News from us [link removed] Jan. 28, 2025
Heavy Pressure: Obtaining Liability and Property Insurance
The local church insurance market has been challenging, and even that feels like an understatement. Rev. Nate Berneking, Conference director of finance and administrative ministries, shares seven tips for local churches on acquiring property and liability insurance in this challenging market. [link removed] Read more →
Related Resources
[link removed] Church Property: Imagining Good Futures - A podcast from Wesleyan Impact Partners focusing on the broad range of questions related to church property in transition.
[link removed] Navigating the Insurance Market: Strategies for Local Churches in Uncertain Times Webinar Recording - A webinar recording covering the current state of the insurance market for United Methodist churches
[link removed] Property 101 Webinar Recording: The Do’s and Don’ts of Selling, Renting or Sharing Church Property - A webinar recording on best practices for leaders interested in doing a new thing with their church’s property
New Institute for Modern Worship Partnership
The Missouri Annual Conference has partnered with the Institute for Modern Worship to offer tailored coaching and consulting for worship ministries. Through this partnership, your church can receive up to four, FREE coaching hours with an IMW Worship Consultant. [link removed] Learn more →
Upcoming Events
Lay Education Classes
Feb. 15 - [link removed] Class Meetings Course - In-Person in Springfield
Feb. 15 - [link removed] Ministry of All Believers - In-Person in Springfield
Feb. 22 - [link removed] Christian Leadership and Casting a Visioning - In-Person in Kirksville
March 1 - [link removed] Christian Leadership and Casting a Visioning - In-Person in Columbia
Mondays in March - [link removed] UMC Polity - Online via Zoom
More Events
Jan. 28 - [link removed] UMC Webinar on Immigration - TODAY
Feb. 4 - [link removed] Jump Start: Leveraging Your Gifts
Feb. 21-22 - [link removed] Converge Youth Conference
Feb. 24-25 - [link removed] Beyond
March 4 - [link removed] Jump Start: Supercharging Your Local Church Communications
March 7 - [link removed] An Evening with Nadia Bolz-Weber
[link removed] See the full events calendars at www.moumethodist.org/events
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