By: Transition into Ministry Program
Rev. Maddi Baugous serves at Omaha First United Methodist Church and is part of the TiM (Transition into Ministry) program. As part of the program, mentoring pairs get to identify ...

October is Mental Health Awareness month, and this week in particular is Mental Illness Awareness week. 1 in 5 U.S. adults experience mental illness each year 1 in 6 U.S. youth ...

In the world of United Methodist clergy, July marks beginnings for some. New appointments. New retirements. New ministerial status. New appointive year, even if you are staying in...
Christ is Risen indeed! Clergy of the Great Plains Conference, thank you for your incredible ministry, and especially the intentional work of planning, preparing and leading for ...

Tell me your story. Or sit in silence. Ask your questions. Or weep and gnash your teeth. Your grief is real and deep. And may look very different than your neighbor’s grief that is ...

I took my very first First Aid Training when I was 13 years old. I took my very first Mental Health First Aid Training last month. I’m not sure why it took me so long to take ...

What Path Will We Take When Our Bodies Break? What path will we take When our bodies break? Not if, but when, For we are finite and human. It may be a leg or arm, Or something ...

They have given up hospital visits because no one was allowed in. They have given up time with family, friends, colleagues, parishioners, and community partners. They have given ...

How is it with your soul? I continue to find my soul needs more and more tending the more and more stress, change, anxiety, fear, chaos, and questions I experience. I find in ...

Thank you, Great Plains Clergy, for the multitude of ways you continue to live out your call to ministry. The stories of what is unfolding of how God is at work in and through you ...
