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Review 2-1.Indd THE MISSOURI CONFERENCE REVIEW an edition of the United Methodist Reporter Leading congregations to lead people to actively follow Jesus Christ Time Up Noel Cherokee l Church puts 024000 Volume 159 Winkler reaches College-age mis- Number 40 l February 1, 2013 end of 12 year outreach first at sion trip serves in term. 2A Christmas. 4A Oklahoma. 6A Two Sections, Section A Culture Percentage of apportionments clash paid up 3 percent for 2012 The apportionment pay out Crouch discusses for 2012 was 86.5 percent, which importance of is up 3 percent and higher than it has been in the past two years. engaging culture Many churches in the Missouri Conference went to extra effort in You never wake up in the 2012 to make sure they got back morning and think that the most to paying 100 percent of appor- urgent thing you need to focus on tionments. The following is a few that day is culture. You may con- examples of their stories. sider culture is something to be Andy Crouch pondered by academics, or highly First UMC - Lebanon cultured people. Andy Crouch for us to understand.” A new focus at First UMC in said culture may be the most Crouch, an author and jour- Lebanon has the church back on complicated word in the English nalist, was addressing United track for paying its apportion- language, but that doesn’t mean it Methodists lay and clergy from ments at 100 percent. can be ignored. around the state who had come to “We emphasized missions this “I’m here to persuade you cul- the Missouri Theater in Columbia year, and we see our apportion- The First UMC Lebanon Christmas Program. Photo by Eric Adams ture matters as deeply as you can for Converge One Day, a new ments as a mission of the church,” imagine,” he said. “It is essential See Converge, pg. 5A said Rev. Bob Howard. “They a transitional living house for Howard said. were excited to pay 100 percent women getting out of prison. Of this year.” the $10,000 offering collected on North Cross UMC - The mission focus has led Christmas Eve, $5,000 went into Kansas City to much more than just paying an emergency assistance fund for Rev. Neal Lassinger isn’t sure apportionments. The church par- local mission, and the rest was when the last time was that North ticipated in SERVE2012 last year, divided up between local mission Cross UMC in Kansas City paid and is expanding the work it did agencies. 100 percent of its apportionments, at the local Hillcrest school that By serving as a source of hope but it hasn’t been lately. It was day into another work day this in the community, the church has more like 60 – 70 percent. All of spring. The church has also been inspired people to be generous. the churches Lassinger has served doing remodeling, which included “More money was given to the previously paid 100 percent, so a new roof, at the New Life House, church this year than ever before,” See Apportionments, pg. 2A Introduction of Christmas Eve services draws crowd at Greenville UMC Being in church on Christmas ing silent night, candle light really uplifted me.” Christmas Eve at The Gathering in St. Louis. Photo by Kent Gastreich. Eve was a tradition for Arch accompanied Greencastle UMC has about Phillips, but none of the 14 by a guitar. 14 people who regularly attend, members at Greencastle UMC, a “I always mostly women. They are ready Churches forward church he now serves as a local felt that a to step up and reach out for the pastor, could recall there ever Christmas Eve church. They extended the invita- Christmas offerings being a Christmas Eve service service was a tion to family, friends and neigh- at the church. So this year they special time to bors for Christmas Eve and had 41 decided to give it a go. come together people in attendance. on to Mozambique The church held a service on and really “They are a bunch of real go- Arch Phillips The following stories are the We, as Christians, are challenged December 24 at 6 p.m. They kept it focus on what getters,” Phillips said. “When you second installment of a two part to ponder the implications of pretty short, and closed with people Christmas is all about, the reason come up with an idea, they’ll pick series on churches that gave away this statement amidst a scramble passing a flame to all of the indi- for the season,” Phillips said. “Seeing it up and run with it. They make it their Christmas offerings. of consumerism during the vidual candles they held, while sing- the glow of everyone’s face in the fun to be a preacher.” By Sarah Bollinger holiday season. Christians have As the Reverend Mike the opportunity to do things Slaughter says so eloquently, differently and model Christ The United Methodist Reporter (USPS 954-500) is published weekly by UMR Communications, 1221 Profi t, Dallas, TX 75247-3919. Periodicals Christmas is not your birthday. See Mozambique, pg. 8A Postage Paid at Dallas. Postmaster: Send address changes to The United Methodist Reporter, PO Box 660275, Dallas, TX 75266-0275. 