District Training for Local Church Administrative Committees
In the first months of the year, people who have been elected to local church leadership begin their new ministry roles. The Desert Southwest Conference recognizes the importance of these church leaders and the importance of training them on the disciplinary duties of the local church administrative committees.
Let’s talk about ‘roots’ – Jeremiah 17:7-8
Yes, like the depth of your ‘root’ in your Christian daily life, We all know that most trees have a ‘tap root’ that anchors them – we should have that same kind of root …
Announcing New Conference Clergy Wellness Task Force
We are pleased to announce the creation of the Conference Clergy Wellness Task Force at the direction of the Connectional Ministries Team. Structurally this task force will fall within the Health & Caring Ministries Team. Members include Melissa Rynders, Tom...
Jump Into January at Camp
Summer Camp Registration Open Registration for Summer Camp is open! We have new and exciting camp sessions planned for 2021 and would love to have your children and youth join us at camp this summer! Campers registered in January will receive a free camp gift: ...
A Christmas Prayer
Nancy and Carla and the conference staff wish you a blessed Advent and Merry Christmas. Our Christmas prayer for you and yours is: O God, whose love blesses and unites us no matter where we are, we come before you weary from this pandemic needing this holy season, its...
Are you full?
No, not turkey, stuffing, or mashed potatoes, but full of faith, hope, love, and peace in one’s soul. You can look at the present moment as the “end times” or keep your eyes on God.
District Office Holiday Hours
The District will be closed for the Christmas and New Year Holiday: Monday, December 21 – Friday, January 1, 2021.
2021 Virtual Lay Servant Ministry Classes
The West District Director of Lay Servant Ministries will be offering the Advanced course, Discover Your Spiritual Gifts, virtually. There will be offering two sessions – a day class to meet the needs of those not able to attend an evening class and an evening / early Saturday morning class for those not able to meet during the day.
December Camp Ministries News
Potosi Pines Unwrap the Gift Campaign - December 1 through December 8 Three anonymous donors have offered a combined gift of $16,000 to Potosi Pines Camp if the camp is able to secure 62 donations, one for every year the camp has been blessing lives. These gifts can...
Sing. Sing. Sing.
In this time of COVID, we feel like this pandemic will not end but, of course, it will. How can we get through this time? Some of us have not been to a worship service with our Christian siblings and we may feel like we have lost our family.
District Office Holiday Hours for Thanksgiving
The North and West District Office will be closed Thursday, November 26 Through Monday, November 30 for the Thanksgiving holiday. We will return to the office Tuesday, December 1.
Worship and Planning For A New Time
BeADisciple.com is offering a class entitled: "Engage and Inspire: Worship and Planning for a New Time". This course will explore alternative and creative ways to engage and inspire congregations in this new time of doing worship that also includes people with...
Preparing your virtual choir
Find this article and other excellent training resources for creating a virtual choir at https://dscumc.org/worship-online/virtual-choir/ By Joshua Ian Elder, Minister of Music at First United Methodist Church As you begin the process of creating a virtual choir...
November News from Camp
Unlock the Gift A long time friend and supporter of Mingus Mountain Camp has offered a $20,000 gift to the camp, granted we are able to secure 50 new committed, monthly donors. New donors are encouraged to give at the rate with which you feel comfortable. All gifts...
Parenting in a Pandemic
The Desert Southwest Conference Camp & Retreat Ministries, in conjunction with the Cal-Pac Conference, is offering Parenting in a Pandemic, a support group for parents in both conferences. The group is led by clergy parents from both conferences, including our...
Two Covid-19 Friendly Mission Projects for your Whole Church!
Timely! Useful! Practical! Assemble Cleaning Buckets One five-gallon round bucket with re-sealable lid One 16-40 oz. bottle liquid concentrate household cleaner One 16-34 oz. bottle dish soap One 4-8 oz. pump spray air freshener One 6-14 oz. pump spray insect...
What If?
Do you live your life asking ‘what if’ about what might be or might have been? Where is your faith? As it states in 2 Timothy 1:7, For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love, and of self-discipline.
Finding Your Voice: An Online Contemplative Writing Retreat
When the pandemic crisis hit, many of us were stunned into silence with the loss of social freedom, the threat of infection, as well as concerns about friends and neighbors. The killing of George Floyd and the protests that followed heightened our need to “find our...
Enhance Your Pastoral Counseling Skills
During this pandemic one of the things we have learned is the need to care for those who are struggling with anxiety, depression, any number of COVID related problems. A member of Desert Mission UMC, Tres Adames – a pastoral counselor in private practice in the west...
Climate Reality Presentation – November 17
The Climate Crisis is already affecting ecosystems and communities across the globe, but it is not too late to take action. The climate reality presentation will show you how!
