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Capitol
Area South Mission and Vision:
Our
Mission:
The Mission of the Capitol Area
South District is to encourage and
equip United Methodist congregations
in their mission to make disciples
of Jesus Christ for the
transformation of the world.
Our
Vision:
The vision of the Capitol Area South
District is that all local churches
are to be disciple-making centers
that mirror the demographic
composition of the community in
which they are located in terms of
age, ethnicity, and cultural
background; and that the
congregations continually grow and
reach new people for Christ and
strive to be open and inclusive
of all God's children.
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Job
Openings
Cokesbury
is seeking an outside sales
representative in the Cincinnati area.
Click HERE
for more details.
The West
Ohio Conference of the United Methodist
Church has an opening for the
position of CFO/Director of
Administration. Click HERE
for more information.
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A
Christmas Message from Hank
Stringer
This is the season to
reflect on what it means to
celebrate Christmas again.
Click HERE
to read a Christmas message
from District
Superintendent Hank Stringer.
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Jim's
Tool Box
 Where
is Your Church on the
Congregational Life Cycle?
Last month I shared some
historical attendance data
about the congregations of
the Capitol Area South
District. The
stages for any organization
is birth, formation,
stability, decline, and
death.
Click HERE
to read Jim's article to see
if you can place your
congregation on the life
cycle.
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New
Life Community Charters as
UM Congregation
 The
Capitol Area South District
has a new congregation.
On Sunday, November 15, Dr.
Hank Stringer led the
service to charter New Life
Community, Hebron, as a United
Methodist congregation.
The Rev. Brian
Harkness is the
pastor of the congregation
that he was appointed to
start in 2003.
Click HERE
to read more about the
chartering service.
Click HERE
to see pictures of the
celebration.
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UM
Community Ministries: News
Update; Workshops Scheduled
for 2010
 The
Rev. Beth Weisbrod
celebrates several new
ministries from a skateboarding
ministry at Village Chapel
to the Charitable
Pharmacy of Central Ohio
housed at Livingston UMC.
Click HERE
to read news from UM Community
Ministries.
Community Ministries is
collaborating with several
partners to offer serveral
training events in 2010.
Events will range from
"Every Member in
Ministry" to how the
church can be a center for
mental health and healing.
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S.O.W.E.R.
Update as of 11/26/09
SOWER is a West Ohio
Conference VIM project which
constructs new housing as part
of the Henderson Settlement
work camp program. Henderson
Settlement, Frakes, Kentucky,
is a component of the Red Bird
Missionary Conference
providing a multitude of
services to the southern Bell
and Whitley counties in
Kentucky and parts of two
counties in Tennessee. The
Work Camp Program is one of
the services provided and has
repaired existing housing and
built new houses (26 to date)
to raise the quality of life
for the owner families in the
local area.
Click HERE
to read this update as plans
shape up for the work that
will be done next summer.
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Winter
Camp Set for Camp Otterbein
from Dec. 27 thru Jan. 1
 WinterCamp
will be offered again
this December for
campers in grades 3-5,
6-8, and 9-12. The
cost of sessions are
$105.00 New this
year will be Winter
Olympic Events.
Click HERE
for more details or to
register for one fo the
camps.
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Readers Contribute!
This month three readers
contributed articles or
information for The
Connection:
The Rev. Pat
Oesterle shared
an idea for a way to get
congregations involved in
helping to stock a community
food pantry. How
about a competition? Click
HERE
to read Pat's description of
what happens when
congregations vied to become
the "Cheesiest
Church" in town.
Pat is the pastor of the West
Jefferson UMC.
The Rev. Jessie
Blevins, pastor of
the Sixth Ave UMC, Lancaster
sent in a book review of
Frank Honeycutt's Preaching
for Adult Conversion and
Commitment.
Jessie reminds us of the
importance that Bishop Ough
has placed on
transformational leadership
as a lead in to his book
review. Click HERE
to read Jessie's review.
Pastor Jay Moyers
who serves the Thurman
Avenue UMC, Columbus shares
a pastoral visit log form
for all who would like to
use it as a way of keeping
track of calls and visits.
Click HERE
to download a copy of the
form. The form could
be adapted for use by lay or
clergy visitors.
If you have something you
would like to share, send it
along to Jim
Waugh, editor
of The Connection.
Thanks to these folks
for taking the time to
share!
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UM
Tech Shop Offers Great Deals
on Software
If your congregation needs
to upgrade or add to the
software on existing or new
computers, be sure to check
out the United Methodist
Tech Shop. Microsoft
Office Professional Plus
2007 costs from between $296
to $337. Through the
Tech Shop it is available
for $101 (or for $71 for the
license if a copy of the
disks is available.
These deals are available
ONLY to United Methodist
Churches and related
institutions. These
deals are NOT available to
individuals.
Click HERE
for more information.
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Christmas
Greetings from the CAS Staff
 Merry
Christmas and Happy New Year
from the staff of the
Capitol Area South District
Office. District
Superintendent Hank
Stringer, Assistant to the
Superintendent Jim Waugh,
and Administrative Assistant
Carol Wilson wish each of
you the joy and hope of this
season as we celebrate God
with us in the birth of
Jesus Christ.
Click HERE
for the greeting from the CAS
staff,
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Join
in Prayer with Russia
Partners
For two weeks in December,
churches across Russia will
engage in continuous prayer
and fasting to strengthen
the vitality and witness of
the United Methodist Church
in Russia. Please
join our partners in the
Volga District December 10th
and 13th with your support
of prayer and fasting.
Click HERE
for more information about
being part of this prayer
vigil with our partners in the
Volga District.
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Apportionment
Update
 Click
HERE
to see a list of those
congregations in the Capitol
Area South District that have
paid at least 90% of their
West Ohio Conference
Apportionments through the end
of November. Remember some
congregations do not send in
their payments until the very
end of the month so all giving
may not be reflected in this
report.
Thanks to all congregations
in for their giving in
support of the the wider
mission of the church
through their giving to the
apportionments.
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Prayer
Concerns
 Our
prayers are with the
Rev. Doug Ferguson.
Doug is a clergy member of
the WOC who is currently on
incapacity leave. He
is battling cancer.
Patty
Gray, spouse of the
Rev. John Gray, had knee
surgery recently. She
is now recovering at home.
The
Rev. Danny Dahl
experienced a serious injury
to his leg in a recent
automobile accident.
He has had reconstructive
surgery. At this
writing he is still
hospitalized. Dannie
is on honorable location.
He relates to the Hilltonia-New
Horizons Charge.
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