Rev. Dr. Heather Lear, VP for Grants, visited with members at Hemenway United Methodist Church and Dr. Mark Teasdale in Evanston, Illinois, last week. Hemenway UMC received a 2023 Equipping the Local Church grant for their Young Leaders for Christ initiative!

Excited our two profs Heather Lear and Mark Teasdale will be leading this!

Friends, Happy Thanksgiving! We are so grateful to our donors, partners, staff, board and friends for a great year 💓

Today is the day! Equipping the Local Church Grant Application is now open. Go to buff.ly/48sWnd7 to find out more and apply.

We're almost there! Less just 1 week until WNCCUMC Laity's Equip & Connect 2024. Mark Teasdale and Heather Lear will lead "Participating in Abundant Life" next Tues. at 7:30pm - more opportunities will be announced during the session! buff.ly/46GYiJc

You're invited to The Foundation for Evangelism's State of the Foundation 2024 online event premiering Jan. 31 with president, Jane Boatwright Wood. It's our 75th anniversary! Register at bit.ly/stateoffoundat…

Looking forward to our first webinar tonight with students from Garrett Seminary Candler School of Theology and local church leaders as guests of the The Foundation for Evangelism !

kate shellnutt interviewed me for her article on new data related to those who are "spiritual but not religious." The Foundation for Evangelism Garrett Seminary InterVarsity Press IVP Academic Why Evangelicals Aren’t Afraid of Being Outnumbered by Nones christianitytoday.com/news/2024/febr… via Christianity Today

Fresh Expressions UM will hold a Pre-General Conference Event on April 22 in Charlotte. Details at: buff.ly/49DF8VX

The Foundation for evangelism received over 250 applications for this year's Equipping the Local Church Grant Cycle! Determinations will be made later this spring and announced in the summer. buff.ly/49zqe32

If you're in Western NC (for WNCCUMC annual conference or just for fun) next week, join us at First UMC Waynesville next Thursday, June 20 for this laity training with Mark Teasdale and Heather Lear! There's still time to register and we'd love to see you!

Just ONE WEEK until our Equipping the Ministry of the Laity Grant Area Virtual Event. Have you registered yet? buff.ly/47gQ9NK

Great to see our two instructors, Heather Lear and Mark Teasdale, working together on this!

The Foundation will host a Participating in Abundant Life workshop for The North Carolina Conference of The UMC's Gateway and Harbor Districts. Laity and clergy encouraged to attend together (in person OR virtually) on Oct. 27, 3-5pm ET in Fayetteville! buff.ly/3U02iBg

Way to go Heather Lear ! We’re grateful for your teaching and leadership in our #evangelism webinars!

Inviting those we know to experience the unique joy and beauty of worship at Christmastime is demonstrably one of the easiest steps toward Jesus that many people are likely to accept positively. markteasdale.net/index.php/2024…

Don't forget, applications are open for Thriving Congregations Cohorts. Visit buff.ly/3ZmIrxG for more information or to apply before Jan. 15.

I am excited to reveal to my new book that that InterVarsity Press will be releasing next Spring. It offers a psychology of evangelism with practical lessons drawn from therapy to help grapple with anxiety around publicly sharing our faith. ivpress.com/socially-awkwa…

With the release of the new book next Spring, we officially have The Evangelism Trilogy! Everything individual Christians and congregations need to reconsider what evangelism is, practice it with confidence, and measure how effective they have been. markteasdale.net/index.php/tril…

My first book was a history that explained how American Methodists conflated the gospel with issues of race, immigration, and socio-economic class. It is 50% off with code CONFSHIP, and Media Mail shipping is free when you order it from the publisher: wipfandstock.com/9781620329160/…