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JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2018 MINISTRY RESOURCE PACKET ONLINE from the Susquehanna Conference Connectional Ministries Office JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2018 MINISTRY RESOURCE PACKET ONLINE From the Susquehanna Conference Connectional Ministries Office This Ministry Resource Packet is a resource to help pastors and laity to make disciples of Christ for the transformation of the world. Please share these items with leaders of your congregation. TABLE OF CONTENTS Navigate Discipleship Event– April 28 Basic Coach Training – February 20 Pre-Annual Conference Workshops – May 30 Resolutions Deadline February 1 Suicide Prevention and Opioid Crisis Mental Health First Aid Trainings – March 3 and April 28 Safe Sanctuaries Trainings 2018 Youth Rallies – Recalculating – Jan 7, Feb 11, April 8 Young People’s Ministry Council Application Mission of Peace Application - Philippines Young Adult Mission Trip to North Carolina – March 2018 Student Loan and Scholarship Guide Volunteers in Mission (VIM) Team Leader/Member Trainings – Jan 27 & Feb 10 Peru VIM Opportunity – October 20-November 3 Volunteer in Mission (VIM) Upcoming Mission Trips Mission Central Seasonal Items from Giant Mission Central Gala – April 14 Chart of Conference Awards – Deadline to Nominate is March 15 Summer Camp 2018 Schedules Stewardship Foundation Updates Center for Spiritual Formation events World Hunger Grant Application – Deadline January 31 Health Ministry Grant Application – Deadline March 1 Parish Paper – 18 Questions for 2018 Parish Paper – Best Practices for Church Members Serving as Staff Creating Discipleship Pathways 4.28.2018 LEWISBURG HIGH SCHOOL KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: Mike Schreiner Ken Willard Authors of “Stride: Creating a Discipleship Pathway for your Church” TOPICS: Discipleship Development to Communicating Your Leadership Development Discipleship Pathway (Disciples’ Journey) Ministry Alignment for Creating a Discipleship Pathway Discipleship for Your Church Size Registration opens January 15 on susumc.org Early bird pricing until February 28: $39 individual - $30 per person for groups of 4 or more Tuesday, February 20 9:30 am to 4:00 pm Coach Approach to Ministry Christ Community UMC • 3939 Park Road Selinsgrove, PA 17870 Cost is $25 • Continuing Education Units —.6 What if empowering and equipping people became the norm in our faith communities? At its core, coaching is about empowering others. This class will cover what coaching is, what it is not, how it is different than mentoring, and much more. Whether you are seeking to sharpen your coaching skills, formally coach others, or simply want to have coaching in your ministry toolbox, mark your calendar to attend this event. Clergy and laity are all welcome. Led by Rev. Dr. Deborah Winters, Coaching4Clergy Faculty Participants will find Deb to be engaging with a creative, energetic approach to teaching. Don’t miss this opportunity! Register at etouches.com/geccatm SAVE THE DATE Pre-Annual Conference Workshops Wednesday, May 30, 2018 1 to 4 pm Trinity Hummelstown Shuttle busing from Hershey Lodge to Trinity, Hummelstown & back to the Lodge for Annual Conference ****************** Plenty of workshops to choose from Either 2 workshops of 1.45 minutes in length or 1 workshop at 3.45 minutes in length *************** For more information, contact Growing Effective Churches - gecoffice@susumc. or 717-545-0525 RESOLUTIONS DEADLINE FEBRUARY 1, 2018 MISSION AND OUTREACH TEAM THE SUSQUEHANNA CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH November 2017 Dear Colleagues in Ministry, One of the special expressions of the United Methodist polity is the opportunity for members of the connection to offer a resolution for consideration to a conference. The founders of our movement believed that in conferencing the Holy Spirit of God could guide us to consider the prompting of our members. The opportunity is here once again for you, your congregation or any of its members to offer a resolution for consideration at the 2018 session of Annual Conference. A resolution typically is formatted with a series of statements beginning with “whereas.” These statements provide the rationale of the petitioner. These statements demonstrate the assumptions that the petitioner holds. They belong to the petitioner. After the series of “whereas” statements, there appears at least one statement that begins “Therefore, be it resolved.” This becomes the main motion that is put before the Conference. If more than one action is being petitioned, another statement may be added beginning “be it further resolved.” The Mission and Outreach Team is charged with receiving these resolutions and passing them on to conference with either a vote of concurrence or non-concurrence. Resolutions are to be clearly printed and sent together with supporting documentation. It is