Web Links

Links to pertinent sites will be added as time goes on.

Ash Wednesday & Lent in Two Minutes - A brief kinetic type video explaining the what and why of Ash Wednesday and Lent, from the history of wearing ashes dating back to the Old Testament, to the practices of Catholics and Christians during Lent.

Making Disciples What would it look like if, as leaders, we focused less on the things that make our churches entertaining and more on making disciples? As shown by Kelly Tshibaka at Foursquare Connection 2011.

Potato Bake 2011 - The 10:10 class led this mission event, and many, many people helped to make it happen! As of 9/27/11, over $2,700 has been raised.

Busby, Montana Mission Trip 2011 - A great four minute video highlighting the inspiring mission trip this year, which included youth and adults from four churches in Gibson City. Very, very good!

2011 Annual Conference Audio Files- Listen to addresses and messages delivered at Annual Conference 2011, including current Bishop Gregory V. Palmer, former Bishop Woodie W. White., and several more, all inspiring.

Imagine No Malaria - Eliminate malaria by 2015. Stay tuned as the youth of this church lead us in this incredible mission!

Training: United Methodism 101 - “United Methodism 101” (UM101) is a free, basic online course designed for new United Methodists and anyone wanting to know more about the denomination, as well as long-time United Methodists who would like to check their basic knowledge of the church. Each of the four modules in this course contains many interactive features and takes about one hour to complete at the participant's leisure.

Resurrection Sunday Dance - From Budapest, Hungary. Awesome!

Bishop Palmer's Message on Imagine No Malaria - This is the mission that the youth from this church have taken on. They hope to eliminate malaria from Africa by 2015.

United Methodist Church - This is the gateway to a huge amount of great information, most notably Ask InfoServ, which is just an absolute treasure chest of information on all things Untied Methodist. Click here for our own Illinois Great Rivers Conference site.

Walk to Emmaus - The Upper Room provides resources and information about the Walk to Emmaus.

Moms in Touch - Mothers praying for kids and schools. Find out more!

Interview with God

- A short video forwarded by Rhonda E. that takes a little less than 4 minutes to watch. It is both thought-provoking and beautiful!

Dance in the Rain

I have something simple, yet life changing to share with you. So many of us are going through what feels like a very steep climb right now. Yet, Vivan Greene’s quote reminds us, “Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass… it’s about learning how to dance in the rain!” And now my dear friend BJ Gallagher has written an uplifting book about the power of gratitude inspired by this very quote, called Learning to Dance in the Rain. I am honored to share this incredible video with you and hope you will share it with others.

World on Fire

A short music video making the point of sharing our resources with others. (We have SO much!!!)