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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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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. This four-week, lectionary-based series will guide you through contemplating ancient Scriptures, delving into Christmas traditions and relating to transformative experiences of Christ’s birth through out humanity. The series challenges us to go outside the box to find those forgotten, ignored or turned away from life’s inns, so we may welcome all.

Worship activities for all ages are included to engage the senses, as are challenges to live the message beyond Sunday morning.

Supplements for children, youth & young adults and adults with intellectual & developmental disabilities are included.

A multimedia bundle ($25) offers videos to make messages come to life, graphics for worship and outreach resources to engage your community. These resources may be edited in Microsoft Word or Adobe Photoshop. Free shipping! (US postal only)

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For a complete list of contents click here (PDF)

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