2A Opinions and Insights February 1, 2013 Apportionments from page 1A LEADERSHIP – WHAT IS IT? he started working on it at North within its congregation. Cross. “Many of those deaths were “I thought if I could get it to 90 our long time members who have Lay Leader percent, people would close the been our biggest givers,” said Rev. Column gap,” Lassinger said. Michael White. This year apportionments were Come December the church By Brian hammons made part of the budget and paid was about $20,000 behind. White monthly – before other bills were put the word out in the church By Brian Hammons, do not need answers. Leaders know that no leader is perfect, so paid – even if the church was newsletter, stating that he thought Conference Lay Leader must have the right questions.” our leaders, both lay and clergy, short. they could make up the difference Leaders ask questions – good must work together (collaborate) But this year North Cross in one Sunday. There’s been a lot of talk the questions, which remind folks of to discern, plan, and accomplish faced its own version of a fiscal “That Sunday our offering was past couple of years about “lead- the “mission” or purpose of the the ministry that God has placed cliff. Even after the Christmas Eve $40,000,” he said. “A good Sunday ership” -- in government, the organization, to focus their activi- before them. offering was counted, the church is about $8,000. It was quite a church, business, really all types of ties on accomplishing their mis- Hopefully, while praying and was several thousand short of monumental time.” organizations. This has gotten me sion. That’s influence. seeking God’s guidance, all of our being able to pay its bills, and had to thinking: just what is “leader- I also like this quick list of leaders will work on strengthen- about 20 percent of its apportion- Fairview UMC - Columbia ship” anyway? Have you ever won- “Five Practices of Exemplary ing their own leadership abil- ments left to pay. To address the Last February, Fairview UMC dered about that? Leadership” (from James Kouzes ity – perhaps by working on the issue, Lassinger laid out the situa- in Columbia made the deci- Some people define “leader- and Barry Posner in their book “Five Practices of Exemplary tion in a letter, and then e-mailed sion that paying apportionments ship” by pointing to particular The Leadership Challenge, Fourth Leadership” listed above. Or it to the church members. would not be optional for them, leaders they like and see as effec- Edition): maybe by participating in a LLD “The last three days of the and they developed a plan. They tive. Perhaps a pastor, lay person, Model the Way group, Lay Servant Ministries year the checks just flooded would tithe 10 percent of every or bishop. Or maybe a mayor, Inspire a Shared Vision course, or maybe something else. in,” Lassinger said. The church offering toward apportionments. governor, president, or business Challenge the Process Good leaders seek to improve received enough to pay all of the Apportionments would be paid leader. I’m sure we can all name Enable Others to Act so that the congregation they bills, apportionments in full and first, then other bills. If there several. Encourage the Heart lead will be even more effective had money left over. wasn’t enough money in the bank Some see leadership best in a So what does all this have to at the “Five Practices of Fruitful to cover the bills, Rev. Katherine quiet servant leader whose faithful do with the church? Well, every Congregations” that we should all Country Club UMC – McClain told them to take what- example inspires countless others. congregation has a pastor who is know so well from Bishop Schnase Kansas City ever amount they were short out Lots of those come to mind. in a position of leadership – with -- and fruitful in their mission. County Club UMC was com- of her salary. People also point to examples both the opportunity to lead and My prayer is that you and all ing up short this fall, so the “It never came to that, though,” of weak leadership and problems a congregation that needs good the lay people who have taken on church appealed to the congre- she said. that were created when a person leadership.
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