CliffsNotes

Good Morning, Bishop Cliff and Karlene are on vacation this week. Please keep them in your prayers. “I pray for a refreshing summer for you. Let me challenge you to two Bible disciplines: meditation and memorization. These two ingredients in good Bible study are often neglected because of our busy-ness. […]

Good Morning, Bishop Cliff and Karlene are in Florida this week for the FMCUSA General Conference.   “I pray for a refreshing summer for you. Let me challenge you to two Bible disciplines: meditation and memorization. These two ingredients in good Bible study are often neglected because of our busy-ness.

Women in Leadership: Not Just Another Position Paper (though our position papers are foundational readings, maybe on your summer reading list!)… Seems I’m on a role with interviews! This time it’s with our leader for the “Engaging Women in Leadership” Team, Jan Kupez who is a member of the Kemptville

Social Media isn’t always the best way to have an important conversation… Some of you might have heard or read about the controversy in Picton, Ontario. I’ve asked our own Kevin Stenhouse, Lead pastor of Picton FM to tell you the story… Cliff: Kevin, a priest serving in your town

Jared’s Sabbatical… Cliff: Jared, you are eligible to take a sabbatical according to our policy, therefore you recently applied for one to our Personnel Team. Why is a sabbatical important to you? Jared: Sabbaticals are important because they allow for two very important things: rest and perspective. Ministry, especially if

A Little more about the FREES! As you know the BOA has introduced a new “Page 1” to our Manual and to the “FMCiC Ministry Plan”. Page 2 and beyond continues to include our Core Values, Articles of Religion, and a more detailed account of Free Methodism. But Page 1

Who evaluates the Board: Part 4 Week 1 in this series about healthy local organizations we discussed board evaluations. Week 2 was about Nominating Committee. Week 3 was about board covenant. I have been pointing you to The Manual, and have pointed out that our Manual wisely offers you opportunity

Who evaluates the Board? Part 3 The Board of Administration of the FMCiC is exploring what it looks like to become a healthy board. We are discussing the “culture” of the BOA and of the FMCiC and creating an organizational structure that would help us move toward what we believe

Who evaluates the Board? Part 2 Great question, but we began answering it last week. The board in a healthy church is elected to prayerfully ask 3 important questions: Do we have the right vision? Do we have the right people on the bus? Are we financially healthy (“The goal

Who evaluates the Board? Great question! I mean, the board in a healthy church is elected to prayerfully ask 3 important questions: Do we have the right vision? Do we have the right people on the bus? Are we financially healthy (“The goal is not a balanced budget, but a