Category: Stewardship

Disability & Accessibility, Diversity, Ministry, Stewardship

Resources and Ideas to Celebrate Disability Awareness Sunday at Your Church!

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This year during Annual Conference, the Susquehanna Conference passed a motion to celebrate Disability Awareness Sunday on the second Sunday of October! We hope that you will join the Disability Ministries Task Force of the Susquehanna Conference as we celebrate this special Sunday. Although this article was originally written for use within the Susquehanna Conference of the United Methodist Church, it includes ideas and resources you can use in your own congregation! There are lots of ways you can be involved!

Books, Disability & Accessibility, Diversity, Ministry, Order of St. Luke, Pastoral Life, Poetry, Preaching, Stewardship, Women in Ministry, Writing

Hope for the Broken: Using Writing to Find God’s Grace is a number one new release in Methodism on Amazon

BeckieWrites

The cover of the book shows a purple flower blooming from the cracked earth. My name is Rev. Rebecca L. Holland I am an ordained elder in the Susquehanna Conference of the United Methodist Church. I serve as the solo pastor of two small churches in rural Pennsylvania. As a person who is visually impaired,… Continue reading Hope for the Broken: Using Writing to Find God’s Grace is a number one new release in Methodism on Amazon

Ministry, Stewardship, Women in Ministry

Giving Thanks & Reverse Advent Calendars! (His Encouragement)

BeckieWrites

This post is part of the weekly series, "His Encouragement: Thursday Thoughts to Strengthen Your Soul."  Image: A woman holds a cup of tea and reads her Bible. Black text on a green background reads, "Weekly Devotion: His Encouragement- Words from Scripture to Strengthen Your Soul."   Bible Verse: For to us a child is born,     to… Continue reading Giving Thanks & Reverse Advent Calendars! (His Encouragement)

Image banner reads, "Litany for Notre Dame, St. Landry Parish, and the world." Image shows Notre Dame Cathedral with white words on black text.
Devotions, Ministry, Pastoral Life, Poetry, Preaching, Sermons & Sermon Notes, Stewardship

Holy Thursday: Litany for Notre Dame, St. Landry Parish, and the World

BeckieWrites

It is always a tragedy when a sacred space is destroyed. This Holy Week, we remember Notre Dame, the people of Paris, St. Landry Parish, and all who mourn. Our hearts long for the resurrection of an Easter morning.

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Preaching, Sermons & Sermon Notes, Stewardship

Manatees & Faith

BeckieWrites

This post is part of the series, "His Encouragement." What is “His Encouragement?” Thursdays are always a really long day of the week for me. Since I’m a pastor, Sunday feels like the natural beginning to my week.  By the time I get to Thursday, I am tired and drained. That’s why I’m excited to join… Continue reading Manatees & Faith

An image reads, "God's love is Amazing Grace."
Devotions, Ministry, Pastoral Life, Preaching, Stewardship, Women in Ministry

How Do We Change the World? One Small Act of Kindness at a Time (His Encouragement #9)

BeckieWrites

What is “His Encouragement?” Thursdays are always a really long day of the week for me. Since I’m a pastor, Sunday feels like the natural beginning to my week.  By the time I get to Thursday, I am tired and drained. That’s why I’m excited to join with a group of blogging friends in order to… Continue reading How Do We Change the World? One Small Act of Kindness at a Time (His Encouragement #9)

Book Reviews, Books, Disability & Accessibility, Diversity, Ministry, Pastoral Life, Poetry, Stewardship, Women in Ministry, Writing

POETRY #REVIEW of Through My Good Eye: A Memoir in Verse by Rebecca Holland #poetry #empowerment #faith

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I just want to sincerely thank Allie from AllieReads.com for this kind review of my chapbook, Through My Good Eye: A Memoir in Verse. It means a great deal to me. Thank you so much, Allie!

All money earned from Through My Good Eye: A Memoir in Verse will be donated to Christ Community United Methodist Church. Now available in paperback, on Kindle, and for free on Kindle Unlimited! 

If you’ve known me for long enough then you know that I absolutely adore reading poetry. It is one of my favourite genres to write and to read, I adore how it makes you feel and how powerful those words on a page can actually be.

Rebecca Holland’s Through My Good Eye is just that – it grabs you and forces you into its orbit. Although quite a short collection, the poems that are within the small chapbook are wonderful. Holland writes with more of a traditional poetic melody that reminds me of poets such as Emily Dickenson and Wilfred Owen. Holland’s writing is quite intricate in nature but is done so in a way that the reader can easily feel and understand the purpose of each poem, the emotional nature of it and that is where Holland’s real talent lay. Before I go any further, I’ll provide you with the synopsis available…

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Disability & Accessibility, Diversity, Ministry, Pastoral Life, Stewardship, Women in Ministry

16 Easy Ways the Church Can Be More Accessible to People With Disabilities

BeckieWrites

Dear Friends, It's that time of year again! Easter will soon be upon us and that means that many of our churches will (hopefully) be having many visitors! No matter what time of year it is, it is my hope that we will do our best to make our worship services and church buildings as… Continue reading 16 Easy Ways the Church Can Be More Accessible to People With Disabilities

Beckie stares in wonder at a manatee. The manatee has large and soulful eyes.
Ministry, Stewardship

Good Stewardship Is More Than Money

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“Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.”  (2 Corinthians 9:6-7) Dear Reader,           God calls all of to be Good Stewards of God’s Creation. We… Continue reading Good Stewardship Is More Than Money