Renita Thomas

Renita is an Associate Director of Connectional Ministries.

Career Ministry Best Practices Conference

By: Renita Thomas on 12/10/2009

 

MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW FOR FEBRUARY 27, 2010. . .

 
to attend the Career Ministry Best Practices Conference especially for Pastors and Lay Leaders of Career Ministry Leadership Teams to start, improve or grow a Career Ministry.  This event is hosted by the North Georgia Conference Office of Connectional Ministries, Roswell United Methodist Church, and the Crossroads Career Network.

What Would Jesus Tweet?

By: Renita Thomas on 9/11/2009
Article from the most recent Interpreter Magazine

The Younger Unchurched and the Churches That Reach Them

By: Renita Thomas on 8/5/2009
As we ReThink Church and consider how we might continue to reach younger generations, take a look at these summary conclusions from a study of young people.  This comes from an e-publication called "Leading Ideas" published by the Lewis Center for Church Leadership. It is a reprint from a book entitled Lost and Found:  The Younger Unchurched and the Churches That Reach Them.

Leadership Resources for Youth: B1: Fast Today, Change Tomorrow

By: Renita Thomas on 7/2/2009
Topics: Leadership

Getting young people involved in the life of the church both locally and globally is an opportunity to raise the leadership capacity of your church.  Take a look at this new initiative and resource from The Advance whose motto is to advance hope in Christ's name.

Leading Causes of Life

By: Renita Thomas on 6/25/2009
You know what the leading causes of death are. But have you ever thought about the leading causes of life? This is a new book published by Abingdon Press that frames a conversation about health and faith that focuses on life, written by Gary Gunderson and Larry Pray.  

The Dance of Pentecost

By: Renita Thomas on 6/5/2009
Topics: Passionate Worship, Worship Reflections
Passionate worship comes in many forms.  Check out photos of this Pentecost Dance commissioned for Oak Grove UMC.