Judging someone else comes from your own insecurities. In our ministry (and in our lives), we cannot be guided by our insecurities. If you hate another person, it is because you hate something in yourself. Good ministry requires vulnerability. If we are guided by our insecurities we will make it about ourselves, limited by our own baggage. If we submit to God and become vulnerable with one another, grace will thrive.

Pastor's Note
The Missouri Annual Conference
Every year, United Methodists from all across the Missouri Conference gather together for our annual meeting. This year, the meeting will be Friday June 9 through Sunday June 11 in St. Charles. Manchester UMC will be represented there by Revs. Andy Bryan, Phil Estes, Winter Hamilton, and Jim Peich. Our