Mid-America’s women in ministry are invited to this gathering to get acquainted, or re-acquainted and connect or re-connect with other women in ministry around the Region.

There is no cost but please do RSVP by August 12th by emailing Associate Regional Minister Rev. Jennifer Long.

This workshop is for pastors, elders, and those who care.

Rev. Robert Green will be sharing insights from his book The Art of Spiritual Care in Education: Gifts of Knowledge, Courage, and Skill. Where Religion, Science, and Education Merge. We will be taking pre-orders for when it is published.

This seminar qualifies as Boundary Training renewal for clergy who attend, read the book, and complete the follow-up document.

Thank you to Rev. Dr. Kim Leon, who serves as Chaplain at Boone Hospital, for planning this event.

Registration is free thanks to our Rickman Legacy Fund for Leadership Development.

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All church Disciples Men groups are encouraged to come together for remarkable time of fellowship, food, and important conversation. Lunch is pot luck.

We will be making plans for Awaken 2025 in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia - Nov. 6-9.

Please rsvp to Paul Koch at paul@ccmadisciples.org or 636-221-7065.

This event is geared toward pastors, elders, and caregivers.  Attendees will receive tools to help assess the risk of suicide or harm, listen nonjudgmentally, encourage appropriate professional help, and other support strategies.  This training is presented by Compass Health.  Clergy who stay the duration and submit a reflection paragraph will receive Boundary Training renewal credit and professional development credits. Please register this week to Pastor Jack Daniel or SaMiller@compasshn.org. 

Our Rural Ministry Network invites you to this special gathering to hear speakers on current topics, connect with your fellow Disciples from other congregations, and share in communion.

Topics scheduled for this session are:

• Rural Ministry Network

• Silver Chalice / Older Adult Ministry

• Youth Outdoor Ministry

• Church issues - attendance, membership, building

First Christian Church in El Dorado Springs will host us and provide lunch. A freewill offering will be received for the lunch. Each church is encouraged to bring a dessert to share.

Please RSVP by emailing Sara Compton by Monday, June 16. See the schedule for the day here>

All are welcome to join us for this monthly gathering.

After thought and prayer it has been decided to continue with the Just Women. This month will be the first lesson in the 2025 Bible Study, Come Holy Spirit Come.

The first lesson comes from Rev. Cheryl Russell Kunkel scripture reference: Isaiah 11:1-3 

Her questions to ponder:

1. The word Shekinah is translated dwelling or divine presence. Isaiah uses the image of a new branch to depict this while this presence shows up for the Israelites as a pillar of fire and is described as dwelling in a cloud. What image comes to mind for you when you think about the divine presence of God? 

2. In what ways can exploring God's faithfulness to God's people in the first testament help you identify God's faithfulness in your own life? 

3. Discuss a time when you have experienced or observed the Spirit of God providing the "capacity to do what the world believes is impossible," as Brueggemann describes.

Our next Zoom gathering will be on June 28th at 9:00 a.m. from the comfort of your home, church, wherever you can gather.  If you don't have a Just Women Bible study yet read the scripture and the questions and join in a heartfelt conversation. To order yours go to disciples.org follow the links to the store. 

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Hear and discuss ideas and resources to best serve the kin-dom of God through the growing number of older adults in our congregations. Learn about the proposed Silver Chalice designation in the Resolution coming before the General Assembly, and what implementation will entail.

Rev. Dr. Paul Koch is Regional Minister of the Mid-America Region and author of the Silver Chalice Resolution.  He introduced and guided the Region to a unanimous vote to become the first Silver Chalice Region. 

Rev. Sandy Messick is Regional Minister of the Florida Region, and shepherded the Region to embrace the Silver Chalice Ministry as the second Region. She has been encouraging Florida congregations to undertake the Silver Chalice Ministry process.

This NBA webinar is free but registration is required. Learn more and register here>

We invite Mid-America clergy to engage in a conversation follow-up from the Baptizing America event. It is not necessary that you've attended. As your ARPRJM team we want to hold space for not only your feedback but to discuss next steps that can be taken, locally and regionally as a team to promote pro-reconciliation anti-racism justice ministry. An overwhelming amount of information was shared without enough time allowed to hold space to how we live into this new information together. What does it look like for us as people of faith and how can we affect change in our ministry settings that speaks to justice ministry.

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Please give as you are able to support new Disciples congregations. In Mid-America we currently have three congregations in formation:

• Think+Pray+Act in St. Louis

• Oasis Christian Church in Corder

• Faith Christian Church in Buffalo

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Thanks to our SEGA Permanent Fund/Orchard Crest Scholarship Fund, we are able to help families get their kids to summer camp, even if their financial situation makes full payment of the fees impossible. Our scholarship program was set up after the sale of the Orchard Crest Camp facility so that more youth would be able to enjoy the unique and transformative experience that is summer camp!

Families need to complete only one online application form, even if they have several children attending different programs. Applications are due by midnight on June 1.

Please give as you are able to support new Disciples congregations. In Mid-America we currently have three congregations in formation:

• Think+Pray+Act in St. Louis

• Oasis Christian Church in Corder

• Faith Christian Church in Buffalo

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The Bridgeton Christian Church Fund is an endowment created by the former Bridgeton Christian Church when it closed in 1995. Purpose of the fund, as stipulated by the congregation, is three-fold:

• To meet monetary shortfalls due to unexpected strife in a church;

• To help a church underwrite "revitalization/renewal" of its congregation;

• To help meet property/structural damage caused by an act of God or other circumstances and not caused by neglect.

Guidelines stipulate that the Fund shall be used to meet a church's temporary financial need, as long as the need was not created by "overextension of a budget or repetitive under-funding of a budget by the congregation".

Any Mid-America congregation may apply for a 2025 grant. The committee will review applications to determine whether they meet the fund's requirements.

Find online application form here> Applications due by midnight May 31.

The Christian Ministries Scholarship Fund provides financial assistance for those preparing for Christian Ministries, both in seminary and undergraduate education. This fund supports those persons living in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Mid-America (CCMA) Region who are preparing for the Christian ministries. Women’s Ministry/CWF and the receipts from local congregations establish this fund that provides gifts as grants in aid to the recipients.

Find online application form here> Find online reference form here>
Learn more about our Disciples Women’s Ministries here>

All are welcome to join us for this monthly gathering.

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Join the NBA Mental Health and Wellness team and guests on Mental Health Sunday for an airing of our inaugural Mental Health Sunday service! After the service, Rev. Joselyn Spence, NBA’s Director of Mental Health and Wellness, will host a talkback with special guests, where you can ask questions and share your thoughts! You are encouraged to watch the service by scheduling a ‘watch party’ with your family, friends, Bible study group, or congregation!

There is no cost to attend but registration is required. Learn more & register here>