Ministry Partnership: Together in Disciple Making (part 5)

"Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labor." Ecclesiastes 4:9

Growing and developing healthy disciples will be the best investment you can make to grow a healthy church. Let me repeat that: Growing and developing healthy disciples will be the best investment you can make to grow a healthy church. 

Intentional discipleship must be the priority of every leadership team. We must be relentlessly focused on making and growing disciples. Leaders should have a clear understanding of their role in helping people grow and progress spiritually in their church and community context. In this way, the role of leadership is transformed from a “”fix our church”” agenda to a build the kingdom agenda. Our focus moves from growing larger churches to growing a larger number of disciples.” 

Rev. Dr. Junius Dotson

When Bishop Joe Pennell served in the Virginia Conference, he was known for saying, “keep the main thing the main thing.”  I think the point that Bishop Pennell and Dr. Dotson make are exactly what we need to hear and strive for right now. We need to show communities and people in challenging situations that there is help, there is grace, and love. We need to introduce and lead desperate people into a meaningful relationship with the only one who can reach deep into sorrows and transform their hurt into hope. If we who are followers of Christ have experienced any joy, we must let the source of the joy be known. In our partnership with Discipleship Ministries, we’ll have help to make disciples.  All we have to do is accept the help. 

Let me now introduce you to Naomi Annandale, on staff at Discipleship Ministries.

Naomi Annandale is the Director of Research and Strategic Evaluation at Discipleship Ministries. She helps Discipleship Ministries live up to its mission of challenging and supporting local churches and annual conferences in their work of making disciples. She does this by assisting staff in defining meaningful outcomes and evaluating initiatives, and by doing research that supports local churches. She has a delightful husband named Edwin and two lovely children named Gabriel and Lily. They live in East Nashville with a dog, a cat, and 6 chickens.



 During our partnership you might have an opportunity to take advantage of the expertise Naomi has to offer throughout the RRD.

No. of families assisted:

·           Collectively, the three sites served  142 families  

 

No. of children assisted:

·           Collectively, the three sites served  326 children   

 

No. bags distributed:

·           Collectively, the three sites  distributed 6,423 bags  

The Rappahannock River District is pleased to announce our Lay Servant Ministry Training for October. Join us October 5 - 6, 2018 at Regester Chapel UMC in Stafford, VA. 

  Classes include:

Basic

Discovering Your Spiritual Gifts

Intentional Discipleship Making

Leading Worship

Please click button to register. Classes are Friday evening from 6:30pm - 10:00pm and Saturday from 8:00am - 4:30pm. 

Questions?  

Please contact Lay Servant Ministries, Director Dottie Garrison at 703-403-8953 or  [email protected]  or the Rappahannock River District Office at 804.448.8326 or  [email protected] .

 

Attention Rappahannock River District Clergy and Churches:

Everyone is Invited to join us!

 

Wilderness Community Church

10501 Plank Road  

Spotsylvania, Virginia 22553

(540 ) 972-8808

[email protected]

 

Bible Study Each Night

Pastor Denise Walton

Sunday Night Preacher, October 14,

Rev. Brad Phillips

Monday Night Preacher, October 15,

Rev. Larry Davies

Tuesday Night Preacher, October 16,

Rev. Ted Smith 

 

POWERFUL WORSHIP & LIFE CHANGING WORD!

AREA CHURCHES WILL BE RECOGNIZED EACH NIGHT 

 

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THERE!

 

The September 15 Bishop’s Convocation on Prayer will focus on how to prayerfully respond to current concerns of The United Methodist Church. Dr. Terry Tekyl, well known lecturer and author of fifteen books on prayer will be the plenary speaker. Classes on prayer and spiritual disciplines will be offered as part of the convocation. A brochure about the convocation and information about registration is at  http://www.vaumc.org/ncfilerepository/Events/2018BishopsConvo.pdf.   Half a CEU is offered for convocation participants.

We are getting together at Hillcrest UMC ( 2208 LaFayette Blvd, Fredericksburg) at 2:00pm on the following dates:

September 30

October 28

We will be studying the Leadership Qualities of Nehemiah and everyone is invited! Come Join Us!

Westview on the James invites you to be a part of our Camper Open Golf Tournament! The tournament will take place October 29, 2018 at Stonehenge Country Club in Midlothian, Virginia. By participating in this event you will be helping to send underprivileged kids to camp who otherwise would not be able to attend. We have several options for those who would like to participate, whether it be attending the tournament and playing on a team or whether you would like to become a sponsor to help us reach our goals.

If you would like to register and become a part of a team for $100 or create a team for $400 please  click here ! We know not everyone can be available to participate on a team but if you would still like to  become a sponsor  we would love to have your participation.  

Thank you for all your participation and we look forward to seeing you on the green!

The Westview Staff

http://www.westviewonthejames.org/camperopen 

Connecting the World through Christ, a youth mission of the Virginia Conference of the United Methodist Church, is gearing up for the 2019 "How Sweet the Sount" mission to Poland. For more information, email [email protected]