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Sept. 15, 2020

   
It's time to plan for discipleship, leadership, and ministry opportunities!
  
Now is a good time to receive resources
. . . for the personal spiritual growth of yourself and your family
 . . . to use with a small group
. . . to preview for future use

The UMRC is here to help support your church in its various ministries!
Please forward this newsletter to leaders 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 has a wide variety of materials for leaders of all types!
 
I have returned to the UMRC (with limited hours) which means that
resources are now being sent!


In addition to extensive United Methodist Center safety protocols enacted to promote the safety of all employees, I am practicing additional quarantining, cleaning, and PPE (Personal protective equipment)-wearing precautions to help protect my valued UMRC patrons, my family, and myself.

Please contact me with any concerns you may have.

Blessings!

Jill Stone, UMRC director

 
Regarding resources you would like to borrow:
Resources are now being sent!

I can mail items to either your church or your home. 

The conference office is closed to visitors so items cannot be picked up, but I am happy to mail them to you!

Items that are requested by 9 am Monday morning, and are available to send, will be mailed out that week.

Items can be requested . . .

1) from the UMRC online catalog using the shopping cart feature

2)      by email: umrc@igrc.org

3)      in a phone message:
       217-529-2744

In your request, please include the beginning and ending dates that you would like to use items.
 
Regarding UMRC resources you currently have:

If you have resources that you would like to keep longer to use this fall or to preview for future use, email or call me to let me know what titles you would like to extend.
217-529-2744 (leave a message)


If you have resources that you are ready to return,
they must be mailed to the UMRC's PO Box address:

United Media Resource Center
P O Box 19207
Springfield, IL  62794-9207

 
Do not send items by UPS or FedEx at this time.
 
Faithful Celebrations: Making Time for God in Autumn
Faithful Celebrations Autumn #818137    book
Designed to meet the need for generations to learn together, this book provides activities (crafts, recipes, discussion, worship, drama, games) that will bring families together and build strong communities of faith, whether it is in the home or a congregational setting.  Chapters:  Building a church family;  Back to school;  Labor Day;  St. Francis of Assisi (October 4);  International Day of Peace (September 21);  All Hallows' Eve/Halloween;  All Saints' Day;  Thanksgiving.





Don't forget . . .
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I'm happy to send items to your home address.
 
Following Jesus
Small group study ideas



 
Field Guide to Methodist Fresh Expressions
Field Guide to Methodist Fresh Expressions
#820073   book
Pastors Michael Beck and Jorge Acevedo travel nationwide awakening congregational leaders to a distinctively Wesleyan approach to the Fresh Expressions movement, saying, in fact, that Fresh Expressions is the most "Methodist" thing in the denomination today. In this book, they remind Wesleyans of their roots and show congregations how to bring that tradition into modern day, yet local, contexts.  Chapters:  A vile movement begins in the fields;  Jesus is Lord of neighborhoods and networks;  The work of the Holy Spirit in the space of flows;  A God-shaped church - one and threeness;  New field preachers - pioneer ministry;  Masterpiece beneath the mess - a journey of grace;  Jesus and the new pantheon;  A God of 'withness' in a world of hurt;  O give me that book!;  Grace-filled waters and open table;  A mission with a church, not a church with a mission;  God of the dumpster dive.
 
Church Comes Home: Start a House Church Network Anywhere
Church Comes Home #820074  book
Chapters:  What is a house church?;  Why house church?;  Principles of organizing house churches;  Assembling the first group;  Worship in house churches;  Discipleship and leadership development in house churches;  House church homiletics;  Intergenerational worship and children in house church;  Growing the church and spreading the Word;  Group dynamics in house churches;  Connecting house churches;  Oikonomics of house churches;  Future possibilities for house churches.  Includes bibliography.
 
 
Reminders of God: Altars for Personal and Family Devotion
Reminders of God #804195   book
Part 1:Altars Ancient and New.  Part 2:Spiritual Disciplines for Altar Life.  Part 3:Expanded Altar Possibilities.  Since ancient times, altars have helped remind us of the works of God.  In this book, the author shows us how a personal altar provides an opportunity to refocus our busy, worry-filled lives so that we may more fully experience the life that God has for us.
 
Looking forward . . .

 
Hi friends!

Our future is different from our recent past - have you noticed?

An example of good stewardship in action, the UMRC provides valuable support in good times and bad.  How can the UMRC meet present and future challenges and opportunities?

If you would like to be part of a team to explore the ministry of the UMRC and its future, email me at jstone@igrc.org

Thank you!
If you have questions or wish to request resources, please contact me at 217-529-2744 or umrc@igrc.org.

 

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