Tag: United Methodist

Disability & Accessibility, Diversity, Ministry, Stewardship

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

BeckieWrites

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!

Disability & Accessibility, Diversity, Ministry, Preaching, Prayers, and Devotions, Sermons & Sermon Notes

The Theology of John Wesley: Online Course, Donations to Benefit Disability Ministries of the UMC

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The course is free, but in exchange, please consider making a donation to the Disability Ministries Committee of the United Methodist Church (Advance #3021054) Introduction: My name is Rev. Rebecca L. Holland. I am an author and ordained elder serving in the Susquehanna Conference of the UMC. Recently, I was honored to be asked to… Continue reading The Theology of John Wesley: Online Course, Donations to Benefit Disability Ministries of the UMC

Disability & Accessibility, Diversity, Ministry, Pastoral Life, Preaching, Prayers, and Devotions, Women in Ministry, Writing

Eye Patched & Proud: Hope for the Broken is Now Available from Touch Point Press

BeckieWrites

Amazon Author Page: Rev. Rebecca L. Holland My name is Rev. Rebecca L. Holland. I am a visually impaired pastor and author. I would just like to take a moment to share my recent joy with you, as well as some words of encouragement. Image shows Rev. Rebecca at the pulpit. Her right eye is covered… Continue reading Eye Patched & Proud: Hope for the Broken is Now Available from Touch Point Press

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Pastoral Life, Preaching, Preaching, Prayers, and Devotions, Sermons & Sermon Notes

Devotion: Cats don’t need to repent— but we do! (His Encouragement)

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Something about cats and Lent just seem together! My husband says he has never seen any cat who was every sorry for anything. Cats don't need to repent, but humans do! During Lent, we make time for repentance and lamentation.

Books, Disability & Accessibility, Diversity, Ministry, Pastoral Life, Writing

My New Book is Now Available for Pre-Order: The UMC and Disability by Rev. Rebecca L. Holland

BeckieWrites

I am so happy to be able to  announce that my new book The United Methodist Church and Disability: Essays and Practical Ideas for Churches, Clergy, and People with Disabilities is now available for pre-order! The Kindle Version will be released November 25th and the large print paperback version will be released on (or very close to) that date. 

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

Book Review: Speaking Out: Gifts of Ministering Undeterred by Disabilities by the United Methodist Association of Ministers with Disabilities

BeckieWrites

Speaking Out: Gifts of Ministering Undeterred by Disabilities is a book that is full of both heartbreak and hope. This book is compilation of personal testimonies from people serving in ministry, all of whom are living with some type of disability.