Texas Methodist Foundation

organization

Austin, TX. (800) 933-5502

Description

This foundation offers a series of five conferences for United Methodist Churches and individuals that focus on investing services, financial planning, learning projects, and networking initiatives.

Features

conferences, learning communities, networking initiatives

Recommended Audience

clergy and lay leaders, especially United Methodis

Cost

Varies per service

Practical Applications

Visit the foundation's website to learn more about their conferences and the investment and financial strategies they could offer your congregation.

Updated: January 08, 2025

About the Contributor

Tim Shapiro

President

Tim Shapiro is the Indianapolis Center’s president. He began serving the Center in 2003 after 18 years in pastoral ministry. For 14 years, Tim served Westminster Presbyterian Church in Xenia, Ohio. Prior to his pastorate at Westminster, he was pastor of Bethlehem Presbyterian Church in Logansport, Indiana. He holds degrees from Purdue University and Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary.

Tim’s interest in how congregations learn to do new things is represented in his book How Your Congregation Learns. After his extensive work on the Center’s Sacred Space initiative, Tim co-authored the book Holy Places: Matching Sacred Space with Mission and Message. He has also authored several articles, including Applying Positive Deviance and The Congregation of Theological Coherence.

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