The Order of the FLAME (Faithful Leaders As Mission Evangelists) is a covenant community dedicated to equipping, nurturing, and encouraging young clergy and their spouses in evangelism and mission.
Join us for a few days of dynamic teaching, small group discussions, and inspiring worship with ministry colleagues from across the entire Wesleyan Methodist family.
Sessions on faith-sharing, the work of the Holy Spirit, cross-cultural mission, leadership, and more.
Enjoy time for reflection, connection, and leisure to build lasting relationships and rejuvenate your spirit.
Participate in evening worship and celebration, featuring diverse presenters and preachers.
United States
Each year, FLAME members, bishops, and other leaders nominate clergy to attend this invitation-only conference. The four-day event is hosted annually in St. Simons Island, Georgia.
Those who have been nominated to attend the Order of the FLAME for the first time will receive an invitation from World Methodist Evangelism with registration information and appropriate links.
Around The World
The Order of the FLAME encourages an environment where leaders from different traditions, races, cultures, and backgrounds can come together around a shared commitment: being mission evangelists in the areas in which they serve. If you are interested in launching an Order of the FLAME community in your region, please contact us at info@worldmethodist.org
Otherwise, stay on the lookout for upcoming FLAME gatherings in your area.
Order of the FLAME includes a returning member track. We would love for you to come back! These times together allow for connection, new engagement with emerging leaders, and recommitment to being mission evangelists in the communities in which we serve.
Every day will follow a similar pattern:
Teachers, presenters and preachers are invited from different ministry and cultural backgrounds, focusing on themes such as faith-sharing, discernment of call, cross-cultural mission, Christian leadership, etc.
If you are a new member, the FLAME experience is a gift to you and your spouse (if applicable) which includes all conference materials, accommodation for the four nights of the gathering, and all meals for a small registration fee – travel expenses are your only responsibilities.
Returning members pay the entire cost of the annual FLAME gathering (conference materials, accommodation for four nights, and meals).
Because of our commitment to nurturing pastoral leaders, WME offers the FLAME experience as a gift to each new class of members. This gift is not possible without the support of individuals, churches, and other organizations who are dedicated to making the good news known.
FLAME members, bishops and other leaders of the various denominations within the Wesleyan Methodist family in North America are invited to nominate at least one clergy from each of their conferences or areas, to attend the annual gathering of the Order of the FLAME. After receiving the nominations, WME will extend an invitation to each clergy to attend the upcoming FLAME gathering.
FLAME fellows will experience a 9-month, in-depth program which includes coaching in a supportive small group context, relational accountability, the opportunity for collaborations work, and experiential learning through guest leaders as well as site visits in the US and abroad.
