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Background checks:
MYB Inc. (ask for special Unity/non-profit pricing) - Owned by Unity members in Hendersonville NC, Mind Your Business, Inc. is a female-owned, small business incorporated in 1996. An industry leader, MYB has been awarded a contract with the General Services Administration (GSA) of the US Government; MYB is now certified to provide services to over 1,500 government agencies and their 120,000 plus authorized purchase agents. This contract is the U.S. Government's stamp of approval and shows that MYB is a responsible vendor with prices that are fair and responsible. Southeast Unity Region policy states "All adults attending a regional or sub-regional event, where youth are present, must have undergone a national background screening." National criminal background screening to include:
UnitySocial.com - social networking for Unity people
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OTHER RESOURCES:
Dr. Mitchell Earl Gibson: www.tybro.com ~ Keynote speaker at 2007 SE Unity Conference. Playlist of videos on YouTube: (includes the seminar "Secrets of Spiritual Healing") (or search for his name) www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=DE39EE7FC5D1C193
Keys To The Kingdom - David Owen Ritz: An Advanced Course in Prosperity Consciousness Building - a guide to developing a higher level of spiritual awareness. The program leads to an understanding of the spiritual foundation of true abundance and creating a life in greater harmony with spiritual law. Students commit- in writing - to tithe of their time, talent, and income for seven weeks beginning at first class. www.davidowenritz.com
Fifth Sunday Program - guarantees your church will see a 20% increase in annual income in one year, without adding a single new member .....or your money back! The program doesn't ask anyone for a nickel more than they already INTENDED to give... all we ask is that they give in a more convenient, consistent way - by debit, credit card, or bank draft - and in return we offer them certain "benefits." This 33-page manual ($169) teaches you how to POSITION it so that your congregation will respond lovingly and generously. "It's like having a 5th Sunday every month." www.FifthSundayProgram.com "...best prosperity program we have ever found... has brought financial stability to us for the first time." -Rev. Carole O'Connell
4T Prosperity Program© - Developed by Rev. Stretton Smith. The 4T Prosperity Program© is a 12-week course with proven results, a powerful support system, and a 100% money back guarantee by the sponsoring church. It enables people to change their consciousness and experience a deeper spiritual awareness, loving relationships, financial security, job satisfaction, creative ideas, improved self-esteem, and better physical health. www.4tprosperity.com
Thanks Living Campaign: A Year of Thankfulness - free weekly email with a challenge. Created by Crystal Coast Unity (Morehead City, NC), this positive community service promotes integrity by suggesting opportunities to experience and express gratitude.
52-day Forgiveness Program by Sheri Rosenthal and Susyn Reeve - free emails, free flash movie, other resources. www.withforgiveness.com
Sacred Space - Nonviolent CommunicationSM (NVC) - We believe the foundation of healthy relationships and communities is authentic, respectful connection. Because of our profound belief in NVC's ability to build and maintain such connection, we support and offer NVC trainings and base all of our work on NVC values. www.sacredspaceinc.com, Sacred Space, 3723 Prestwick Drive, Tucker, GA 30084
Church Growth Inc. (CGI) is a 23-year old ministry organization dedicated to the research and dissemination of how local churches grow. Basically, churches grow in three methods: biological growth, transfer growth, and conversion growth. CGI believes the primary call is the pursuit of conversion growth — the reaching out to, winning, and assimilating of previously un-reached people into the local congregation. Books, videos, seminars with Dr. Charles Arn.www.churchgrowth.net
Unity Peaceworks - to assist ministers, teachers, lay leaders, and their spiritual communities in embracing conflicts, transitional issues, and growth related challenges as a means of creating authentic community; to create thriving, coherent, and integral organizations; to teach peacemaking skills that can be used in every aspect of individual and congregational life; to equip regional peace workers to serve as consultants; and to expand Unity's influence for peace to other New Thought organizations. Rev. Gary Simmons, Director of Peacemaking services for the Association of Unity Churches. www.unitypeaceworks.com
Plum Village Meditation Center - Thich Nhat Hahn is a Vietnamese Buddhist monk, a poet, a scholar, and a peace activist who founded the Unified Buddhist Church in France during the Vietnam war. Martin Luther King Jr., nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1967. www.plumvillage.org
"Parable of the Talents” event at Unity of Charlotte - This year, we’ll have the kick-off in late October, and the sale on the Saturday before Thanksgiving (giving people a chance to buy Christmas gifts). Doing it on a Saturday may help involve more than just our own congregation. We will probably offer a lunch of some kind. If there are things left at the end of the fair, we will offer them again after church on Sunday.
