United Methodist Women. As you live out the role to which you have been called, you will depend on God, the Shepherd to guide you, but you, too, will have the role of a shepherdess through which God will lead others - not just those on the district mission team, but also those throughout the district. As a district team you need wonderment - approach each day with a little awe and wonderment. As a district team, you need to be listening. Listen to the voice of the shepherd, God, but also listen for the unspoken words among you.
Words of faith seem to have an unspoken quality.
As a district team, you need to speak. Keep speaking, keep telling the stories of Jesus. As a district team, remember that God is the source of all spiritual gifts, services and activities. They are for everyone. God's gifts are neither secret, exclusive, nor conditional.