preferred that all resolutions be received electronically via email. You can email them to me at [email protected]. And, if you are unable to email the resolutions, you may mail them to: Mission and Outreach Team Kristopher Sledge PO Box 277 State Line, PA 17263 Please indicate a contact person should we need to contact the petitioner for clarification. Resolutions must be submitted no later than February 1, 2018. Sincerely, Kristopher Sledge, Chair Mission and Outreach Team ACCORDING TO SAMHSA… Prevention of mental and/or substance use disorders and related problems in children, adolescents, and young adults is critical to America’s behavioral and physical health. Behaviors and symptoms that signal the development of a behavioral disorder often manifest 2 to 4 years before a disorder is present. People with a mental health issue are more likely to use alcohol or drugs than those not affected by a mental health problem. ACCORDING TO THE INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE AND NATIONAL RESEARCH… A $1 investment in early treatment and prevention programs yields $2 to $10 worth of savings in health costs, criminal and juvenile justice costs, educational costs, and lost productivity. OPU=Opiate Use Disorder MDE=Major Depressive Episode NMPO=Non-medical Prescription Opiate www.healingmagazine.org … 2016 Vol. 21, No 2 By: Kara Bagot, M.D. – a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and an Assistant Professor in the University of California, San Diego Department Of Psychiatry. She received her psychiatric and Among adolescents, opiates are second in illicit drug abuse to marijuana. Of growing concern, in Clinical research training at Yale University Child addition to recent increases in heroin use, is use of nonmedical prescription pain medications (i.e. Study Center. Dr. Bagot is a clinician and hydrocodone [Lorco, Vicodin, Norco]; oxycodone [Oxycontin]). Over four million Americans 12 years of age and older report current use of NMPO - approximately 500,000 of whom are between 12 and 17 researcher with expertise in treatment years of age, and 1 million between 18 to 25 years of age. Alarmingly, since 2000 there has been a four- interventions for adolescent substance use to-five-fold increase in mortality and substance treatment admissions related to NMPO use. In the disorders, and has authored and presented United States, 18- to 25-year-olds demonstrate the highest rates of heroin use. The risk of initiating several manuscripts in this field. heroin use is 13 times higher in adolescents and young adults with previous NMPO use, with peak age of heroin initiation being 17-18 years of age. Those who initiate NMPO use between 10-12 years of age are nearly 18 times more likely to transition to heroin use. Those who begin NMPO use at 13-15 or 8-9 years of age have about a 15 times greater risk of transitioning to a four-to-five-fold increase in “So why are we spending so much money mortality heroin use. Adolescents and young adults often transition from NMPO to heroin due to the high cost, reformulation, decreasing availability, and increasing restrictions on pain medications. on suicide prevention and the opioid Progression from NMPO to heroin is associated with more rapid development of dependence, which is epidemic, which are 4th stage* of illness? further associated with lower probability of treatment success. The rates of prescribing opiates for adolescents and young adults have doubled in the past 20 years. In addition to obtaining a prescription, For true system-level impact to reduce teens may also access these medications through diversion from friends, peers and/or family. the number of people incarcerated who have mental health problems focusing on www.AmericanMentalWellness.org [email protected] prevention and 1 st stage of mental illness * 717-957-3432 Office 717-343-4945 Cell st nd rd th * For more information on prevention/signs & symptoms of 1 , 2 , 3 , & 4 is paramount for success!” Sharon Engdahl, Ex. Dir. AMWA stages go to our website and click on Resources Since 2009 the Conference in partnership with the Mental Wellness Awareness Association, Inc. has been providing United Methodist Church Members the opportunity to take the 8 hour live, evidence based, Mental Health First Aid USA training (includes substance use disorders) at no cost from offerings received designated for Mental Health Ministries. Non-members through the church’s outreach attend at a MWAA discounted cost of $50. We encourage continued support for this valuable ministry. Accordingly, please advertise these up-coming trainings to your membership and the community at large. 1. Beach Lake UMC, Beach Lake, PA – Adult Mental Health First Aid Training – Saturday, March 3, 2018 2. Oakville UMC, Shippensburg, PA – Adult Mental Health First Aid Training – Saturday, April 28, 2018 3. Aldersgate UMC, Mechanicsburg, PA – An Adult or Youth MHFA Training
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