{"id":1988,"date":"2024-06-17T22:38:03","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T05:38:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pnwumc.org\/ac2024\/?p=1988"},"modified":"2024-06-17T22:56:27","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T05:56:27","slug":"during-commissioning-ordination-service-attendees-encouraged-to-dig-deep-for-living-water-safe-for-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pnwumc.org\/pnwac\/during-commissioning-ordination-service-attendees-encouraged-to-dig-deep-for-living-water-safe-for-all\/","title":{"rendered":"During commissioning &amp; ordination service, attendees encouraged to dig deep for living water safe for all"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">By Rev. Pam Brokaw<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Friends, family, and colleagues robed in white and red clergy colors gathered in an overflowing room Sunday to celebrate the commissioning and ordination of a diversely gifted group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was a moving and tearful celebration of life commitment and a joyful expression of the future of The United Methodist Church. The Church is beginning a season of welcome for LGBTQ+ siblings. The Sunday service not only welcomed new pastors and deacons into ministry but was also a defining moment heralding a commitment to begin anew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Photos from the service at available to <a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/s\/aHBqjBvDoC\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/s\/aHBqjBvDoC\">view and download on Flickr<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guest preacher Rev. Dr. Lydia Mu\u00f1oz delivered a personal, genuine message of hope for the church. She followed the week-long theme of \u201cBe Well,\u201d which flows from the Gospel of John&#8217;s text John 4: 4-17, in which Jesus offers a Samaritan woman the living waters of the Holy Spirit. Mu\u00f1oz is the executive director of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/elplanumc\">Plan for Hispanic\/Latino Ministry<\/a> for The United Methodist Church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"370\" src=\"https:\/\/pnwumc.org\/ac2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Comm-ords-1024x370.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1992\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pnwumc.org\/pnwac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Comm-ords-1024x370.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pnwumc.org\/pnwac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Comm-ords-300x108.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pnwumc.org\/pnwac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Comm-ords-768x277.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pnwumc.org\/pnwac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Comm-ords-1536x555.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pnwumc.org\/pnwac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Comm-ords.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>From left: New provisional members &#8211; Denise Ann Belista, Kate Crisci, David Owsley, Bishop Cedrick Bridgeforth, Drew Hogan, Jackie Celin, and Joseph Lee. New full members &#8211; Gayle Tabor, Ashley Creek Skinner, Bishop Bridgeforth, and Kellen Corliss.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Each day, the annual conference has considered how the living water of Christ is flowing deep within the denomination as it moves forward, leaving behind the harmful Book of Disciple language that has damaged the hearts and lives of the faithful with the message and practice that all were not welcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the service, three candidates \u2013 Denise Ann Belista, Jackie Celin, and Joseph Lee \u2013 were commissioned as provisional deacons, and three candidates \u2013 Kate Crisci, Drew Hogan, and David Owsley \u2013 were commissioned as provisional elders. Also, three provisional members \u2013 Kellen Corliss, Ashley Skinner-Creek, and Gayle Tabor \u2013 were ordained into full membership as elders. Additionally, Megan Madsen was received as a full member (elder) after having her membership transferred into provisional status in 2022 from the Church of the Nazarene.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/pnwumc.org\/ac2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/MeganMadsen-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1993\" style=\"width:401px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pnwumc.org\/pnwac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/MeganMadsen-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pnwumc.org\/pnwac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/MeganMadsen-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pnwumc.org\/pnwac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/MeganMadsen-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pnwumc.org\/pnwac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/MeganMadsen.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Rev. Megan Madsen holds a symbolic stole as she is received into full membership.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>As newly commissioned provisional members and soon-to-be ordained deacons and elders gave their vows, a spirit of love and relief, hope and promise filled the overflowing sanctuary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bishop Cedrick Bridgeforth reminded them that today, their call was confirmed to set apart ministry to \u201cserve rather than be served\u201d and to change things without looking back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanking the bishop for inviting her to share the day\u2019s message, Mu\u00f1oz observed the crowd and said: \u201cOf all the things we do at annual conference, this is really special.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mu\u00f1oz began her message with a song of prayer that she sang with reverence and building intensity. She told the story of growing up as the children of missionaries. Her father and mother figured out ways to get things done at the family home with creativity and a few funds.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pnwumc.org\/ac2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GayleCommunion-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1995\" style=\"width:400px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pnwumc.org\/pnwac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GayleCommunion-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pnwumc.org\/pnwac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GayleCommunion-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pnwumc.org\/pnwac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GayleCommunion-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pnwumc.org\/pnwac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GayleCommunion-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pnwumc.org\/pnwac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GayleCommunion.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Rev. Gayle Tabor, ordained as an elder, shares a moment with lay member Doug Evans as Tabor serves communion.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>A favorite memory was the time her father decided to install an in-ground water system. Instead of paying for a pipe locator, he just started digging. Her mother had patiently placed yellow tape around her garden to prevent it from harm. As a result, their backyard looked like a \u201ctesting ground for missiles.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mu\u00f1oz said the experience reminded her of seeking the Holy Spirit and the flowing water offered by Jesus Christ. \u201cWhat does it mean for us to be in tune with the flow of the spirit?\u201d she asked, adding that the Spirit of God is our pipeline locator and that God\u2019s spirit runs deep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She reminded the gathered congregation that just as Jesus went out of his way to find the woman at the well, we must go out of our way in ministry. We are to find what is necessary and what is not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our present, Mu\u00f1oz, said, \u201c\u2026is a powerful witness of the church cracked open by the Holy Spirit.\u201d She said it does not mean we\u2019ve figured out this inclusion thing. \u201cIf you invite people to drink, you need to make sure it is safe to drink,\u201d she said. Deep wells must be built so that \u201c\u2026church is a place of equity and inclusion so the healing and cleansing Spirit of God can flow through us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pnwumc.org\/ac2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DeniseBelista-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1994\" style=\"width:400px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pnwumc.org\/pnwac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DeniseBelista-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pnwumc.org\/pnwac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DeniseBelista-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pnwumc.org\/pnwac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DeniseBelista-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pnwumc.org\/pnwac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DeniseBelista-768x769.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pnwumc.org\/pnwac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DeniseBelista.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Newly commissioned provisional deacon Rev. Denise Belista leaves the sanctuary after delivering the benediction.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Mu\u00f1oz said there is much to be learned from the feisty spirit of the woman at the well. There is every indication she had led a life fighting for her life. In her time, many women were callously divorced by their husbands and left to fend for themselves. She saw the woman\u2019s response to Jesus as someone with courage and a survivor&#8217;s attitude.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou don\u2019t even have a bucket,\u201d the Samaritan woman had said to Jesus. \u201cDo you know who\u2019s well this is?\u201d she asked, pointing out that the Jews and Samaritans shared the same heritage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mu\u00f1oz reminded us that both Jesus and the woman came to the well because they were thirsty. We are all thirsty for the living water Jesus offers. How do we find it and hold on to it? She spoke to the new clergy and the many in the congregation about being places in which the water flows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She advised three things: 1. Be part of a covenant group to pray with. 2. Get a good therapist. 3. Find a good vacation club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mu\u00f1oz concluded that all must take care that people can poison our wells. \u201cSometimes you have to learn to love the Hell out of people and never let that Hell consume you.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last Sunday, the Pacific Northwest Conference of The United Methodist Church held its annual service celebrating the commissioning,  ordination, and reception of new United Methodist deacons and elders. Rev. Dr. Lydia Mu\u00f1oz, Exec. 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