GLENN MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST CHURH: Staff Biographical Information

GLENN MEMORIAL

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

Our Purpose

Loving God, Loving Neighbor 

Good Neighbor Day is always 
THE
Saturday after Labor Day.

Our Mission is to fulfill the First Commandment of Jesus Christ by loving God and our neighbors with heart, mind, soul, and strength. As a congregation we are devoted to being and helping others become disciples of Jesus Christ by:

• Opening our Hearts to love God and our neighbors through Christian Fellowship and Hospitality
• Using our Minds to grow in the knowledge of God through Study and Christian Education
• Opening our Souls to experience God's presence through Worship, Prayer, and Music
• Using our Strength to serve God and others through Missions, Social Justice & Service in our community, & Environmental Care.

 Good Neighbor Day

Purpose

One Saturday every September, hundreds of Glenn members, young and old, demonstrate their love of neighbor through service to the community.

Volunteer Opportunities

As Christians, following scripture, we are called to honor the commandments to “love God” and “love thy neighbor.” In the Gospel of Luke, when a clever lawyer responds to the latter mandate with the question, “Who is my neighbor?” Jesus responds with a parable of the Good Samaritan, reframing the concept of neighbor from the qualifying “Who is a neighbor?” to an instructive “How to be a neighbor.” The Rev. Fred Craddock points out that the intent of the lesson was to leave the lawyer with the imperative “Go and do.”

At Glenn, Good Neighbor Day is one of our opportunities to “go and do” those acts that help us to be the right kind of neighbor.

Many of the activities are chosen to assist programs the church sponsors. It thus gives members a chance to experience first hand how our resources have helped answer the needs in our community. Those experiences help to improve our understanding of the reason it is important to be a good neighbor.

Good Neighbor Day is always the Saturday after Labor Day.

Staff Biographical Information:

Rev. Dr. Alice Rogers

came to Glenn Memorial following eleven years on faculty at The Candler School of Theology of Emory University where she served as Associate Professor in the Practice of Practical Theology and Director of the Contextual Education and Teaching Parish Programs. Her commitment to both the church and the academy led her to explore more deeply into the part contextual education plays in theological formation and enabled her to work closely with students preparing for ministry. Her publications include: Equipping the Saints: Best Practices in Contextual Theological Education (Pilgrim Press, 2010) and Contextualizing Theological Education (Pilgrim Press, 2008).

Alice was reared in Conyers, Georgia where her family attended Conyers First UMC and are still "tenters" at Salem Camp meeting in Newton County, Georgia. Both of these faith communities were critical in Alice's formation for ordained ministry. Alice received her Bachelor of Arts from Converse College in 1983, with honors in English and Religion, her Master of Divinity from Duke University in 1986 and her Doctor of Ministry from Emory University in 1998 where she graduated Magna Cum Laude. 

Alice's hobbies include hiking, fly fishing, and cycling. 

Rev. Josh Amerson

began serving at Glenn Memorial as a youth director in 2007 during his studies at Candler School of Theology of Emory University. He completed his Master of Divinity in 2010 and was commissioned as an Elder in 2013. Josh grew up in Atlanta and is a graduate of the Paideia School and the University of Georgia. He and his wife, Lindsey, have lived in Portland, OR and Houston, TX and now enjoy being back in Atlanta with their children, Luke and Caroline.

Sara LaDew,

Communications Director

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"Yes, like to see if I could get an appointment for 1 hour of Rev. Dr. Alice time to ask some questions. May not take that long, although there is more I could talk about if allowed the time.  The minimum hoping for discussing and better understanding;
the difference between...
contextualization , conceptualization, re-conceptualization, re-contextualization."
~(6!9)~

"She's during an online bible study right now."
~(Sara LaDew)~

"Oh!  That's okay!
There weren't any pastors here last time!
Just two women.
Was already just wanting to make an appointment and coming back."
~(6!9)~

Interesting,
how same as last time,
a young man suddenly showing up; taking over my conversation with Sara from this point on.

But this time, not only was this one much older...looking... than the first one who keep telling me "My name is Joseph" and "And I know Dr. Gary very well" repeatedly until I ended our civil debate about the difference between "Zero" god vs "One" god getting no where with him;  this one was wearing his collar.

Oh boy.
This was going to be a tough one...not going commando up against that collar.

 Had only stopped by Glenn Memorial UMC Monday afternoon hoping to be able making an appointment with Rev. Dr. Alice.  It was my plan making an effort keeping it short this time and getting out of there quickly.

Failed miserably!

Although overall, ended up being kinda exciting actually.

Walked in expecting it to be quiet and rather void of activities (people) same as last time.  Didn't even seem like the same place.

Desks had been moved around, the people different, and more of them.  Other than that, the behaviors were pretty much the same other than as usual...me...having much ,much, more from which to choose if wanting saying more should the occasion arise;   issues piling up... still...unresolved since Thanksgiving 2010.

Or is it the same issue still, with the only difference being:
"OH NO! NOT EMPLOYED!"

Well...I do need a job...eventually.

But in the meantime, simply continued my education with Internet researches as it relates to religion and politics.

Not only do I know more; having been being so isolated it seems I've become sort of a mean comedian  entertaining himself with sarcasm.

(Will finish this later)