At the kick-off, we have a Parable Team Director with a lot of cash to give out. Last year, we gave out some $1,200 in $10’s and $20’s. (We had $2,000 on hand. We kept some in our safe for a couple of weeks, as some people wanted money the next couple of Sundays. The money came from our building fund and was replaced after the day of the sale.) The idea is to for each of us to use one or more of our talents to increase the money, and that we will have a sale/fair a month later to support their efforts. People can take anywhere from $10 to $50, and we don’t keep track of who took how much money.
For the Sunday lesson on kick-off Sunday, I do a talk on the Parable, doing a metaphysical interpretation (5 relating to senses, 2 to “Yes and No”, and 1 to oneness with God) as well as talking about the idea of the event. I let them know that this is an opportunity to do something that will both support Unity of Charlotte and themselves at the same time. I ask them to consider questions like, “Is there a hobby they like to do but don’t take the time for? Is there a skill you would like to practice so you could get better at? Is there something you want to do just for the joy of doing it?” I shared that I often do something in woodworking, which I really enjoy and often don’t take time to do. (Last year I made cutting boards. I also took a favorite saying, a quote of Emmett Fox’s on “The Power of Love,” and printed it on nice paper with frames I bought on sale at Michael’s.)
Last year, we made a net profit of $1,300 at the sale. We had people do things as diverse as selling a day of trout fishing, making Christmas cookies & health food treats, giving shoe shines at the fair, selling a delivered pizza upon request by giving free samples, making jewelry, soaps, and other crafts, selling services such as helping people get organized, giving airplane rides, selling tickets for a concert put on by several musicians, etc. At one of these events in another city, someone sold week-long vacations with him on his sailboat. That one alone brought in over $1,000. As you can see, the ideas are limited only by people’s imagination.
This year, I may have a 2-hour “creativity” workshop on the kick-off Sunday. Last year, there were people who believed they had no talents. That is, of course, nonsense but I want to be able to support those who have that thought. Wherever I’ve put on this event, people have loved it – both expressing their talents and coming to the fair. It’s always made money for the church, but even more important, it’s taught wonderful lessons about win/win and self-expression. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask. - Phil Smedstad, Unity of Charlotte
Dr. Mitchell Earl Gibson: www.tybro.com ~ Keynote speaker at 2007 SE Unity Conference. Playlist of videos on YouTube: (includes the seminar "Secrets of Spiritual Healing") (or search for his name) www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=DE39EE7FC5D1C193
Keys To The Kingdom - David Owen Ritz: An Advanced Course in Prosperity Consciousness Building - a guide to developing a higher level of spiritual awareness. The program leads to an understanding of the spiritual foundation of true abundance and creating a life in greater harmony with spiritual law. Students commit- in writing - to tithe of their time, talent, and income for seven weeks beginning at first class. www.davidowenritz.com
Fifth Sunday Program - guarantees your church will see a 20% increase in annual income in one year, without adding a single new member .....or your money back! The program doesn't ask anyone for a nickel more than they already INTENDED to give... all we ask is that they give in a more convenient, consistent way - by debit, credit card, or bank draft - and in return we offer them certain "benefits." This 33-page manual ($169) teaches you how to POSITION it so that your congregation will respond lovingly and generously. "It's like having a 5th Sunday every month." www.FifthSundayProgram.com "...best prosperity program we have ever found... has brought financial stability to us for the first time." -Rev. Carole O'Connell
4T Prosperity Program© - Developed by Rev. Stretton Smith. The 4T Prosperity Program© is a 12-week course with proven results, a powerful support system, and a 100% money back guarantee by the sponsoring church. It enables people to change their consciousness and experience a deeper spiritual awareness, loving relationships, financial security, job satisfaction, creative ideas, improved self-esteem, and better physical health. www.4tprosperity.com
Thanks Living Campaign: A Year of Thankfulness - free weekly email with a challenge. Created by Crystal Coast Unity (Morehead City, NC), this positive community service promotes integrity by suggesting opportunities to experience and express gratitude.
