Media Resource Center Newsletter
January 2018
From the Editor: Happy New Year!
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We all knew it was coming, it was just a matter of time before the cold winds and the winter Solstice is upon us. But I prefer to look at that as a good thing! The shortest day of the year began on December 21, and now the days have begun to lengthen. I always look forward to this time when the darkness in the afternoon grows shorter and shorter. It means that we are getting closer to Spring, more daylight, and hopefully a new beginning with the season of Lent almost upon us. I'm excited to begin a brand new year in my new position as Coordinator of the Media Resource Center and to serve all of our churches to better be able to “live the Gospel of Jesus Christ and to be God’s love with our neighbors in all places."
Welcome to the Upper New York Media Resource Center
If you've never used the Media Resource Center before, I invite you to give us a try. Funded by your Shared Ministry dollars, we can supply you with small group discussion materials, Bible studies, children and youth curriculum, adult curriculum, and a myriad of subjects such as stewardship, evangelism, social Issues and VBS materials, just to name a few. Our quick and easy online ordering is just a click away. You can add things to a "shopping cart", then once submitted, you'll receive an email with your invoice attached. We send your order through the USPS and we'll supply the mail back envelopes and label with instructions on mailing. Your only cost is the postage to return it. Please feel free to search our online catalog below.

If I can assist you in any way, please don't hesitate to give me a call at 315-898-2027 or email me at karencampolieto@unyumc.org.
New for Lent: What Makes a Hero?
What Makes a Hero? offers us an image of what it looks like to be victorious over trials and temptations. Looking at pop culture heroes and others through the lens of faith, Matt Rawle shows how Jesus turned the concept of hero on its head. In keeping with his theme, “Pop in Culture,” the book examines how good vs. evil, right vs. wrong, and overcoming adversity are fundamental to how Christians understand salvation. Heroes help us discern the good, fight for what’s right, define identity, execute justice, spark revolution, and save lives.

Rawle enters the Gospel story to tell quite a different victory story—one obtained through humility, obedience to the cross, and an empty tomb. How does Jesus redefine what it means to be a hero?

The DVD contains six video segments of 10-12 minutes each, to go with the six book chapters. For use during the group sessions, these videos feature Matt Rawle teaching in his friendly, casual, and appealing style. All video sessions are closed captioned.

Chapter titles:
1. Good, Evil, and God
2. Right, Wrong, and Holy
3. Us, Them, and the Body of Christ
4. Have, Have-Not, and the Kingdom of God
5. Old, New, and Covenant
6. Life, Death, and Resurrection
What's New?
Clash of Kingdoms: Like the Roman Empire, today's governments or organizations can become centered on power and believe their messages are the "good news." As Christians, we're called to proclaim God's name in all the earth (1 Chronicles 16:8), but how do we to do that in the midst of false gospels?

In this fifteenth volume of That The World May Know(R), discover how Paul communicated the Good News of Christ to Philippi, a Roman colony that worshipped false gods. Can you live the message as Paul did while he encouraged the church in Philippi to consider itself a colony of heaven, not Rome? Consider your citizenship--and the message you convey to the world--as Ray Vander Laan takes you deeper into the culture of ancient Philippi.

Experience the Bible in historical context, as you walk in the footsteps of the second missionary tour of the Apostle Paul in Greece--in locations like Philippi, Thessaloniki, and Delphi.
Check out some of our Lenten resources:
Popular authors such as Adam Hamilton, Matt Rawle, Mike Slaughter,
and Tom Berlin
 
Important dates to remember
January 15 - Media Resource Center closed for Martin Luther King Day
February 14 - Lent begins
February 19 - Media Resource Center closed for President's Day
March 30 - Media Resource Center closed for Good Friday
April 1st - Easter
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“May he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed.” Ps. 20:4
If you have any suggestions for our new format of the Media Resource Center newsletter or have ideas that we may include in the future, I'd love to hear from you. Just drop me a line at karencampolieto@unyumc.org .
Upper New York Confrence | 315-898-2027 | karencampolieto@unyumc.org | www.unyumc.org