From Temple to Tabernacle

Presenters:  Alice Williams, FLUMC Co-Lay Leader & Ryan Bonfiglio, Assistant professor at Emory’s Candler School of Theology

This session is for all who are wondering what does it mean to be the church at such a time as this, when everything around us seems to be changing?  What should we hold on to and what should we reimagine?  Where can we find wisdom and hope?  Join us as we explore how the ancient idea of the tabernacle - God’s way of being in the world long before the temple was built - invites us to think in fresh ways about what it looks like to pursue faith, engage our communities, and imagine the mission of the church.

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Ryan also teaches a course on the topic through The Candler Foundry. If you’re interested in learning more, whether for personal study or as an offering for your congregation, email Ryan at rbonfig@emory.edu.

Identifying, Preventing and Healing from Spiritual Abuse

Presenter: Connie A. Baker, MA LPC

Hosts:  Derrick Scott III and Allison Corwin from Studio Wesley/The Wellness Project in partnership with the Conference Board of Laity. This workshop will help us define religious abuse, how it can spiritually harm individuals, and how we can create spaces of restoration and healing.

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VIDEO: Gen Z and Mental Health
This conversation originally scheduled as a workshop for AC22 but was postponed, was recorded in September 2022. Josh Packard, the Executive Director of Springtide Research Institute, Derrick and Allison for a discuss on making mental health friendly spaces for Gen Z. Hosted by Studio Wesley's Wellness Project.

Talking Mental Health from The Wellness Project
A series from The Wellness project where Allison Corwin interviews mental health professionals on various topics within the mental health and wellness field as they relate to college aged young adults. The focus of this podcast is to normalize, advocate, and inform on these topics.

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Reclaim. Revive. Renew. What does it mean to #BeUMC

Presenters:  Florida Conference Board of Laity

This workshop is for individuals who are looking to the future of the United Methodist Church’s witness in the Florida Conference. Facilitated by Derrick Scott III, Conference Co-Lay Leader, we’ll hear from laity and clergy in the Annual Conference who will share their excitement and vision for the FLUMC. We’ll also hear about ways you can invite your local congregations to reclaim, revive and renew their commitment to #BeUMC.

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RESOURCES: Reclaim. Revive. Renew.
For more on Bishop Bickerton’s Call to pivot to a new conversation. Find the mid-term State of the UMC and more.

VIDEO: Out of the Ashes Webinars in a Season of Disaffiliation
Discipleship Ministries hosted several webinars for United Methodists in this season of disaffiliations.

PODCAST: The Anxiety Opportunity and Loss (with Curtis Chang)
Curtis Chang, the regular host of the Good Faith podcast, takes a turn in the “guest seat” in this special episode in which Nancy French interviews him about his new book, The Anxiety Opportunity: How Worry Is the Doorway to Your Best Self. Curtis, who has suffered from anxiety to the point of losing his job as a senior pastor,

PODCAST: Bar of the Conference
A podcast about listening to the stories, convictions and ideas of clergy and laity across the social, theological and geographical spectrum in the United Methodist as we prepare for the next General Conference in 2024. Hosted by Derrick Scott III.

PODCAST: Hope Springs Eternal
Positive conversations about the United Methodist Church. Hosted by Natalie Justice.