Board of
Congregational Life
Dr. Rodney T. Smothers
Director of Congregational Development
rsmothers@bwcumc.org
1-800-492-2525, ext. 432
Baltimore Washington
Conference of the
United Methodist Church
7178 Columbia Gateway Dr.
Columbia, MD
21046-2132
www.bwcumc.org
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Congregation Life online provides
resources for clergy and laity of the church. Visit our
other pages for upcoming training events and information that will
help you meet the challenges of today's congregations, define the
strategies for building new
faith communities, and research financial opportunities to make it
happen.
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 The mission given to all disciples of Jesus Christ is to multiply
themselves by inviting and nurturing others to join them on the
lifelong discipleship journey. The focal point of this mission is
in the life of local church faith communities. The
Board of
Congregational Life is partnering with Missional Marketing to make
available a valuable resource for local church planning and
visioning teams.
Each church has a fertile mission field just outside its doors.
Two thirds of the people in the neighborhoods around our churches
are not part of any faith community. Many are nominally religious
but at the same time are spiritually hungry for a rich faith
community life.
... click for more
information
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The Board of
Congregational Life
www.CongregationalLife.org
Baltimore Washington Conference
of the United Methodist Church
7178 Columbia Gateway Drive
Columbia, MD 21046-2132
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United Methodist TV commercials shifting attitudes about
church; first-time attendance, worship attendance Increasing at test churches ..more
Americans
Describe Sources of Spiritual Fulfillment and Frustration
“Those who are disassociating from
church…..are people who love to worship God, study the Bible
regularly, give money generously to causes that help people, engage
in relationships in which spiritually accountability is a primary
feature – and feel that they can be spiritually connected and
growing more effectively outside of a normal congregational setting
than within it. They are growing in numbers and influence.” There
are people who would like to be part of a faith community that is
focused in discipleship making rather than membership making. For
more information
click here and see what else George Barna has to say on his 2005
State of the Church Report or contact the Office of Congregational
Life, Baltimore-Washington Conference, UMC (800) 492-2525.
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