
Holding Up Your Corner #108062
This resource is designed to help pastors and other faith leaders address issues of race and inequity in their communities.  It is a six-hour experience that includes the presentation of key content through brief video clips, activities, and guided discussion in small groups around tables, as well as times for sharing with the whole group.  The kit includes DVD (video content for each conversation segment), leader's guide, sample participant guide, and paperback book.  For additional information and a link to additional online resources, go to http://www.abingdonpress.com/holdingupyourcorner

Upper Room Dictionary of Christian Spiritual Formation
Upper Room Dictionary #817053
Comprising more than 470 articles written by more than 50 scholars, this book includes basic introductions to spiritual teachers of the past and present, important topics in Christian spirituality, prayer practices, and ways of leading groups in prayer and spiritual formation.

Mark Your Calendar
  Calendar
The United Media Resource Center will be closed the following dates:

 

Friday, April 14
Monday, May 29
If you have questions or wish to request resources, please contact me at 217-529-2744 (phone), 217-529-4155 (fax), or umrc@igrc.org (e-mail).

 

Sincerely,
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Jill D. Stone, Director
United Media Resource Center