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Dealing With Conflict Webinar: January 17, 2018

As friends of AdminIsMinistry, we want to keep you in the loop on the latest offerings. Please read the Press Release – Dealing with Conflict Jan 2017 to find out more about the latest webinar titled “Dealing With Conflict”. Rev. Christy Drechsel will be facilitating this webinar which may be beneficial to many congregations.

This webinar will take place on January 17, 2018 from 10am-11am.

Cost is $20 a person. If cost is an issue, email micah@adminisministry.com for assistance.

For more information contact:
Micah James
405.694.1818
micah@adminisministry.com

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Winter Talk 2018

You are invited to the 5th annual Winter Talk. Winter Talk 2018, is a three-day conversation on the Christian Doctrine of Discovery and Indigenous Justice, and how both influence Disciple theology and polity. Hosted by Yakama Christian Mission’s Council and Brite Divinity School, Winter Talk is dedicated to furthering the conversation on the Christian Doctrine of Discovery and its dismantling.

This year’s keynote speaker is Chase Iron Eyes, a member of the Lakota People’s Law Project and a co-founder of the Native American news website Last Real Indians.

Chase Iron Eyes

Winter Talk 2018 is held January 8-10, 2018 at Brite Divinity School in Fort Worth, Texas. Registration and more information can be found at https://yakamamission.org/winter-talk-2018

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Announcing NBA Mission and Ministry Grantees!

National Benevolent Association Funds 21 Grants to Support Older Adults and At-Risk Children and Youth in 2018. Through its Mission and Ministry Grants Program, the National Benevolent Association of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) is granting a total of $150,250 to 21 Disciples projects and ministries working with older adults and at-risk children and youth. This year’s grantees are located across 12 Disciples regions and 4 areas. Of the 21 selected projects, 14 are focused on at-risk children and youth; 5 are focused on older adults; and 2 are intergenerational, serving both communities.

Congratulations to this year’s recipients!

Pre-Register for Feb. 10th Disciples Women Encounter

The Oklahoma Disciples Women will meet for the Statewide Meeting “Encounter/Preview” on Saturday, February 10, 2018 from 10:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Theme: “Disciples Women Have Heart“
Where: Wildewood Christian Church, 6900 N. Kelley OKC 73111
Cost: $20 includes lunch
Speaker: Dr. Nathan Grantham will discuss “Women’s Heart Health” followed by a panel to discuss nutrition including dietitians.

Your choice of one of two workshops:

Rev. Noel Gray: Prayer Preparedness
Sandy Moyers: Prayer Beads (Bring additional cash if you want to purchase prayer beads.)

Installation of State Disciples Women Officers: by Rev. Pam Holt and Rev. Leslie Dotson

Communion Service: by Rev. Zenobia Mayo

For more information contact: Marilyn Bohlender, ODW President 580-483-5110 or email mbohlender1@gmail.com or Cheryl A. Factory, Coordinator, 405-694-3344

Please pre-register by emailing: odw2018meeting@gmail.com (Pay $20 at door)
(Include name, church, and the best way to contact you if needed)

CCOK3012019-03-18T15:45:11-05:00Nov 28, 2017|Disciples Women|2 Comments

Please Give to the Annual Fund 2017

Dear Regional Church Family,

As we enter the last quarter of 2017, please remember the great Region of Oklahoma with a gift to the Annual Fund. This year your generous giving to the 2017 Annual Fund has been remarkable. The Region’s goal for 2017 is $130,000, and thus far you have given a total of $58,556 to support your Region’s ministry and mission! We are almost halfway there!

Your gifts matter because our mission and ministry to be present in all of the Region’s varied circumstances really represents YOU showing up to be a part of God’s work of healing and wholeness. A pastor dies, you are there. A pastor retires. You are there. A congregation searches for a new pastor. You are there. A new pastor is called. You are there. Camp is “happening.” You are there. A pastor is diagnosed with cancer or has surgery. You are there. A congregation returns to the fold. You are there. A student graduates and is ordained. You are there. A congregation celebrates a milestone anniversary. You are there.

Disciples are grateful for your presence and your prayers through us, the Regional Staff. This is what makes us unique. The Regional Staff can only do this work of connecting, empowering, and equipping Disciples of Christ to love and serve like Jesus with your generous support. We serve you so that you can serve God, and together, we give thanks.

Every Gift Counts

Will you help us reach our goal by the end of the year with a tax-deductible gift to the Annual Fund? Every gift counts — large or small. I invite you to be among the good and faithful Oklahoma Disciples who always give with generous hearts to be a part of God’s work in making all things new.

Blessings and peace for the seasons of Thanksgiving and Christmas!

Rev. Pamela G. Holt
Regional Minister

Learn more about the Region’s funding sources.

Donate Today

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How Your Stewardship Funds the Region of Oklahoma

In recent months, I have been teaching about how the General Church and the Regional Church are funded. Several listening folks have responded, “I’ve been in a Disciple congregation all my life, and I have never known how the money worked.” You might be interested to know about funding the Oklahoma Region. Your stewardship matters.

Oklahoma’s Variety of Income Sources

Did you know the Region has a variety of income sources?

