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    - Communication is very important to make The United Methodist Church more visible in our society.
    - Celebrate Segundo Barrio Day 2012
    - Building on 2011 success, a second festival of live promises to be bigger and better.
    - Share your ministry with a stranger
    - Share your ministry with a stranger…you’ll have less work for yourself and you’ll make a new friend along the way.
    - A time of turning and transformation
    - Is it possible for something on the horizon to transform your life now?
    - Mission Possible: Dying man’s wish comes true
    - Impact Community days continue to change lives.
    - Free marketing kit available
    - Register for Change the World before Apr. 16 and score a free re-usable lawn banner!
    - Journey to Hope
    - Open a new door this Lent and find the hope that changes everything.
    - The people of The United Methodist Church called to America’s Sunday Supper
    - Events like America’s Sunday Supper create opportunities for the church to go down new paths and impact lives and to meet others along the way.
    - Online Space becomes Sacred Space
    - Seekers are being invited to join a Christmas eve online faith gathering of people from different walks of life worshiping together in a Nashville warehouse.
    - Advertising Reaches Out to Metro District
    - Campaign invites those who don’t have church home to explore and learn about The United Methodist Church.
    - What's on your plate?
    - What’s on your plate Sunday evening, January 15, 2012—the night before Martin Luther King, Jr. Day?
    - Hope Mushrooms
    - On 9/11 Sunday, the people of Park Ridge honored their first-responders with a community thank-you. Watch Video OR
    - Outside the Box: The Gift that Can't be Contained
    - This Christmas, Rethink Church invites you to unwrap the story of Jesus’ birth and experience anew Love personified.
    - Rethink Church - Immigration
    - On the fence about immigration? Explore the boundaries of citizenship and faith with a free resource package from Rethink Church.
    - New Rethink Church Campaign
    - What if Church opened new doors? What if Church changed the world?
    - A Fresh Start Sermon Starter Series
    - There’s something about back-to-school that makes everyone feel the possibility of a fresh start. For students leaving behind the grades of prior semesters, becoming an A student feels like a possibility once again.
    - Meet a growing, ‘Facebooking’ church
    - Out of the Box Worship Center in Hillsville, Va., is living up to its name. Holston Conference has labeled it "one of the fastest new-church starts in United Methodism." So, how is this small-town church, nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains, growing so rapidly? Two words: social media.
    - Music That’s Authentic, Not Awkward
    - Music of all genres floats (and rocks and grooves) throughout the sanctuary of Cokesbury West in Knoxville, Tenn. The newest campus of Cokesbury United Methodist Church is crossing cultural lines and breaking musical barriers with a roster of musicians that includes a former "American Idol" contestant, a touring singer/songwriter and a film/TV composer.
    - HopeFest 2011, Reclaiming a Day of Hope
    - On September 11, three churches will join together to host an Impact community event, celebrating and honoring the lives of first responders everywhere.
    - Back-to-school Sermon Series: A Fresh Start
    - Back-to-school season is a time of refocus for the church, bringing people together to start new spiritual disciplines.
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Change the World Resources

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Worship

Rethink Church has produced the “Change the World. Be. Go. Do.” sermon series and the companion multimedia bundle so you’ll be prepared to invite people to work and worship alongside you on this transformative weekend. Learn more about the free sermon series

Changing the world is a way of life…and discipleship! Invite the community to join you in a 4-week sermon series after your outreach event. You’ll be bringing service together with the reason why we serve. This multimedia bundle (valued at $25) is available free to registered churches.

This companion multimedia bundle includes:

    * Worship slides and bulletin graphics
    * Promotional video plus four additional videos for use in worship and/or small groups
    * Newspaper ad, direct mail, yard banner, door hanger, and invitation e-card

For a complete list of contents click here (PDF)

Free sermon series
Rethink Church has produced the “Change the World. Be. Go. Do.” sermon series and the companion multimedia bundle so you’ll be prepared to invite people to work and worship alongside you on this transformative weekend.

All churches registered for Change the World will receive a coupon for their free marketing kit which includes the sermon series multimedia bundle, a 3x6 reusable lawn banner and a Change the World T-shirt.

Register now to receive free marketing kit

If you have already registered and would like to update/change your event information, contact us at changetheworld@umcom.org

Partners

Change the World partners are providing a variety of ways to get you started with a project. Check out these ideas, or create one of your own.

United Methodist Women Ubuntu Toolkit (Ministry with the Poor) (PDF)
This toolkit guides you through planning an Ubuntu Day of Service with information about mission work that links service and action with justice. It includes helpful planning tips and fundamental concepts that are critical to understanding how the mission of being and doing intersect.

Draw more than bees with a community garden

Central Conference Pension Initiative - Pennies of Praise (children's ministry resource) (PDF)

Planning a prayer vigil? Here's a resource (PDF) from Upper Room Ministries.

products

Cokesbury has the products to help your congregation prepare for taking the message of Jesus Christ beyond the church, serving the community and the world.

Book:

Change the World
by the Rev. Mike Slaughter

Pastor and author Mike Slaughter challenges church leaders to look at the futures of their congregations and make tough but necessary choices.

Buy the book
More products

Free downloads

Logo

Download the EPS version of the Change the World logo for t-shirts. Click on the graphic below and Save the file to your computer.

Logo for 2012 Change the World

Right click on image above to Save as a .PNG file.

EPS version
Right-click on this link to Save as a Postscript file.

Project Ideas

Check out these community service ideas.

Feed The Hungry (food drive for local food bank, establish food pantry, weekly community meals)
Clean Up Community Work Day (Beautification or Green & Clean)
Day of Service to low income retirement homes, seniors, homeless shelters & others
Clean Water Projects (GBGM-UMC.org (a Change-the-World partner), CleanwaterUSA.org)
Free Health Screenings
Improvement projects through Public School System
Raise money for Imagine No Malaria (a night of house parties, car wash, youth sleep outs, basketball tournaments, etc.)
Habitat for Humanity projects
Clothing Drive (coats for Kids, Free Yard Sale, establish clothing closet)
Paint Community Center or playground
Disaster Relief ( UMCOR, flood buckets, health kits, more relief supply kits)
Your ideas...

Planning Tools

Download event planning tips, social media promotion plan, and suggestions for media coverage, including press release templates for promoting a malaria-related event or service-related event. Use Twitter to promote your event.

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