Q: Find Methodist congregations in your area and attend church services at each. Engage with other attendees and members and ask about their experiences with the church. Decide which one best fulfills what you’re seeking. Ask if their church offers any specific programs designed for prospective members seeking to join. If not, inquire about the congregation’s process for joining the church. Inquire about what will be expected of you. At the very least, expect to:  Attend both regular services and additional activities.  Support the church financially.  Serve the church’s mission locally, regionally, and/or worldwide.  Live your life in accordance to a commitment to Christ. Speak with the pastor about the level of commitment you intend to pledge to their congregation. Decide between being a full member, an affiliate, an associate, or a preparatory member.   Full members join a new congregation on a permanent basis, with full voting privileges and the ability to run for church offices not held by clergy.  Affiliate members join a new congregation on a temporary basis while maintaining full membership in another Methodist congregation. They may vote on issues effecting the United Methodist Church as a whole, but not on issues that solely effect their new, temporary congregation. To become an affiliate, provide the pastor with the name and contact info of your permanent congregation for notification of your new affiliation.  Associate members join a new congregation on a temporary basis while maintaining full membership in another Christian denomination. They may not vote on issues pertaining to either their new congregation or the United Methodist Church as a whole. To become an associate, provide the pastor with the name and contact info of your permanent church for notification of your new association.  Preparatory members are baptized children under the age of 18 who are still awaiting confirmation within the Methodist faith. While adults are welcome to join the UMC immediately upon receiving baptism, there is a delay for children so that they have the time to mature and absorb what it means to be a member and then make up their own mind about moving forward. Children generally begin taking classes to prepare for confirmation around the age of 12 or older. Speak with the pastor about attending classes. In order to join the UMC at any level of membership, you need to have been baptized within the Christian faith. Inform the pastor if you've already been baptized, since the UMC accepts baptisms performed by other Methodist congregations as well as other Christian denominations, so they won't require you to repeat it in either case.  If you’ve already been baptized by another Christian church, either show the pastor a certificate or some other record of baptism, or contact that church and ask them to send you proof. If you’ve never been baptized, the pastor will do so during the service in which you become a member. Talk about your options beforehand. The UMC uses three methods for baptism: sprinkling water over your head, pouring water over your head, or immersing your entire body. Sprinkling is the most common, but if you prefer one method over the others, let the pastor know. Though most if not all services will include an opportunity for new members to join the church, speak with the pastor ahead of time to make sure all prerequisites have been fulfilled and preparations can be made; for example, if the pastor typically baptizes people by sprinkling water, but you choose to be fully immersed, arrangements will probably need to be made in advance. Decide with the pastor on a Sunday service to accept membership.
A: Attend services. Speak with the pastor. Understand what it means to be a member. Decide on a level of membership. Discuss baptism. Choose when to become a member.

Q: A great way to prepare for a productive day is to close work with tomorrow morning in mind. Take a moment to review what you’ve accomplished and what you haven’t completed. Write out a to-do list for tomorrow morning. By reviewing what you need to do tomorrow, you’ll gain a sense of accomplishment and determination for when you walk up to your desk the following morning. Place the physical to-do list on your desk. A great way to follow this system is by keeping the list visible for you to use as an organizer. Don’t leave work with your desk or work space in shambles. Before leaving to go home, take a couple minutes to organize your space and clean up any sort of clutter that has accumulated. A clean work space will cause you to begin work on a cheerful note instead of having a lazy-aura looming over your desk. After compiling a to-do list for your next day of work, take a couple of minutes to prepare any necessary tools for your day. Print off documents that you know you’ll need to start work on in the morning. If you have a meeting in the morning, review the material before leaving the office. It is best to hit the ground running as opposed to wrapping your head around the work ahead of you.
A: Plan a to-do list the night before. Organize your work space. Prep all tools for tomorrow morning.

Q: Stir in a small spoonful of baking soda into hot water until it dissolves. This mixture can be used to clean all common types of dog collars. Always remove the collar from the dog before cleaning. Dip a toothbrush into the mixture and scrub the collar. Hold the collar under running water to remove the cleaning mixture. Either place on a towel to dry, or hang the collar away from direct sunlight. The collar should be nice and clean again now. If the collar is leather, do not dry near a strong heat source or in direct sunlight, as this may cause the leather to crack.
A: Mix baking soda and water. Scrub the dog collar with this mixture. Rinse. Let dry.

Q: Combine milk, coffee beans, and ½ cup (120 mL) cream in a large saucepan. Cover and remove from heat once the mixture is steaming considerably, just before it starts to boil. If using brewed coffee instead of whole beans, do not include it at this stage. Leave the saucepan covered at room temperature to give the coffee beans time to lend flavor to the milk. Skip this step if using brewed coffee instead. Whisk for about 5 minutes, or until it turns pale yellow and falls off the whisk in thick ribbons. Return the saucepan to the stove and reheat until once again hot and steaming. Pour very slowly into the egg mixture, whisking constantly.  Pouring too fast here will cook the egg, which is taking ice cream breakfast ingredients a step too far. If you notice any lumps, stop pouring and beat the mixture vigorously.  If the beans are getting in the way of stirring, pour through a mesh and return the beans to the mixture once you're done whisking. Pour the remaining cup (240 mL) heavy cream into a metal bowl. Place this bowl inside a larger container, filled with ice. Return the egg and milk mixture to the saucepan. Heat on medium low, stirring constantly with a flat-bottomed spatula. Cook until you can run your finger on the spatula without the custard running across the mark you made. If you're not used to making custard, consider the following safeguards:  Use an infrared thermometer to make sure the temperature stays below 180ºF (82ºC). To avoid burning the bottom or heating it too quickly, use a double boiler. Place a mesh strainer over your chilled cream, to catch the coffee beans. Pour the hot custard through this strainer. Press the beans to extract flavorful liquids, then discard them. Add vanilla extract to the ice cream and stir to combine. Chill the mixture in the refrigerator, then freeze in the ice cream maker according to your model's instructions. This typically takes less than half an hour. If substituting chilled, brewed coffee for whole beans, pour it in halfway through churning.
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Heat milk, coffee beans, and some of the cream. Let steep one hour. Whisk together egg yolks, sugar, and salt. Reheat milk mixture and whisk slowly into eggs. Place the remaining cream in an ice bath. Heat your custard base. Strain into the chilled cream and vanilla extract. Finish in the ice cream maker.