{"id":2808,"date":"2021-08-10T07:45:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-10T11:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/newfaithcommunities\/?p=2808"},"modified":"2021-08-10T07:45:00","modified_gmt":"2021-08-10T11:45:00","slug":"nfc-august-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/new-faith-communities\/2021\/08\/nfc-august-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"NFC August Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>Rev. Dr. Marty Cauley passed away on June 29 after a long illness. Marty served for over 27 years in ministry with the United Methodist Church, including five years in the Office of New Faith Communities. Marty left a legacy of disciple-making and transformation. This newsletter was created to celebrate and give thanks for our friend and colleague. <\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Rev. Dr. Marty Cauley was a friend and colleague committed to the work of creating new spaces for new people to gather in communion with Jesus Christ. Marty served as the Director of Partner and Planter Development with the Office of New Faith Communities in the NC Conference for five years (2014-2019). One of Marty\u2019s many lasting contributions was the development of the Mary\u2019s Path program which was designed to help existing congregations discern and participate in the co-creation of new faith communities. Marty believed that \u201cConferences don\u2019t birth churches. Churches birth churches.\u201d The role of institutional leaders was to \u201csimply act as a midwife in the process.\u201d Marty was incredibly gifted at coming alongside congregations and leaders as a holy friend, committed to helping them discern how and where God might be leading them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2020, Marty was recognized for his work and commitment to bringing people into life-transforming relationships with Jesus when he was presented with the Harry Denman Award for Evangelism. In presenting the award to Cauley, Rev. Tim Reaves said at the time, \u201cWe cannot think of anybody more deserving [of recognition] for a lifetime achievement of evangelism. In every role you\u2019ve had in the church, it has been about reaching people for Jesus.\u201d<sup>1&nbsp;<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Marty\u2019s life and words, he challenged us to live as authentic and vulnerable servant-leaders. He challenged us to stretch ourselves and be uncomfortable and as disciples of Jesus to seek to love our community, listen to our neighbors, and live \u201cin the neighborhoods\u201d to which we were called. Marty wrote, \u201cWe have to be willing to make inconvenient and costly sacrifices to live out the calling God has placed upon our lives.\u201d (October 2018, NRS Newsletter)<sup>2<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Marty also reminded us that \u201cthose seeking to be real, radical disciples crave living examples of discipleship, not perfect ones. We crave relationship, not showmanship. We crave community, not just crowds.\u201d (January 2018, NRS newsletter)<sup>3<\/sup>. Not only did Marty remind us of these truths, he tried to live his life embodying these values. He authentically shared his life with his friends and colleagues and invited many to journey with him as he journeyed with Jesus through the rejoicing and the pain.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Marty was also not afraid of death, for the church or himself. In one of those vulnerable moments, Marty shared his own journey as a parallel to challenge congregations to consider leaving a legacy for the next generation of disciples. Marty wrote, \u201cDeath is inevitable; hope is optional. Let us be resurrection people who allow our hope to live on and our legacy to continue.\u201d (May 2018, NRS Newsletter)<sup>4<\/sup>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Marty will be missed. However, his legacy is strong and will continue. We will always give thanks for his life, his witness, and the ways his work created new spaces for new people to gather in communion with Jesus.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/new-faith-communities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/files\/Marty-and-Marbles-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/new-faith-communities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/files\/Marty-and-Marbles-1-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2811\" width=\"283\" height=\"283\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-button gb-block-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/new-faith-communities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2021\/08\/2021_Ed2_NewFaith-1-1.pdf\" class=\"gb-button gb-button-shape-rounded gb-button-size-medium\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color:#3373dc\">Read the full newsletter<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>1 (https:\/\/nccumc.org\/news\/2020\/12\/denman-award-presented-to-marty-cauley\/).<br>2-4 (https:\/\/nccumc.org\/new-faith-communities\/nrs-newsletter\/)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rev. 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