52-day Forgiveness Program by Sheri Rosenthal and Susyn Reeve - free emails, free flash movie, other resources. www.withforgiveness.com
Sacred Space - Nonviolent CommunicationSM (NVC) - We believe the foundation of healthy relationships and communities is authentic, respectful connection. Because of our profound belief in NVC's ability to build and maintain such connection, we support and offer NVC trainings and base all of our work on NVC values. www.sacredspaceinc.com, Sacred Space, 3723 Prestwick Drive, Tucker, GA 30084
Church Growth Inc. (CGI) is a 23-year old ministry organization dedicated to the research and dissemination of how local churches grow. Basically, churches grow in three methods: biological growth, transfer growth, and conversion growth. CGI believes the primary call is the pursuit of conversion growth — the reaching out to, winning, and assimilating of previously un-reached people into the local congregation. Books, videos, seminars with Dr. Charles Arn.www.churchgrowth.net
Unity Peaceworks - to assist ministers, teachers, lay leaders, and their spiritual communities in embracing conflicts, transitional issues, and growth related challenges as a means of creating authentic community; to create thriving, coherent, and integral organizations; to teach peacemaking skills that can be used in every aspect of individual and congregational life; to equip regional peace workers to serve as consultants; and to expand Unity's influence for peace to other New Thought organizations. Rev. Gary Simmons, Director of Peacemaking services for the Association of Unity Churches. www.unitypeaceworks.com
Plum Village Meditation Center - Thich Nhat Hahn is a Vietnamese Buddhist monk, a poet, a scholar, and a peace activist who founded the Unified Buddhist Church in France during the Vietnam war. Martin Luther King Jr., nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1967. www.plumvillage.org
"Parable of the Talents” event at Unity of Charlotte - This year, we’ll have the kick-off in late October, and the sale on the Saturday before Thanksgiving (giving people a chance to buy Christmas gifts). Doing it on a Saturday may help involve more than just our own congregation. We will probably offer a lunch of some kind. If there are things left at the end of the fair, we will offer them again after church on Sunday.
At the kick-off, we have a Parable Team Director with a lot of cash to give out. Last year, we gave out some $1,200 in $10’s and $20’s. (We had $2,000 on hand. We kept some in our safe for a couple of weeks, as some people wanted money the next couple of Sundays. The money came from our building fund and was replaced after the day of the sale.) The idea is to for each of us to use one or more of our talents to increase the money, and that we will have a sale/fair a month later to support their efforts. People can take anywhere from $10 to $50, and we don’t keep track of who took how much money.
For the Sunday lesson on kick-off Sunday, I do a talk on the Parable, doing a metaphysical interpretation (5 relating to senses, 2 to “Yes and No”, and 1 to oneness with God) as well as talking about the idea of the event. I let them know that this is an opportunity to do something that will both support Unity of Charlotte and themselves at the same time. I ask them to consider questions like, “Is there a hobby they like to do but don’t take the time for? Is there a skill you would like to practice so you could get better at? Is there something you want to do just for the joy of doing it?” I shared that I often do something in woodworking, which I really enjoy and often don’t take time to do. (Last year I made cutting boards. I also took a favorite saying, a quote of Emmett Fox’s on “The Power of Love,” and printed it on nice paper with frames I bought on sale at Michael’s.)
Last year, we made a net profit of $1,300 at the sale. We had people do things as diverse as selling a day of trout fishing, making Christmas cookies & health food treats, giving shoe shines at the fair, selling a delivered pizza upon request by giving free samples, making jewelry, soaps, and other crafts, selling services such as helping people get organized, giving airplane rides, selling tickets for a concert put on by several musicians, etc. At one of these events in another city, someone sold week-long vacations with him on his sailboat. That one alone brought in over $1,000. As you can see, the ideas are limited only by people’s imagination.
This year, I may have a 2-hour “creativity” workshop on the kick-off Sunday. Last year, there were people who believed they had no talents. That is, of course, nonsense but I want to be able to support those who have that thought. Wherever I’ve put on this event, people have loved it – both expressing their talents and coming to the fair. It’s always made money for the church, but even more important, it’s taught wonderful lessons about win/win and self-expression. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask. - Phil Smedstad, Unity of Charlotte