Invitations to Young Leaders in the UMC

Currently within the United Methodist Church many persons are taking action toward renewal. Together these actions create a movement of change.

I have five invitations for you along with links to specific posts which provide additional about each one. I invite you to:

1. Join other young United Methodist leaders in 40 days of prayer beginning on May 18 and concluding on June 26, 2009

   • Link - UMC Young Leaders  and the 40 Day Prayer Campaign :: An Update

2. Reserve space at your Annual Conference and use it to share a vision for the future - both for young leaders and the annual conference

   • Link - UMYC Booth at Annual Conference

3. Use common tags in social media when considering issues related to the denomination or young leaders.

   • Link - United Methodist Young Clergy Social Media Guide

4. Articulate common themes and share stories of vision and action that are producing fruit in God's kingdom.

   • Link - Big Vision. Thoughts on Renewal.

   • Link - How a Vision for the UMC Becomes Reality

5. Email me (andrew dot conard at cor dot org) with "UMC Young Clergy" in the subject line if any or all of these are true:

   1. You would be willing and able to travel to a national gathering of young clergy in October 2009 with the purpose of clarifying common themes of the movement that is forming

   2. There is a young clergy organization or movement within your annual conference.

   3. You would be willing to create and lead a young clergy organization or movement in an annual conference where one does not currently exist.

If you would like to share a hard copy of these invitations you can access the Google Document via this link.