This is where you’ll find the archives of the South District newsletter.
By Patricia Pegram, Camp & Retreat Ministries There's much to do to as we prepare for Easter and get our DSC Camps ready for summer campers and adult retreats! We want to ensure every camper who wants to come to camp can do so; we continue to raise...
March Madness! I’ve got my brackets printed off, ready to decide which men’s and women’s college basketball teams I think will win in this year’s NCAA Tournaments. My interest is renewed this year with the resurgence of my hometown Arizona Wildcats. Last year University of Arizona’s women’s team went all the way to the championship game. This year the men’s team is rated #2 in the country and was just awarded the #1 seed in the South Regional. Bear Down, Arizona! 68 teams in the men’s NCAA Tournament. 67 games spread over three weeks. 67 teams will lose their final game and be eliminated. One team will win all their games and be the champions – a storybook ending to someone’s dream season. It’s so nice and tidy, the NCAA Tournament. 68 teams know their task – win all their games. No doubt, no wondering what the goal is, no lack of clarity – just win.
The Lewis Center for Church Leadership recently published the article "How One-to-One Conversations Reintroduced a Church to its Neighbors by Travis Norvell. Travis Norvell, pastor of Judson Church in Minneapolis, describes the blessing and insight that flowed from...
This month’s event Leading Local Church Committees/Herding Cats presented by Mr. Daniel V. Boring, a lifelong Methodist and active member at Vista de la Montana UMC, is based on his over 50 years of hands-on experience leading both large and small Methodist church groups.
In this webinar, Cat Holbert, DSC Director of Camping & Retreat Ministries will talk to us about the theories of group dynamics and how to form strong connections in the building of diverse relationships.
By Patricia Pegram, Camp & Retreat Ministries With Winter Camps wrapped up and the first day of Spring ahead, we have so much to do to get ready for spring retreats and summer camps at both of our DSC Camps! We want to ensure every camper who wants to...
Swing low, sweet chariot, coming for to carry me home;
Swing low, sweet chariot, coming for to carry me home.
Imagine how these words sounded when enslaved people working the cotton fields in the Old South poured out their hearts in song. Black spirituals developed organically as heartfelt expressions of pain, longing, and hope in the face of intolerable cruelty and torture. They are among the many treasures we celebrate during Black History Month.
“Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” is found in the 1989 United Methodist Hymnal (#703). The hymnal lists its scripture reference as 2 Kings 2:11. The passage describes the final conversation the prophet Elijah has with his protégé Elisha, before “a chariot of fire and horses of fire separated the two of them, and Elijah ascended in a whirlwind into heaven.”
The Lewis Center is offering "Hybrid Evangelism: The New Reality for Congregations" on Tuesday, March 1, noon-1:30pm Eastern Standard Time. In this webinar you will learn practices for adapting relational evangelism to hybrid ministry. To learn more about this...
This month’s event "How We Lead Matters” is based on the book with the same title from Marilyn Carlson Nelson features Rev. Dottie Escobedo Frank, senior pastor Paradise Valley UMC, on Monday, March 14 at 7:00 PM.
By Patricia Pegram, Camp & Retreat Ministries February is here and that means Winter Camps, Summer Staff recruitment, and spring just around the corner! We have quite a lot to offer from both of our DSC Camps, so be sure to take a look at each camp website for...
