{"id":8090,"date":"2014-08-07T11:40:27","date_gmt":"2014-08-07T18:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pnwumc.org\/news\/?p=8090"},"modified":"2014-08-07T11:40:27","modified_gmt":"2014-08-07T18:40:27","slug":"my-favorite-mission-u-moments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pnwumc.org\/news\/my-favorite-mission-u-moments\/","title":{"rendered":"My Favorite Mission u Moments"},"content":{"rendered":"

My Favorite Mission u Moments<\/strong>
\nBy Janjay Innis<\/em><\/p>\n

Recently, I attended Mission u<\/a> (formerly known as The Cooperative School of Mission) an annual weekend study on a topic pertinent to Church and Society presented by The United Methodist Women in conferences across the country<\/a>. Mission u is one of the many activities offered by the United Methodist Church that I had heard of, but had never been a part of until I was recently invited. <\/p>\n

I truly enjoyed my time at the Mission u. The two topics of study were \u201cThe Church and People with Disabilities\u201d and \u201cThe Roma of Europe\u201d. We heard about ways persons who are differently-able contribute to the life of the Church and how we in return are to be accommodating of them as whole persons. We also learned that \u201cRoma\u201d is the more appropriate way to refer to those called gypsies. We learned about some of the cultural practices that make them a warm people who enrich the lives of those they are around. We even learned how to be in relationship with the Roma and to help one another to live as persons with promise and purpose.<\/p>\n

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For me, the highlight of Mission u was the \u201cHow Is It with Your Soul\u201d study book<\/a>. This resource helped us look at our faith journey through prayer, learning, mentorship, and transformation. Soul-tending is essential for the continuation of our calling and the mission of the Church. If we cannot tend to our own souls, we will never be able to tend to the souls of our neighbors. I mean that from the point of view of praying for and transforming our world through love, mercy and justice. <\/p>\n

I especially enjoyed a small group exercise around this study where we discussed the differences in asking someone, \u201cHow is it with your soul\u201d versus \u201cAre you saved?\u201d Without a doubt, we all liked the question \u201cHow is it with your soul?\u201d because it is an invitation into relationship-building that centers on meeting a person where they are. I\u2019ve never felt comfortable with asking anyone, \u201cAre you saved?\u201d – as it sets up all kinds of dynamics that lead to judgments about where people will spend eternity<\/p>\n

Now that I\u2019ve attended Mission u, I\u2019m on a mission. I\u2019m on a mission to find a lonely stranger and to ask them \u201cHow is it with your soul?\u201d When I get the courage to do so, I am sure it will be filled with discoveries about our common humanity. <\/p>\n

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Janjay Innis is a US-2 missionary serving as a social justice advocate at Tacoma Community House.<\/em><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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