What's in a name?
Editor’s note: At the end of 2008 the Communications Commission announced that the new Print Piece would receive its name through a contest. The contest was open to the entire Desert Southwest Conference, and a promise was made to feature the person who submitted the award-winning title in the first issue of the new printed communications piece. The following letter was the winning print piece naming contest submission.
I am writing to submit Transformation as the title for the new printed magazine of the Desert Southwest Conference. I am submitting this name anonymously because it is not really mine to submit. This name belongs to the people of The United Methodist Church and The Desert Southwest Conference. It is our mission as United Methodists to make disciples of Jesus for the transformation of the world, and our Conference Strategic Direction states, “We believe God’s vision for us is a transformed world through Jesus, thus our mission is to make Disciples of Jesus Christ.”
We are a people who believe transformation is possible through Jesus and that is exactly what this new ministry magazine should be about. The magazine should help us all to see how the ministry we do is transforming the world and should give us a drive to want to transform the world further, even when we are tired. I believe the title Transformation will reflect our mission, our strategic direction, and everything we are about. Please give this title consideration for your contest.
-- A proud member of the Desert Southwest Conference