The United Methodist Church

Leadership & Church Growth



Leadership Development

Church Transformation
  • The Alban Institute - an independent center for learning and leadership development with the focus on congregations.
  • Sustaining Pastoral Excellence - Duke Divinity School
  • The Parish Paper - Each monthly issue of The Parish Paper provides ideas,insights, research-findings, and practical methods that strengthen theeffectiveness of congregations in accomplishing God’s purposes throughtheir various ministries. Click on the link to be directed to The Parish Paper index with downloadable files.
  • Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations - a website with resources based on Bishop Robert Schnase's book by the same title.
  • Leadership Nexus - an organization founded by Dr. Robert Pierson to provide resources that will empower the local church, equip the clergy and laity for leadership, and provide a network for peer learning

Emergent Church

  • Emergent Village - missional Christians seeking to love our world in the Spirit of Jesus Christ.
Small Membership Churches
  • Yahoo Group for Small Membership Churches - Forum for Arkansas small membership United Methodist Churches to share information, activities, ideas and questions about sharing the gospel in the smaller church settings.
Resources
Course of Study Application, Spring 2012 >

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POSTED: 10/13/2011
Statistical Report to Annual Conference >

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Upcoming Events
Confirmation Day with the Bishop 2012 >
DATE & TIME: 03/10/2012 @ 09:30 AM

Veritas 2012 >
DATE & TIME: 02/24/2012 @ 01:45 PM

VBS Training - Hope FUMC >
DATE & TIME: 02/18/2012 @ 12:45 PM