http://kesite.brickriver.com/news_home.aspnothing provideden-usSat, 7 Nov 2009 09:00:00 ESTSat, 7 Nov 2009 09:00:00 ESThttp://www.kansaseast.org/news_detail.asp?PKValue=551http://www.kansaseast.org/news_detail.asp?PKValue=551By Lisa Elliott Diehl Marketing and Communications director LEAWOODmdash;Rev. Michael Slaughter invited participants at the 2009 Leadership Institute at United Methodist Church of the Resurrection to rethink church. Slaughter is pastor at Ginghamsburg UMC in Tipp City, Ohio. ldquo;I love the lsquo;Rethink Churchrsquo; ads,rdquo; Slaughter said. He had used the campaign as the basis for a series of sermons at Ginghamsburg UMC in August, asking, ldquo;What if church was a verbrdquo; ldquo;ButWed, 4 Nov 2009 10:03:00 ESThttp://www.kansaseast.org/news_detail.asp?PKValue=550http://www.kansaseast.org/news_detail.asp?PKValue=550By Lisa Elliott Diehl Marketing and Communications director TOPEKAmdash;Rev. Bob Harder credits his upbringing as the son of a Methodist pastor with influencing his desire to help others. A United Methodist pastor by training, Harder had a long and distinguished career as a state representative and later as secretary of the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services. In his retirement from state government, Harder served as the United Methodist bishopsrsquo; eyes and ears at theTue, 3 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.kansaseast.org/news_detail.asp?PKValue=549http://www.kansaseast.org/news_detail.asp?PKValue=549By Lisa Elliott Diehl Marketing and Communications director LEAWOODmdash;Evangel United Methodist Church in Holton rediscovered its passion for sharing the gospel after an ice storm paralyzed the community three years ago. On Oct. 9, the congregation received the Award of Excellence United Methodist Church of the Resurrection for mid-sized congregations. The award was presented during the 2009 Leadership Institute. Once a vital congregation in the small community north of Topeka, Evangel UMC Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.kansaseast.org/news_detail.asp?PKValue=548http://www.kansaseast.org/news_detail.asp?PKValue=548By Lisa Elliott Diehl Marketing and Communications director MANHATTANmdash;The Flint Hills Districtrsquo;s ldquo;Rekindle the Gift: Passion for Jesus Christrdquo; event Sept. 26 at First United Methodist Church in Manhattan focused on practical tools for developing a life-long practice of faith-sharing. Royal Speidel, the distinguished evangelist in residence with the General Board of Discipleship, guided participants through a number of small-group activities designed to help them share theiMon, 26 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.kansaseast.org/news_detail.asp?PKValue=546http://www.kansaseast.org/news_detail.asp?PKValue=546By Lisa Elliott Diehl Marketing and Communications director WICHITAmdash;Kansas Area Bishop Scott Jones fielded 18 questions in a live webcast Sept. 19 following the announcement that the Kansas East and West conferences and the Nebraska Conference of the United Methodist Church will share a bishop beginning Sept. 1, 2012. ldquo;In 2008, the General Conference reworked the formula for how many bishops are allowed in each of the five jurisdictions in the United States,rdquo; Jones said. ldquo;Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:36:00 ESThttp://www.kansaseast.org/news_detail.asp?PKValue=547http://www.kansaseast.org/news_detail.asp?PKValue=547By Lisa Elliott Diehl Marketing and Communications director LEAWOODmdash;In 2007, United Methodist Church of the Resurrection changed its approach to the stewardship campaign and what resulted has been published as a resource for other churches to help members change the way they relate to money. ldquo;Enough: Discovering Joy through Simplicity and Generosityrdquo; was published in March and is based on the sermons Rev. Adam Hamilton preached during Resurrectionrsquo;s 2007 stewardship campaiThu, 22 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.kansaseast.org/news_detail.asp?PKValue=545http://www.kansaseast.org/news_detail.asp?PKValue=545WICHITAmdash;Kansas Area leaders are seeking the next class of small-membership church Incubator participants. Twelve churches will be selected to send the pastor and a lay team to a ABIDE series of retreats beginning Feb. 26-27 at Cross Winds Conference Center in Hesston. Follow-up retreats will be March 27 and April 24, also in Hesston. Eligible churches have 50-ish or fewer in worship and who can form a team of at least three laity plus the pastor. Team members should be willing to commit tTue, 13 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.kansaseast.org/news_detail.asp?PKValue=543http://www.kansaseast.org/news_detail.asp?PKValue=543WICHITAmdash;Michael Rice, a youth from the Kansas East Conference, has been elected youth empowerment advocate to the South Central Jurisdiction Youth Team. He is responsible for intervening if the adult sponsors start to exclude the youth from making decisions on the team. Tyler Ward, a youth from the Kansas West Conference, and Miriah Anderson, a young adult from the Kansas East Conference, were both selected to attend the Global Young Peoplersquo; Convocation and Legislative Assembly in BerTue, 29 Sep 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.kansaseast.org/news_detail.asp?PKValue=544http://www.kansaseast.org/news_detail.asp?PKValue=544WICHITAmdash;Helen Sheperd, a General Board of Global Ministries missionary in Mongolia, will visit several churches in Kansas from October 18 through 25. Sheperd comes from Missouri and serves in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Since arriving in Mongolia in 2002, Sheperdrsquo;s mission goals have changed frequently. Originally slated to establish a Global Ministries presence in the country and to start the hospice movement, Sheperd has faced many challenges. Obtaining a property for the first mission Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.kansaseast.org/news_detail.asp?PKValue=542http://www.kansaseast.org/news_detail.asp?PKValue=542By Susan Cooper Communications associate director WICHITAmdash;Drs. Lynn and Sharon Fogleman never planned to become medical missionaries. Their goals were to be doctors. In fact, it was unlikely their paths would ever have crossed each otherrsquo;s. But they believe God had another plan for them. Lynn is the son of a Kansas West Conference pastor, lived in several locations in the state during his childhood and went to the University of Kansas School of Medicine. Sharon grew up in Iowa and Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:00:00 EST