Disciples Home Missions and the Office of Disciples Men would like to share with you a position description for the newly posted position of Director of Disciples Men.
Application instructions are included within the description HERE. Please call Kelly Harris at (317) 713-2666 with any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask!
“Called to connect, equip, and empower D(d)isciples of Christ in Oklahoma”
The Regional Church Board gathered on August 4, 2018 at First Christian Church, Moore for orientation. We played purposeful and prayerful group building games, learned about the “Marks of a Faithful Region”, the new Constitution & Bylaws, the Regional Church’s mission & vision, and its priorities for the next year. We met the Regional staff and their responsibilities. We discovered how the Regional Church is funded from congregations (Disciples Mission Fund); individuals (Annual Fund & Special Offerings); endowments and special gifts (congregations and individuals). In closing worship, we were anointed, fed, and blessed for this ministry that we do together with our Region and for our Region.
Meet your Regional Church Board:
Moderator, Tom Stanley (FCC Cherokee) / Moderator-Elect, Jacqueline Bass (Wildewood CC) / Vice Moderator, Brandon Johnson (FCC Lawton) / Secretary, Brenda Denson (Pine Street CC) / Treasurer, Jeff Champeau (FCC Norman) / Personnel Chair, Hank Leonard (Harvard Avenue CC) / Officer at Large, Shannon Fleck (Southern Hills CC) / NW Area Moderator, Ronnie Hopkins (FCC Woodward) / NE Area Moderator, Kevin Howe (Harvard Avenue CC) / Central Area Moderator, Steve Chambers (New Hope CC) / SE Area Moderator, B.J. Gensic (FCC Ardmore) / SW Area Moderator, Jason Williams (FCC Thomas) / Commission on Clergy, Larry Willis (FCC Norman) / Commission on Evangelism, Mary Beth Becker (Simplicity) / Commission on Laity, Shannon Cook (FCC Norman) / Commission on Faith in Action, Marilynn Knott (Crown Heights CC) / Commission on Children, Youth & Young Adults, Sally Wheeler (FCC Arnett) / Member At-Large, Anna Davis (FCC Pond Creek) / Member At-Large, Andy Shelton (FCC Durant) / Member At-Large, Kathy Standridge (FCC Sulphur) / Regional Youth Council, Taylor Puckett (Forest Park CC Tulsa) / Disciple Men President, Inman Jones (Wildewood CC) / Disciple Women President, Marilyn Bohlender (FCC Lawton) / Regional Minister, Pam Holt / Associate Regional Ministers, Leslie Dotson and Michael Davison
First Christian Church El Reno is looking for a male vocalist for their praise band. See the attached job description HERE.
Phillips Theological Seminary is looking to quickly fill an Administrative Assistant position. Please see the job description HERE.
The position is 30 hours a week (8am – 3pm) with full benefits. If you know of a good candidate, please have them send a cover letter, resume, and a list of references to our HR Director, Gwen Derrick gwen.derrick@ptstulsa.edu.
The Office of General Minister and President seeks to hire a Chief of Staff. Please see the attached job description HERE.
Applications must be submitted to the link below in order to be considered. Deadline for applications is August 31, 2018.
https://secure.talentsorter.com/fit/initial.jsp?PositionTypeID=75910
“Let mutual love continue. Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing that some have entertained angels without knowing it. (Hebrews 13:1-2, NRSV)
Over the past several weeks, new policies for the implementation of immigration laws have resulted in family detention and the separation of thousands of children from their parents across the United States. We, the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), have proclaimed ourselves to be a pro-reconciling/anti-racist church, which extends welcome to all people, recognizing that every person is created in the image of God.
Please read the complete article from Rev. Terri Hord Owens, General Minister and President, Indianapolis, IN, HERE.
Happy World Refugee Day!
Please join us in celebrating refugees’ resilience and strength and urging our Members of Congress to do everything they can to protect the U.S. refugee resettlement program. We have a number of events and actions planned for today.
Prayer Service at 12pm: A prayer service will be offered at 12pm today across from the Methodist Building at the U.S. Capitol Building Area 8 (Senate side park). Here is the event invitation https://www.facebook.com/events/195031097818965/
The CPE Center at the Oklahoma City VA (Veterans Affairs) is recruiting for fall interns. One unit of CPE may be earned from September to December 2018.
Additionally, if there is enough interest they are considering a community-based CPE unit where pastors may use their time with congregations as clinical hours.
For more information please contact:
Chaplain Megan Alleman
ACPE Certified Educator Candidate
Mental Health Fellow
Oklahoma City VA Health Care System
Email: megan.alleman@va.gov
Office: 405-456-3256
June 2018
Grace to you and peace from God our Creator and our Lord, Jesus Christ!
Please consider a gift to the Annual Fund of the Christian Church. Whether your gift is large or small, every gift we receive is a generous gift and is blessed by God. Also your gift, joined with others, sustains the life and work of our Region as we seek to glorify God together.
The 2018 Regional Assembly and Leadership Training School was well attended. Over 350 Disciples assembled at New Covenant Christian Church, OKC, and represented 79 of our Region’s congregations. That is quite a gathering!
We heard challenging and passionate words from the Rev. Virzola Law who invited us to “handle one another with care” in these days. Workshops and exhibitors equipped folks with resources and ideas to take back to their church. We installed new board members and empowered them to lead this Region with dreams and passion. People went home that day energized and grateful for their “church.”
The next time we will gather will be on February 23, 2019 for Leadership Training School. The Rev. Teresa “Terri” Hord Owens, our General Minister and President, will be the featured speaker. We will be offering exciting workshops once again. Your gifts support this ministry of the Region.
This spring, congregations in Oklahoma have welcomed over 50 young people in the life of the church through baptism. On June 3rd, camps for our young people in the Region begin with about 275 youth and children registered. First Christian Church in Ada will celebrate the ordination of Colton Lott on June 30th. Vacation Bible Schools will be happening all over our Region to welcome and introduce God and Jesus to many in the communities.
Our three newest congregations, Refuge Fellowship, Iglesia Cristiana de Capitol Hill, and Simplicity Church, are becoming stronger every day. The Region has engaged Terrell McTyer with New Church Strategies to help us establish additional congregations in Oklahoma.
The Region has made giving easier for you. This spring we subscribed to Givelify, an app that can be downloaded to your mobile device. With Givelify it’s easy to become a recurring donor.
In this season of Pentecost, may the Spirit continue to fall afresh on you, your congregation, and our Region.
Peace & God’s grace,
Pamela G. Holt, Regional Minister
P.S. You may securely donate online here.
The Oklahoma Region is selling golf shirts with the Oklahoma Regional logo with our mission words, “Connect! Empower! Equip!”
The shirt sales benefit the Annual Fund. Shirts are a 60% cotton/40% polyester blend in “coastal blue” and cost is $20.
To purchase a shirt, stop by the Region’s Office at 301 NW 36th Street, OKC, OK 73118 or call 405-528-3577.