church before you fill their head with too At the Annual Conference: June 15-18 many new ideas. Vacation Sunday: June 23rd prejudge Pastor new address: Don’t – Harsha’s A new pastor will make their own Church: mistakes. hold a Immanuel United Methodist Church Don’t previous pastor’s mistakes against them. assume, 401 W. Fond du Lac St Don’t based on their history or your Ripon, WI 54971 expectations of them, that they will Phone: 920-478-6695 perform a certain way. They may. They may not. Parsonage: 17 Wa Wa Ave Ripon, WI 54971 Extend the honeymoon Phone: 414-676-4675 (C) – Honestly, it usually seems too short ---------- anyway. If the pastor begins to make any changes at all, some people lose faith in SUMMER CAMPS 2018 them. A new pastor needs time to acclimate. He needs time to learn you and Wisconsin United Methodist Summer the church. Keep loving and supporting Camps 2018 him, even when changes become harder to make and harder to accept. If God Building community, equipping disciples, brought the pastor to your church, God and modeling care of creation in ways that wants to use them there. Let God do as reflect the love and grace of God. God intended. For reservations or more information you Let the pastor lead – can contact Remember, a pastor is called to lead the congregation; let the pastor know the The website at www.WUMCamps.org needs of the congregation and the community. That helps pastor to navigate EDUCATION WORK AREA the ideas and put them in alignment with the vision of the church. still needed Teacher’s For our Fall/Winter program for the 2018/2019 Never invite the former pastor to perform year. Fall session begins Sept 9th. events in the church. The former pastor The Education Work Area will refrain from accepting such Culver’s Fundraiser invitations in order to help the We received $35 from the April 17th Culver’s parishioners get acquainted with the new fundraiser. Thank you to all. pastor. ----- Upcoming Children’s Performances The kids will perform in church on the following Sunday; 5/20. Pastor last day at SMUMC: Harsha’s June 30, 2018. Last Sunday at the church: June 10, 2018
church before you fill their head with too many new ideas. Don’t prejudge – A new pastor will make their own mistakes. Don’t hold a previous pastor’s mistakes against them. Don’t assume, based on their history or your expectations of them, that they will perform a certain way. They may. They may not. Extend the honeymoon – Honestly, it usually seems too short anyway. If the pastor begins to make any changes at all, some people lose faith in them. A new pastor needs time to acclimate. He needs time to learn you and the church. Keep loving and supporting him, even when changes become harder to make and harder to accept. If God brought the pastor to your church, God wants to use them there. Let God do as God intended. Let the pastor lead – Remember, a pastor is called to lead the congregation; let the pastor know the needs of the congregation and the community. That helps pastor to navigate the ideas and put them in alignment with the vision of the church. Never invite the former pastor to perform events in the church. The former pastor will refrain from accepting such invitations in order to help the parishioners get acquainted with the new pastor. ----- Pastor Harsha’s last day at SMUMC: June 30, 2018. Last Sunday at the church: June 10, 2018 At the Annual Conference: June 15-18 Vacation Sunday: June 23rd Pastor Harsha’s new address: Church: Immanuel United Methodist Church 401 W. Fond du Lac St Ripon, WI 54971 Phone: 920-478-6695 Parsonage: 17 Wa Wa Ave Ripon, WI 54971 Phone: 414-676-4675 (C) ---------- SUMMER CAMPS 2018 Wisconsin United Methodist Summer Camps 2018 Building community, equipping disciples, and modeling care of creation in ways that reflect the love and grace of God. For reservations or more information you can contact The website at www.WUMCamps.org EDUCATION WORK AREA Teacher’s still needed For our Fall/Winter program for the 2018/2019 year. Fall session begins Sept 9th. The Education Work Area Culver’s Fundraiser We received $35 from the April 17th Culver’s fundraiser. Thank you to all. Upcoming Children’s Performances The kids will perform in church on the following Sunday; 5/20.