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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/

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2018 Ministerial Standing Forms Available Online

2018 Standing Forms were mailed out from the Regional Office on October 30, 2017. You may also download the 2018 Standing Form.

Download 2018 Standing Form

2018 Standing Forms will be accepted until 5:00 p.m. December 1, 2017. They will be reviewed by the Commission on Clergy at their December 11, 2017 meeting. Forms received after December 1 will be reviewed at the Commission’s meeting on January 22, 2018.

For further instructions please click HERE.

CCOK3012019-03-18T15:42:04-05:00Oct 31, 2017|Clergy News|Comments Off

Memorial Service for Dr. Dennis Smith October 20

A Memorial Service for Dr. Dennis Smith will be held at The Phillips Theological Seminary on Friday, Oct. 20 at 4 p.m. to remember the departed colleague, professor, and friend Dennis E. Smith, Professor of New Testament Emeritus.

The service will be in the Meinders Chapel of the Cadieux Building, 901 N. Mingo Rd., Tulsa, Okla.

All who wish to remember and honor Dennis are welcome to attend. The service will also be available via Facebook live on the seminary’s page: Phillips Seminary on Facebook.

Smith died Sept. 16, 2017, in Galveston, Texas, of complications from cancer. He joined Phillips in 1986, retiring as the LaDonna Kramer Meinders Professor of New Testament Emeritus in 2015. Smith was the last faculty member who also taught in the Graduate Seminary of Phillips University. He was also the longest-serving faculty member of the seminary.

A reception in the seminary’s H.A. and Mary K. Chapman Commons will immediately follow the memorial service.

CCOK3012019-03-18T15:42:38-05:00Oct 16, 2017|Clergy News|Comments Off

Retired Ministers Meeting on November 9, 2017

DATE CHANGE: This meeting has moved to December 7, 2017.

You are invited to the second gathering of retired ministers on November 9, 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.

CCOK3012019-03-18T15:42:48-05:00Oct 10, 2017|Clergy News|Comments Off

October Is Pastor Appreciation Month

Ministry as a vocation is filled with joy and sorrow. Ministry is energizing and tiring. Ministry is challenging and difficult. Ministry is listening and talking. Ministry is leading and following. Most importantly, ministry is transforming and heart changing.

Thank you, clergy, for representing God to the people and the people to God! We are grateful for your teaching, preaching, caregiving, and leadership in whatever ministry to which you are called. We are here to celebrate with you and walk along side you on the journey!

Rev. Pamela Holt, Rev. Michael Davison, Rev. Leslie Dotson

Special Opportunity for Our Preaching Clergy

One way we want to celebrate our preaching clergy is by publishing a collection of sermons. Please send us your favorite Advent sermon that you preached in years past or one you have prepared for 2017. These submitted sermons will be published on our website as an e-Book in January 2018. Please use the criteria below when you submit the sermon.

To submit a sermon to the Christian Church in Oklahoma:

Advent sermon title
Scripture
Date preached
Congregation

Word format (no special characters)

Please include a brief, two sentence bio which includes where you are currently serving.

Thank you for participating! We look forward to reading and sharing the Word of God that is revealed through each of you.

CCOK3012019-03-18T15:43:10-05:00Oct 3, 2017|Clergy News|Comments Off

2018 Clergy Continuing Education Grants Applications Open

The application period (Sept. 1 – Oct. 31, 2017) for the 2018 Clergy Continuing Education Grants is open. 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/

CCOK3012019-03-18T15:43:14-05:00Oct 3, 2017|Clergy News|Comments Off

Mental Illness Workshop

You are invited to a live presentation for clergy and clinical staff titled “Mental Illness and the Church’s Mission”. Churches hold a special attraction for many people who struggle with mental illness. With this attraction comes a unique responsibility to respond in a loving and productive way. Some respond by sending people away; how does your church respond?

This workshop will help you understand the church’s unique position in your community and the responsibility that comes with it. It will highlight three ways many churches get it wrong, along with some key questions to help you formulate a different response.

