Tweets from 2013 West Ohio Annual Conference (June 9-12)

[Our West Ohio Conference picture: Lancaster First UMC Delegates - Alicia Niceswanger (front right), Brad Niceswanger (Back right), & me (front center.) The other three are wonderful friends in the ministry, even the one who is making the moose ears directly behind me!]
"Taken" has been the theme of our West Ohio Annual Conference this year. The theme, "taken" reminds us that through baptism, God has claimed us and knows us by name.

I have copied and pasted my tweets over the past three days while here at Lakeside, Ohio. Obviously, many more highlights could be shared but these are some of my reflections.  For more information about the week, click on this link. We still have one more day of our conference.

 

"It's not about our personal spirituality! It's about the church!" - Bishop Palmer (Opening worship West Ohio) #fb
— Robert McDowell (@RobertNikos) June 10, 2013

Conference apportionments are not increasing in 2014. Local Church giving to apportionments has increased over last year. #fb
— Robert McDowell (@RobertNikos) June 10, 2013

Passing of resolutions, inspiring bible study session, civil debates, and reconnecting with friends in ministry. Yay, annual conference! #fb
— Robert McDowell (@RobertNikos) June 10, 2013

Our conference gave over 2 and a half million $ to mission giving in 2012, #1 of all conferences. Proud to be a United Methodist. #fb
— Robert McDowell (@RobertNikos) June 10, 2013

An eighth grader @ a UMC in our conference won the Denman Evangelism award for leading family & several friends to Jesus & the church! #fb
— Robert McDowell (@RobertNikos) June 10, 2013

Thanks to UMC support, Malaria deaths are down to 655,000 in 2011 from 1 million in 2007! A child dies from Malaria every 60 seconds. #fb
— Robert McDowell (@RobertNikos) June 11, 2013

Got to spend some time today at Lakeside with my good friend and spiritual mentor, Dick Teller. This is his 60th annual conference! #fb
— Robert McDowell (@RobertNikos) June 12, 2013