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GC2020 Petition Submissions Process Open Petitions for consideration by the 2020 General Conference may be submitted to the Petitions Secretary now through September 18, 2019. According to church law, "Any organization, clergy member, or lay member of The United Methodist Church may petition the General Conference..."

GC2020 Worship Deadline Extended General Conference 2020 Deadline Extended for Worship Groups and Liturgists  United Methodist choirs, worship ensembles and liturgists from around the world have an opportunity to be part of the worship experience of the 2020 General Conference. ...

 

Free Online Safe Sanctuaries Training Have you checked out our Safe Sanctuaries webpage lately? We now have a sample policy, sample forms, training templates, and free ONLINE TRAINING!   Yes, that's right! Thanks to a grant from the Northern Piedmont District, we now have online training... Mentoring Pew Sitters into Servant Leaders It can be discouraging finding a church of pew-sitters when we need servant leaders. Too often persons are content to sit and absorb rather than to rise up and serve. Both our human nature and our consumer culture resist sacrifice, commitment, and service. There must be a different and a better way to inspire, enlist and retain active and ample ministry volunteers from what is often the congregational scarcity status quo. There is a better way. The way involves a relational and vocational approach through a mentoring ministry. You are invited to participate in this workshop and engage in a dialog that seeks this better way. Clergy Compensation Report for July 1 Appointment Changes Did you move to a new appointment on July 1? Then you will need to fill out a new Clergy Compensation Report for your new appointment. Here are the instructions on how to do that: 1. Log into the Clergy Dashboard or the Church Dashboard. A Word About Justice and Reconciliation By: Rev. Angela Pleasants, Catawba Valley District Superintendent “For all of you who were baptized into Christ into a spiritual union with the Christ, the Anointed have clothed yourselves with Christ.   What You Can Do Right Now To End Child Detention Our WNC Justice and Reconciliation team shares this message from the General Board of Church and Society calling United Methodists to action.    Important Active Health Plan Network News We are pleased to offer the Cigna network for our Active Health Plan. Cigna is a national network brand that will add value and multiple offerings for healthcare coverage. Duke Divinity 2019 Convocation & Pastors’ School We invite you to attend Convocation & Pastors’ School, Oct. 7-8, 2019 at Duke Divinity School. This intensive two-day conference features nationally renowned speakers, powerful lectures, inspiring worship, and thought-provoking seminars.    Clergy Debt Reduction Loan Program The Clergy Debt Reduction Loan Team is promoting its first loan offering this year!   Loans will be offered at 1.5% interest for a period not to exceed 15 years in an effort to relieve clergy of paralyzing debt that can result in physical, emotional,...

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