November Intersection
The November Issue of Children, Youth, and Young Adult Intersection is out! Was it in your inbox Nov. 1? Subscribe to stay connected. Click here to read the CYYA Intersection.
Webinar: Managing the Risk of Child-Child Abuse in your Ministries
The Insurance Board offers a variety of webinars. These free interactive, informative sessions inform you with expert advice on how to manage church safety and security. On October 12, a one hour webinar to help you consider ways to reduce the risk of child to child abuse.
Click here to visit the Insurance Board to learn more and register. You can also review previous webinars offered.
Ecumenical Prayer Service for Election Eve/Day
Rev. Seung Un (Paul) Tche, President of The Council on Christian Unity, invites congregations to offer space for prayer and worship on Election Eve and or on Election Day.
The Council on Christian Unity of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) believes that Christians still can get together at the places of prayer as one body of Christ no matter what kind of political opinions we hold as citizens. In order to help you organize an ecumenical prayer service for election eve/day, Rev. Kara Markell, Lake Washington Christian Church, Kirkland, WA, has created a liturgy for an Ecumenical Prayer Service for Election Eve/Day.
Click here to read Rev. Tche’s entire post and find the worship resource created by Rev. Kara Markell.
October CYYA Intersection
Another edition of the Children, Youth, and Young Adult Intersection went out to subscribers on October 1. Did you miss it? Subscribe today to connect to all things about our ministries with ages K-35 year olds. Read this month’s issue.
Seeing Ripples
Is there another way to re-frame our view of the other, our congregation, youth group, person in the opposite political party, or reading of the biblical text? Our culture is caught up in 2 dimensional thinking, governing, religious ritual, and survival mode. The characteristics of our current politics is evidence that we’ve become more transactional and less transformational since 2000. There are some simple ‘right and wrong’ actions in our culture, but followers of Jesus are called to live in the messy balancing act of ‘love your neighbor as yourself.’ That’s the kin-dom of God in our midst and not yet fully known. Some days we are better at recognizing the kin-dom than others. There is so much noise competing for our eyes, hands, and thought. It seems to me we need 3-dimensional thinking that speaks a vision of tomorrow together, AND solves a few of the bigger problems of ‘Now.’ Maybe that means seeing the ripples.
The ripples
Every decision we make changes things. The people we befriend, the examples we set, the problems we solve…
Sometimes, if we’re lucky, we get to glimpse those ripples as we stand at the crossroads. Instead of merely addressing the urgency of now, we can take a moment to focus on how a quiet insight, overlooked volunteer work, or a particularly welcome helping hand moves so many people forward. For generations.
How did you get to where you are? Who is going to go even further because of you?
Thank you for passing it forward.
[Seth Godin, The Ripples, Sept 29, 2016]
When you think about how you participate in your youth group, congregation, school, or community who is going to go even further because of the kin-dom ripples you’ve allowed to act upon you; and those ripples you’ve begun?
Keep on being a blessing Disciples.
Summer Camp 2017
Planning for our Summer Camp program has already begun! There are many pieces to fit together to make the summer camp season a success. The Region does not own a camp and conference facility so a part of the puzzle is securing dates at the sites that the Region uses to host our program. The Summer Ministry Team is excited to announce the dates for summer camp.
Chi Rho Camp @ Oakridge Camp & Conference
June 5-9
Junior Camp @ Central Christian Camp
June 19-23
Discovery Camp @ Central Christian Camp
June 23-25
CYF Conference @ Central Christian Camp
June 26-30
Grand Camp @ Camp Christian
July 17-21
Our partners in ministry at Texoma Christian Camp are also ready to announce 2017 Summer Camp dates.
Texoma Camp Week
June 15-22
Water Weekend @ Texoma Camp
July 28-30
Visit the Families and Youth webpage to connect with our program ministries. ‘Like’ the Region’s Facebook Page
[Oklahoma Disciples] or follow the Region on Twitter [CCOKDOC].
Camp Directors will be announced by December 1.
First Christian in El Reno Helping A Local Resident
Mission work is local and global. And maybe, it’s not so much mission as much as helping a neighbor in need. Disciples are known for lending a hand in our local communities and in far off places too.
First Christian Church in El Reno is helping a local resident with some needed home repair and painting. Pastor Tara Dew took a few photos of the beginning work of scraping the house.
Minister of Administration Installed at First Christian in Tulsa
First Christian Church in Tulsa celebrated the installation of Rev. Susan Payne during worship on Sunday, September 11. She joins the staff to serve as Minister of Administration. Rev. Michael Davison, Associate Regional Minister, led the covenant of installation liturgy for the congregation and staff.
Rev. Payne joins Associate Ministers Rev. Cassie Sexton-Riggs and Rev. Joshua Toulouse alongside Sr. Minister Rev. Michael Riggs in serving the congregation and downtown Tulsa.
September Children, Youth, & Young Adult Intersection
The latest edition of the CYYA Intersection went out on September 1. Each month this publication is sent out to those interested in connecting to this shared ministry for K-35 year olds. The CYYA Intersection tells Disciples stories and provide resources for those that work and service this missional age group in our congregations.
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Northwest Area Synopsis
Each month the Northwest Area ministers and congregations receive a short newsletter emailed with news and information. Click here to read the Northwest Area Synopsis.