Missionen lever endnu

Hovedbestyrelsen for The United Methodist Church, som Metodistkirken i Danmark er en del af, har holdt møde i den forgangne uge. De har ved udsendelsen af deres møde udsendt et brev (du kan læse hele brevet på engelsk her.) Hovedbestyrelsen kaldes “The Connectional Table” og biskop for Norden og Baltikum Christian Alsted er formand.

I brevet skriver Connectional Table bl.a.:

“Missionen lever endnu og vi tror…

At Gud fortsat kalder os til at skabe disciple af Jesus Kristus til forandring af verden på trods af den usikkerhed vi lever i.
At vores centrale mission er at tage del i Guds arbejde i verden. Uanset hvad er vi fortsat inviterede til at tage del i Guds mission.
Vi må trofast tage skridt til at leve som en verdensomspændende kirke i mission til verden.
Uanset de udfordringer vi står overfor, kalder Gud stadig The United Methodist Church til at … Engagere sig i tjeneste med de fattige
forbedre global sundhed
udvikle principfaste kristne ledere
skabe nye og fornyede menigheder Vi tror. Og dog kæmper vi nogle gange ligesom du med tvivl. Derfor forpligter vi os på at bede for hinanden og for hele vores kirke om at Gud må hjælpe vores tvivl, trøste vores usikkerhed og fortsat give os håb. “Straks råbte drengens far: “Jeg tror, hjælp min vantro!” (Markus 9:24)

Hver morgen vågner vi i en verden der er plaget af synder som vold, racisme, krig med mere. Børn må sulte, familier mister deres hjem, unge og gamle kæmper med afhængighed.

Verden har brug for Jesu Kristi frelsende kærlighed og The United Methodist Church har altid været et effektivt vidne om Kristi kærlighed. Det er essentielt at vi fortsætter med at være det nu. Derfor: i dag og alle dage lever missionen endnu.”

Nyheder

The World Methodist Conference

25. oktober 2018/i Lejre, Metodistkirken /af Anne Thompson

The World Methodist Conference is a global gathering of the Methodist-Wesleyan family held every five years in a different part of the world. The 22nd World Methodist Conference will be held in Sweden in 2024.

School of Congregational Development 2019

25. oktober 2018/i MBUF, Metodistkirken /af Anne Thompson

School of Congregational Development 2019 “Called2Change” finder sted i Tallinn d. 19.-22. september 2019.

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På listen over forskellige tracks er der indtil videre:

Kreativitet/drama/musik
Børn og unge
Kirkeplantninger og vækst
Tjeneste med immigranter og muslimer
Åndelig fornyelse af kirken

Hovedtalerne bliver præst Barry Sloan og præst Martin Atkins

Her finder du invitationen til Called2Change.

Programme for the SoCD 2019:

Thursday
17.00 Registration
18.30 Meal
19.30 Opening Worship
– Play it by Ear
– Worship
– Christian Alsted. Theme: Called to change
– Host: Maria Thaarup, Reading: Saara Heimonen
21.00 Café – no programme, fellowship

Friday
08.00 Registration – local team
08.30 Morning devotion and worship, Play it by Ear. Host: Maria
09.00 Plenary session
– Martyn Atkins. Theme: Missional Church Development in the 21st Century
10.00 Reflection with your team/church
10.30 Coffee break
11.00 Plenary session
– Barry Sloan. Theme: ”Ladies and Gentlemen, the Church has left the building”
12.00 Reflection with your team/church
12.30 Lunch
14.00 Tracks
1) Rethink Church
– Martyn Atkins
2) Rethink Church: New Places for New People
– Barry Sloan
3) Ministry with migrants
– Mark Lewis/Mai-Brit Tvilling/Ingull Grefslie/”X” Finland
4) YMCA – Youth Ministry Can Arise
– Maria Thaarup/Andreas Fjordrov/Daniel Steinvig
5) Ministry with Children
– Anne Thompson/Carolyn Edwards
6) Creative communication/”preaching”
– Play it by Ear
7) Change, from inside/out
– Sarah Tiainen, Jori Brander, team from Finland
8) Rethink music
– Band from UMC Norway
NB! Some tracks may be offered only once depending on number of sign up
15.30 Coffee
16.00 track continued
17:00 Time off
18.00 Dinner (optional)
20.00 Evening off / Café open

Saturday
08.30 Gathering time
Morning devotion & worship, Play it by Ear
09.00 Plenary session
– Bishop Christian Alsted. Theme: Missional Church Development in the 21st Century
10.00 Reflection with your team/church
10:30 Coffee break
11.00 Leading from here to there – Breaking growth barriers:
1. Small to midsize church – Thomas Risager
2. Midsize to large church – Jørgen Thaarup
3. Large to x-large church – Jon Løvland
12.00 Reflection with your team/church
12.30 Lunch
14.00 Tracks:
1) Rethink Church
– Martyn Atkins
2) Rethink Church: New Places for New People
– Barry Sloan
3) Ministry with migrants
– Mark Lewis/Mai-Brit Tvilling/Ingull Grefslie/”X” Finland
4) YMCA – Youth Ministry Can Arise
– Maria Thaarup/Andreas Fjordrov/Daniel Steinvig
5) Ministry with Children
– Anne Thompson/Carolyn Edwards
6) Creative communication/”preaching”
– Play it by Ear
7) Change, from inside/out
– Sarah Tiainen, Jori Brander, team from Finland
8) Rethink music
– Band from UMC Norway
15.30 Coffee
16.00 Track continued
17:00 Time off
18.00 Dinner
19.30 Evening service “Calling” Leader: Sarah Tiainen
Band

Sunday
10.00 Sending Service
– Martyn Atkins preaching – Bishop Alsted will say a word of sending
– leader: Maria Thaarup
12.00 Lunch and departure

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Missionen lever endnu