50 Days of Prayer Begins Friday, March 16
Connecting in Prayer for General and Jurisdictional Conferences
Please join us as we engage in 50 Days of Prayer for the upcoming General Conference. Your North Carolina Conference Spiritual Life Team has prepared several resources to help you and your congregation lead the ministry of prayer through these times. Also, be sure to check out the resources available from The Upper Room.
We are offering two variations of a worship service. One uses hymns from The United Methodist Hymnal and the second uses songs from the Taize songbook. The Taize booklets are available for loan from the Conference Media Center.
NC Conference Prayer Calendar for General Conference 2012
A Time for Connecting in Prayer UMH Version
A Time for Connecting in Prayer Taize Version
A Time for Connecting in Prayer Narrative and Prayers
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The General Rule of Discipleship
The following is a contemporary phrasing of the John Wesley’s three General Rules – the Wesleyan way of living out one’s discipleship and growing in holiness of heart and life:
“To witness to Jesus Christ in the world and to follow his teachings through acts of compassion, justice, worship, and devotion under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.”
John Wesley’s General Rule of Discipleship helps us reflect on the whole of our spiritual lives - the Works of Piety and the Works of Mercy. Each has both a private and a public aspect. The Works of Mercy include our Acts of Compassion (private) and our Acts of Justice (public). The Works of Piety include our Acts of Devotion (private) and our Acts of Worship (public).
Click on the links inside the graphic to learn how The United Methodist Church lives out this General Rule. Below you will also find links to the work done in our North Carolina Conference.
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Acts of Compassion:
North Carolina Conference Mission and Outreach
Acts of Justice:
North Carolina Conference Board of Church and Society
Acts of Devotion:
