Easter Egg Hunt Brings Joy for Children with Special Needs

By Brett Hetherington* Inside the fellowship hall of Huron United Methodist Church (West Plains District) on Palm Sunday afternoon dozens of colorful plastic Easter eggs were scattered around, waiting for a special group of children to come and find them. The children were the guests of honor at a now annual Easter Egg Hunt for [...]

Clergy Gather for Teaching, Sharing and Healing the Harm as Part of “How to Lead with Courage Even When Your Voice Shakes” Event

By Brett Hetherington* Ministry is rewarding, life-changing work. It can also be challenging and can cause pain for pastors that impacts and changes their life for months or even years. Addressing that pain was the focus of the March 18 full-day event for clergy titled “Toward Healing the Harm 2: How to Lead with Courage [...]

Storyboard Episode 31

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1GGq4Ud9VcWEVCRTW5jmut Episode 31 is titled “Influence, Connection & Impact: Ministering to Children in Foster Care”. The episode features Bishop Tracy S. Malone leading a conversation with clergy and laity from two of the churches in the East Ohio Conference that host a life-changing week of Royal Family KIDS Camp each summer that ministers to six- [...]