Disciples Mission Fund is what congregations give through their annual budgets. The Region receives 47% of what congregations send to DMF.

The Christmas and Pentecost offerings are two of the six special offerings taken in worship throughout the year. The Region receives 100% of what is offered at Christmas.

The Region receives income from those who have invested in Endowments through the Oklahoma Disciples Foundation and the Christian Church Foundation.

Rent is generated from our ministry partners with whom we share space at the Disciples Center.

The Annual Fund comes from you ~ individuals who are active and participate in Regional ministries throughout Oklahoma. Income diversity is healthy!

Below are charts showing the Region’s diverse income for its mission and ministry.

The first chart shows our progress toward the Annual Fund goal for 2017. The pie chart shows all our sources of income and their impact. The graph chart indicates our progress on budgeted income vs. actual income for 2017.

Progress Towards Our $130,000 2017 Annual Fund Goal

Our Important Sources of Income

2017 Budgeted Income vs. Actual Income

Donate Today

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DATE CHANGE: Next Retired Ministers Meeting – December 7, 2017

You are invited to the second gathering of retired ministers on December 7, 2017 in Tulsa. We will meet at Phillips Theological Seminary located at 901 N. Mingo Rd, Tulsa, OK 74116 to talk further about the Regional Communications Network of Retired Ministers.

We have lined up a great schedule of events, including a lecture and conversation with Rev. Dr. Lisa Davison (Johnnie Eargle Cadieux Professor of Hebrew Bible, and Director of Ministerial Formation for Disciples of Christ). Our special guest at lunch is Rev. Dr. Nancy Pittman, the Dean at PTS. Nancy will join us during lunch with four of her Capstone Course students for an engaging conversation.

Schedule of Events:

10:30am Arrive & Tour of Campus
11am Lecture & Conversation with Rev. Dr. Lisa Davison
12pm Catered lunch at Phillips from Arizona Mexican Food Restaurant with Rev. Dr. Nancy Pittman and four Capstone Course students. Cost for lunch $5.
1pm Wrap up and Depart

RSVP to Richard Ziglar (event coordinator) at 918-638-7649 or email rziglar@cox.net

Please let Richard know about any food or dietary restrictions.

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DHM Clergy Grant Application Extension: Nov. 13, 2017

The application period for the DHM 2018 Clergy Continuing Education Grants has been extended to Nov. 13, 2017. Applications completed by Disciples Clergy with Standing (Ordained or Commissioned) will be considered for awards to be distributed next year.

These awards are to help DOC clergy participate in continuing education experiences in 2018 that will enhance their gifts and graces for ministry.

You can find out more, and access the application process here.
https://www.discipleshomemissions.org/clergy/scholarships/christian-vocation-continuing-education/

CCOK3012019-03-18T15:45:27-05:00Nov 2, 2017|Clergy News|Comments Off

Wildewood Christian Church: Pastor Dwayne Rodgers Installation Service

With praise and gratitude Wildewood Christian Church, humbly invite you to join as we rejoice the installation of Pastor Dwayne E. Rodgers as the senior pastor of Wildewood Christian Church on Sunday, November 12, 2017 at 3:00 p.m.

Pastor Dwayne E. Rodgers, a 1988 graduate of South Oak Cliff High School, went on to complete his undergraduate studies at the Kentucky State University where he received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology in 1993.

In response to God’s call to ministry, he attended and received his Master of Divinity degree from Brite Divinity School at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas in 1999 and was ordained into the order of Christian ministry through the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in 2003.

Pastor Rodgers has previously served as Vice President of District II of the Texas Christian Missionary Fellowship. Prior to becoming the Pastor of Bonnie View Christian Church in 2004–2015, he served as Senior Pastor of the New Vision Christian Church in Fort Worth, Texas from 1997-2003.

Pastor Rodgers is passionate about the Word of God, which is evidenced by his sermon delivery and his desire to see the church at large increased in saved souls.

The church is located at 6900 N. Kelley Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73111.

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2017 Thanksgiving Special Offering

On November 12 and 19, Disciples churches across the US and Canada will collect the Thanksgiving offering.

From the very beginnings of the movement, Disciples have founded institutions of higher learning, encouraging students in their intellectual pursuits. The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) is still committed to higher education. Currently, over 50,000 students attend our fourteen Disciples related colleges and universities or seven seminaries and divinity houses. And in the past twelve months, over 12,000 students have graduated from these fine schools.

Your gift to the Thanksgiving offering helps to support the work of our institutions of higher learning in many ways: financially supporting Disciples related schools, providing undergraduate scholarships and support for spiritual life offices, and providing scholarships and support for those pursuing theological education.

This November, please give generously to this year’s Thanksgiving offering. Your gifts make a world of difference as Disciples continue our legacy of supporting education and our institutions of higher learning.

Additional information and materials for worship services are available HERE.

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Dear Regional Church Family,

Every Gift Counts

Oklahoma’s Variety of Income Sources

Progress Towards Our $130,000 2017 Annual Fund Goal

Our Important Sources of Income

2017 Budgeted Income vs. Actual Income