Clergy seeking a group focused on...

PREACHING

Jared Evans

Susie Gilley

John Mattox

Jason Mincey

Geoff Murphy

Mikey Stephens

Carlos Towns

Dawn Wright

STORYTELLING

Jared Evans

Susie Gilley

Jason Mincey

Geoff Murphy

Mikey Stephens

Nicole Taylor

CREATIVE ARTS IN WORSHIP

Jared Evans

Susie Gilley

John Mattox

Michael Stinson

Dawn Wright

OUTSIDE THE BOX CHURCH

Jared Evans

Keya Hillman

Teresa Lilja

Mikey Stephens

Dawn Wright

EVANGELISM

Geoff Murphy

Susie Gilley

Mikey Stephens

Michael Stinson

Dawn Wright

HOW TO NAVIGATE DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS

Susie Gilley

YoLanda Jones-Colton

Teresa Lilja

Shari Rates

Mikey Stephens

Nicole Taylor

CONFLICT RESOLUTION

Unisah Conteh

Susie Gilley

Teresa Lilja

Shari Rates

Mikey Stephens

Nicole Taylor

Carlos Towns

Dawn Wright

HOW TO BE A BETTER LISTENER

Teresa Lilja

Jason Mincey

Shari Rates

Michael Stinson

MISSIONS

Susie Gilley

Keya Hillman

Geoff Murphy

Shari Rates

Mikey Stephens

Michael Stinson

SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT

Keya Hillman

YoLanda Jones-Colton

Teresa Lilja

John Mattox

Jason Mincey

Geoff Murphy

Shari Rates

Kimberlyn Sinkfield

Mikey Stephens

Michael Stinson

Nicole Taylor

Dawn Wright

BIBLE STUDY

Susie Gilley

Geoff Murphy

Dawn Wright

ENNEAGRAM

Kimberlyn Sinkfield

Nicole Taylor

WORKING WITH A SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR

Susie Gilley

Jason Mincey

Kimberlyn Sinkfield

Michael Stinson

Nicole Taylor

PRAYER

Susie Gilley

Teresa Lilja

Geoff Murphy

Kimberlyn Sinkfield

Michael Stinson

Dawn Wright

SABBATH

Susie Gilley

Teresa Lilja

Geoff Murphy

WORKING WITH A LIFE COACH

Unisah Conteh

Susie Gilley

Teresa Lilja

Michael Stinson

GETTING TRAINED AS A LIFE COACH

Unisah Conteh

Susie Gilley

Teresa Lilja

Shari Rates

Kimberlyn Sinkfield

Nicole Taylor

HEALTH/WELLNESS

Susie Gilley

Keya Hillman

Jason Mincey

Geoff Murphy

Kimberlyn Sinkfield

Michael Stinson

Dawn Wright

PEER GROUP COUNSELING/ SUPPORT

Susie Gilley

Teresa Lilja

Nicole Taylor

MARRIAGE ENRICHMENT

Susie Gilley

OUTDOOR ADVENTURE

Jared Evans

Keya Hillman

Michael Stinson

CLERGY CYCLING GROUP

Yvette Massey

Stephen Soulen

Debra Stewart

WRITING GROUP

Jared Evans

Susie Gilley

Jason Mincey

Shari Rates

Kimberlyn Sinkfield

Dawn Wright

ARCHAEOLOGY

Kathy Lamon

Shari Rates

CHURCH FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION

Susie Gilley

Shari Rates

FINANCIAL WELLNESS/ PERSONAL & CHURCH

Susie Gilley

Shari Rates

RACIAL JUSTICE

Keya Hillman

YoLanda Jones-Colton

Teresa Lilja

Shari Rates

Michael Stinson

OUTSIDE METRO CHURCHES ONLY

CLERGYWOMEN ONLY

YoLanda Jones-Colton

Susie Gilley

Nicole Taylor

Dawn Wright

LOCAL PASTOR ONLY

YoLanda Jones-Colton

Susie Gilley

Mikey Stephens

Nicole Taylor

PEER GROUP COUNSELING/ SUPPORT

Susie Gilley

TRAUMA INFORMED MINISTRY- helping organizations navigate organizational death and open themselves to resurrection life

Teresa Lilja

ACE groups recruiting for members

THE ROLE OF FOOD AND DRINK IN MINISTRY

Open for 1-2 more members!

Our group (which has about four or five interested folks) centers around the role of food in ministry and discipleship (including hospitality, cultural story telling, inclusion, etc). We are still putting together our thoughts around table ministry.  If you are interested, contact Dana Ezell dana.ezell@ngumc.net  404-536-8984

SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES OF THE MONASTICS

Group forming now!

This group is forming around reading those founding saints and visiting monasteries in the southeast for retreats. These include Benedictine, Augustinian, Franciscan and Trappist traditions.  Interested Contact Randy Kanipe at randy.kanipe@ngumc.net

PREACHING, OUTDOORS, or WOODWORKING

I would love to find an ACE group interested in exploring preaching, story telling, and maybe even the outdoors.  I'm interested in not only traditional preaching but exploring avenues of non-traditional preaching and story telling. I would love to explore these and push one another to learn and grow. Maybe learn from other traditions of story telling, trying new forms together, swapping pulpits, or even doing collaborative or cooperative worship or sermons.  That said, I also love being outdoors and would enjoy an outdoor group.  One more interest I have is woodworking.  I have no idea what an outdoor or woodworking group would look like but I will throw that out there. Jared Evans jared.evans@ngumc.net  404-561-5154

STORY COMPANIONS

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Tentatively, our group is considering the framework of spiritual formation and sacred places/spaces with the intersection of racial justice. Some questions we are asking: How are our racial identities formed through experience of sacred place/space? Where do we find solace and challenge as we walk the earth? What history/herstory do we need to remember or become aware of? We may explore the intersection of geography and spirituality and the way an embodied, earth connected spirituality must grapple with racism in the church and the world. What can we learn from spiritualities that embrace connection with earth and love for body? How might we explore the Incarnation through these lenses of sacred space, embodiedness and race/culture? Our group may include walking/pilgrimage, depending on the group’s physical abilities/limitations. We will draw from multiple disciplines of theology, history, science and literature.  We have some members and are open to two more.  Interested contact Melanie Stanley-Soulen at melanie.stanley-soulen@ngumc.net or Karen Kagiyama at karen.kagiyama.ngumc.net.

BIKES & BIBLES- CLERGY CYCLING GROUP-

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This group grew out of an inspiration to discover the impact of cycling on the spiritual, physical, and mental health of the clergy. We all know of clergy and may have experienced challenges with our health and the sedentary lifestyle that can often characterize the life of a pastor. Poor health prevents the accomplishment of many things that otherwise might be done; and sometimes, the quality of our health can serve as an indicator of the state of our spirit. Thus cycling is a way to attend to the needs of our temple bridging the gap between our body, mind, and spirit.  Interested?  Contact Yvette Massey at yvette.massey@ngumc.net