Presenter: Amy Simpson, MBA, is the author of award-winning books Troubled Minds: Mental Illness and the Church’s Mission and Anxious: Choosing Faith in a World of Worry (both InterVarsity Press). She serves as editor-at-large and contributor for Christianity Today’s CTPastors.com and a regular contributor for Leadership Journal, Today’s Christian Woman, Christian Singles, Group magazine, Children’s Ministry magazine, Q Ideas, ChurchLeaders.com, Relevant, and Prism magazine. She is a well-known speaker and life and leadership coach.
When: Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017 9 a.m. to noon
Where: INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center Auditorium

No registration required for this free program.

Approved continuing education credits available for social workers and nurses. INTEGRIS Health is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This activity is provided through INTEGRIS Health for 3 contact hours.

INTEGRIS Health is accredited as a provider of continuing education by the Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers CEP #20170008. This offering for 3 contact hours has been provided by INTEGRIS Health.

CCOK3012019-03-18T15:43:20-05:00Oct 3, 2017|Clergy News|Comments Off

Retired Ministers Gathering September 19th Recap

Retired ministers from Oklahoma gathered in Norman Tuesday, September 19 for education, fellowship and encouragement from Regional Minister Rev. Pamela Holt.

First stop was the National Weather Center on the campus of the University of Oklahoma. The guided tour walked the group through the five-story building watching meteorologists checking out radar from across the continental United States. Hurricanes loomed in the Caribbean spreading paths of destruction. The National Weather Service tracks severe storms and shares warnings and information to local Emergency Management Teams to alert the general public of impending danger. The observation area on top of the building presented a bird’s eye view across Oklahoma.

Moving onto Rudy’s BBQ a mile west from the NWC, the group enjoyed lunch and catching up with their fellow retirees. Sharing news of trips, family members and church activities. They moved on to the parlor of First Christian Church, Norman to hear an update of statewide activities and events from Rev. Holt. Pam told the retirees of needs throughout the Region and how they could help. Seventeen retired ministers and five of their spouses participated in the day’s activities.

CCOK3012019-03-18T15:43:37-05:00Sep 28, 2017|Clergy News|Comments Off

Rev. Dr. Devon McAnally Sept. 8, 1961-Sept. 19, 2017

The Lord is my shepherd.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord my whole life long. Ps 23: 1, 6

The Region mourns with the family of Rev. Dr. Devon Leslie McAnally who claimed the promises of her baptism during the early evening of Tuesday, September 19, 2017. Her husband, Tim, daughters Caitlin and Meghan, and extended family welcome your prayers and memories of Devon, child, wife, mother, and minister of the Gospel as they journey through this time of grief.

Services
You are invited to share stories and support the family this Sunday, September 24, 2017 from 5:00 – 6:00 pm at University Place Christian Church, 2107 E. Broadway Ave., Enid, OK.

A Service of Remembrance & Celebration of Life will be held Monday, September 25, 2017 at 10:00 am, at Central Christian Church, 1111 W. Broadway Ave., Enid, OK.

About Devon

Rev. Dr. Devon McAnally completed her studies for ministry at Phillips Theological Seminary earning an MDiv (2007). She was ordained into Christian Ministry July 8, 2007, by Central Christian Church and Hunter Christian Church. In May 2017, she earned her Doctorate of Ministry from Phillips Theological Seminary focusing in Pastoral Leadership in Church and Society/Women in Ministry.

Devon’s life in ministry began in 1998 when she served at Trinity Presbyterian Church, The Colony, Texas, as an Ordained Elder. Most recently she was the minister for University Place Christian Church in Enid. Her work in the life of the Church includes:

Chaplain for Humanity Hospice in Oklahoma City 2016.
Executive Director for Disciples Retirement Community of Oklahoma in 2014 and in 2015 launched Hearts for Care, a resource to assist persons to remain independent in their homes rather than seek out assisted-living or nursing care facilities.
Associate Regional Pastor, Christian Church in Oklahoma, for Health Care Advocacy in 2010-2014.
Chaplain for St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center.
Central Christian Church, Director of Children’s Education.
Hunter Christian Church.

Devon’s life prior to ministry included work in Information Technology. She earned a B.S. in Computer Science from Southwestern Oklahoma State and attended Cameron University. She held positions as a systems analyst, project leader, team leader, and supervisor.

You are encouraged to send cards and notes to:

The McAnally Family
1205 W. Maine Ave.
Enid, OK 73703

Condolences may be made online at Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home. Donations in memory of Rev. Dr. Devon L. McAnally may be made to University Place Christian Church with Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home serving as custodians of the funds.

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