Lay Leader Reflections

  • No Small Thing by Derrick Scott III

    Campus ministry doesn’t start with us, it starts with God who loves every student on our campuses. It doesn’t matter where that young adult has come from or how they feel about God. The prevenient grace of Jesus does not discriminate, reaching out to every single one of them. Read more here.

  • No One is Held Captive by Alice Williams

    ”Friends, no one is being held captive in the UMC. Each of us are free to go as we are led or called. Stay if you will or go if you must. However, let it be at the calling of the Holy Spirit…” Read more here.

  • Setting the Table on Campus by Derrick Scott III

    ”As hard as week of welcome is each year, it is always a privilege to step onto a college/university campus and proclaim: “Jesus invites all to His table.” And as United Methodists, we really mean ALL.” Read more here.

  • This Moment Cannot Pass by Alice Williams

    ”I have not been able to shake the heinous nature of this violent crime and the sense of loss that it brings on so many levels.” Read more here.

  • Feeling the Feelings by Derrick Scott III

    “Of many things we need to do in this season as United Methodist lay leaders in Florida, modeling how to process our emotions with the tools of worship, scripture and prayer might be the most important contribution.” Read more here.