It has been a whirlwind since the Metro Ministries Board selected me as the Interim Executive Director for Metro Ministries. I have heard from many lay persons and clergy that are as excited as I am at the possibilities for the mission, ministry, and resourcing to local churches and communities.
I had my first sit down visit yesterday. Pat Thorlton invited me to visit with her about her ideas to connect with local churches, clusters and community centers in her field and passion of health care. Pat is the Faith and Community Nurse at North United Methodist Church. I didn’t have to go far -- her office is across the street from mine. I also had an agenda item. She agreed to participate in a meeting with me and PICO National Network about issues surrounding health care policies for all people. If anyone else has a passion for health care concerns please email me at lmorris@indymetroumc.org. Pat has invited me to consider planning ministry programs connecting our community centers in non-costing ways to inform their clients about health care that is available that they may not know about.
Castleton United Methodist Church is working on a risk-taking mission and service program to care for Senior Citizens – providing a Senior Day Care Center in their church facility. It is in the beginning stages. They are asking for funding from Metro Ministries. I have asked the pastor and planning team to keep me informed. One of the major priorities for Metro Ministries is to provide a funding application that has criteria provided by the Board of Directors to avail local churches to take on these risk-taking programs in the communities they provide ministry. Once the criteria are set and an application form is available this information will go on the Indy/Metro website www.indymetroumc.org.
Are you or your cluster ministries interested in what Metro Ministries is planning for the future within the new Indiana Conference? I would like the opportunity to meet with you or your cluster ministry soon, so that I can go into the planning meetings informed on what would best serve the local churches and clusters through the mission, ministry and resourcing of Metro Ministries. Please email me at lmorris@indymetroumc.org or call me at 317-924-4140.
This is just the beginning…. more to follow …. please keep watching for future posts.
Lisa
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