Today, in Holston Conference News Briefs for September 6:
exclusive – Gathering for Peace @ holston.org~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Today, in Holston Conference News Briefs for September 6:
exclusive – Gathering for Peace @ holston.org
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TOP STORY: Sign up for S.O.A.R. by Sept. 15
Following the success of the young adult mission trip to South Carolina, the Connectional Ministries Office encourages churches to sign up their young adults for an upcoming retreat to Camp Wesley Woods.
The S.O.A.R. Young Adult Event (S.O.A.R. stands for "Seeking Out a Reality") will be held Sept. 29-Oct. 1. Featured speaker is Bill Lizor, director of young adult and single adult ministries with the General Board of Discipleship. David Leach, Camp Wesley Woods director, will serve as worship leader.
Registration is $30 per person and due by Sept. 15. For more information, e-mail Eric Glass in the Connectional Ministries Office or download a brochure from the Young Adult site (below).
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Invitation: Jubilee Center's 15th anniversary
The Jubilee Project of Sneedville, Tenn., invites Holston members to attend its 15th anniversary celebration of service as a United Methodist mission. Bishop James Swanson will speak and dinner will be served at the Sept. 22 event. Call (423) 733-4195 or email to make reservations.
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Youth workers: Running on empty?
Holston's F.U.E.L. Sabbath Retreat allows you to be filled with God's spirit by honoring Sabbath. The retreat will be held Sept. 22-24 at Steiner Bell Lodge of the Wa-Floy Retreat Center, outside of Gatlinburg, Tenn. Engage in spiritual practices that will serve as a means of God's grace to pour out on you. Learn spiritual practices that you can teach to your youth.
Find out more about the retreat now
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'Nothing bad has ever happened at our church!'
According to the General Board of Discipleship's "Safe Sanctuaries" site, that's what many people believe about their own churches. In the past few years, numerous Holston churches have established "Safe Sanctuaries" policies and practices to help ensure that nothing bad does ever happen.
Visit this "Safe Sanctuaries" site for updated information, including frequently asked questions ("Who are the abusers?") and a test-case scenario that asks, "What would you do?"
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Dark secrets online: Who said that?
"I can’t tell you how many hundreds of times people have told me that 'I’m going to tell you something, Pastor, I’ve never told anyone before.' I realized that people are carrying around dark secrets, and the Web site is giving them a first place for confession.”
— The Rev. Craig Groeschel, founder of LifeChurch, which has set up mysecret.tv as a forum for people to confess anonymously on the Internet. The site is one of a few that has advantages and disadvantages, according to the New York Times.
Read the New York Times article (may require registration)
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