Community Engagement

The Lord God has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? Micah 6:8

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What is Community Engagement?

Engaging and resourcing congregations, communities, and the world for mutual transformation by:

Ministry Areas and Groups Included in Community Engagement

Missions  |  Advocacy  |  Multicultural Ministries  |  Partnerships

Community Engagement Values

• Speaking for Ourselves: Individuals and groups are the ones best equipped to name their own realities and needs
• Creating Space: Making room for voices and the effective advocacy work of traditionally marginalized groups and issues
• Seeking Collaboration: What we do is enhanced and perfected by the active participation of many
• Ministry WITH Partnerships: Ministries should always be done in partnership WITH others and not TO or FOR others
• Ministry is Contextual and Intersectional: Each setting is unique and has overlapping concerns
• Dreaming God-sized Dreams: Creatively taking risks and experimenting with new things to maximize our potential for being on the edge of ministry innovation

Community Engagement Staff Contacts

• Bich Thy (Betty) Nguyen, Multicultural and Advocacy Ministries Developer, bnguyen@mtnskyumc.org
• Janet Mulroy, Mission Engagement and Resource Strategist, jmulroy@mtnskyumc.org
• Dawn Lemons, Program Assistant and Resource Coordinator, vitality@mtnskyumc.org