Category: Leadership
24 Questions Your Church Should Answer Before People Return
There are excellent points to make in this article…some will apply to your church, some won’t…but what does apply to everyone is the need to alter the passing of the offering plates, communion, and greeters – for the short term at least. Read more >>>
How to Get Funding From the CARES Act
The CARES Act was passed on Friday, and the $349B will go quickly. How do you make sure your 501c3 and small business gets funding? Join us for our Facebook Live event today at 1pm CDT to answer your questions. Sutton Turner, our COO, wrote an article this weekend on Why Churches & Non-Profits Should Apply for the… Continue Reading How to Get Funding From the CARES Act
Bishop Extends No Gatherings Until April 30
The Rev. Amy Mayo-Moyle leads online worship in this YouTube video from Farmington Orchard United Methodist Church. Michigan congregations are asked to continue online worship through April 30, 2020. Facebook/Orchard United Methodist Church Michigan now has the fourth-highest number of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. At advice of government and public health officials, Bishop Bard… Continue Reading Bishop Extends No Gatherings Until April 30
Tips for Online Worship
The Michigan Conference has created webinars on a variety of subjects related to local concerns, and more are being added regularly. They include: Your Tech Questions Online Funerals and Memorial Services Shelter in Place – Church Questions Online Church – Worship Planning Online Ministry with Children & Youth Holy Week Online Worship Planning The “Why”… Continue Reading Tips for Online Worship
CARE Act Provides Loans to Churches
Pews across the country are empty as safety measures are observed for COVID-19. The federal Care Act provides relief for financial pressure. Assistants will soon be ready to help churches apply. Local churches are dealing with financial challenges during the COVID-19 crisis. Your Michigan Conference Treasurer and Benefits Office and Council on Finance and Administration… Continue Reading CARE Act Provides Loans to Churches
CARES Act and Churches
Bishop David A. BardMarch 30, 2020 The Church, including The United Methodist Church in Michigan, today confronts a crisis unprecedented in our lifetimes. The spread of the coronavirus and COVID-19 have created a situa tion where we have needed to ask congregations to refrain from in-person gatherings, including worship, for an extended period of time. … Continue Reading CARES Act and Churches
MI-Health Toolbox
The Michigan Conference offers a Toolbox full of information and resources on how individuals and congregations can respond to COVID-19 in healthy ways. The Health Crisis Toolbox includes these resources and much more. Updates will be made on a daily basis as new information becomes available. Please check back often and remain tuned to the Facebook… Continue Reading MI-Health Toolbox
Free Online Giving Opportunity
Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 we are finding ourselves in an unprecedented situation. There are many impacts of this time of isolation but there are a few that are particularly troubling for the local church, the inability for churches to gather and for parishioners to easily give their tithes and offerings. Read more >>>
Providing Ministry in the Age of COVID-19
“Don’t fear, because I am with you; don’t be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, I will surely help you; I will hold you with my righteous strong hand.” (Isaiah 41:10 CEB) But how do we share this non-anxious message of hope with youth when the church is canceling events and… Continue Reading Providing Ministry in the Age of COVID-19
Spiritual Leadership and Pastoral Care
Dear Fellow Jesus-followers, As COVID-19 effects many aspects of our lives, I would like to offer some helpful information as you seek to provide spiritual leadership and pastoral care to your congregations during the upcoming weeks: · The receipt of Central Bay District ministry shares is postponed indefinitely. We will continue to monitor the situation… Continue Reading Spiritual Leadership and Pastoral Care